The Williamstown Theatre Festival 2011 – a Success Story, a Disaster, and an Appeal, by Michael Miller
Unfortunately, behind WTF gratifying achievement there has been a dark, even grim background. During the winter the roof collapsed in the workshop/storage area WTF maintained in the Delftree Building in North Adams, a decaying mill that should have been condemned years ago. Because the building finally was condemned, it was impossible to retrieve the sets and tools until May. Fortunately almost everything was intact. Ms. Gersten worked fast to reestablish the facility in the Blackinton Mill, and the 2011 season was able to proceed with sets which have been consistently outstanding throughout. Tragically, WTF's space in Blackinton was one of the serious victims of tropical storm Irene, and many of the historical sets and props which go back to the early days of the festival's history have been lost. WTF have launched a campaign for funds to rebuild the destroyed workshop and to retrieve what can be saved.

