'We're very grateful': Operators of Berkshire performing arts venues cheer $15 billion in virus relief bill
PITTSFIELD â The federal government threw struggling arts and cultural venues a financial lifeline by including $15 billion for them in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package that Congress approved Monday night. Above: Rows of chairs were removed from Barrington Stage Companyâs Boyd-Quinson Mainstage in Pittsfield in May, to allow for social distancing for performances scheduled for later in the summer. State pandemic guidelines forced the theater to move performances under a tent. Left: Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, applauded the $...