PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Amateur Comedy Club will perform one of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" in the Arrowhead barn.

 

Performances are Oct. 13 and 14 at 5:30 pm.  Tickets are $20 for BCHS members, $25 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. 

 

"Bartleby Prefers Not To" is an adaptation of the Melville story written by Jim Aucoin and directed by Steve Butler. Originally produced in New York, "Bartleby Prefers Not To" is the tale of a young man who gains employment as a scrivener in the well-respected Wall Street law office of Mr. Allan Gansevoort, Esquire. Excelling at his job at first, he gradually stops working exasperating his boss and the other copyists. A moral dilemma erupts.  

 

The Amateur Comedy Club is a non-profit theater group in a landmarked building on Sniffen Court at 150 East 36th Street in New York City's Murray Hill. Major Productions have been mounted and performed entirely by members several times a year in an unbroken succession dating to the Club's founding in 1884. The Club's plays, Special Projects and seasonal social events are open to members and their guests.

 

This event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union and the Pittsfield Cultural Council.