Julianne Boyd to Retire After 27 Years at Barrington Stage

It has had a number of notable successes, the best known of which is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin, which Barrington first staged in that high school’s cafeteria in 2004.

She said she plans to continue to split her time between Pittsfield and New York, to direct, and to spend time with her seven grandchildren.

The theater company has produced a lot of new work — 41 premieres — including two small plays, “Freud’s Last Session” and “Becoming Dr.

Boyd’s retirement, announced Wednesday, is the second departure news from a major Berkshire theater company this week.

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