Fragments

Written and performed by Jim Petosa

Directed by Judy Braha

Moments of life for one couple navigating their mystical, transformative, and harrowing journey through the AIDS pandemic. In a world where it has become more and more common for history to be eroded, rewritten or erased entirely, Jim Petosa’s new play, Fragments, is a gift. Doing what the theater does best, this piece is a memoir of a very specific time and place that shines a light on the turbulent years from 1985-90 when the world was overtaken by the eruption of the AIDS crisis.

Every performance will be followed by a post-show conversation with Jim Petosa. Additionally, please join us for the following post-show conversations with special guests:

Thursday, June 18: LGBTQ+ Community in the Berkshires over the Years (with Joshua Bloom)

Sunday, June 21: The Evolution of Health Care response to HIV/AIDS (with Louise Yohalem)

Thursday, June 25: Keeping our Stories Safe: The Value of Preserving Personal History (with Judith Monachina from the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at BCC)      

Sunday, June 28: Establishing an Identity: "Coming Out" Colliding with the AIDS Crisis in the 1980s (with Diane Barth)

Thursday, July 2: LGBTQ Rights: Then and Now (with Bart Church, Executive Director of Queer Men of the Berkshires)

Sunday, July 5: The Path to Marriage Equality (with James Warwick, David Mead, and Adam LaFaci)