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Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of 2025 Festival After DA Rules Death a Workplace Accident

Ticket holders will receive refunds following the Berkshire County DA’s finding that production manager Kat Sirico’s death resulted from an unavoidable staging accident.

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Overview

  • Festival 2025 was scheduled June 25–Aug. 24 but the Board of Trustees decided to end the season early after the fatal accident.
  • On August 1, Sirico tripped while moving staging platforms downhill and was run over when a dolly rolled out of control.
  • The Berkshire County District Attorney determined the death was a workplace accident and announced no criminal charges.
  • Jacob’s Pillow has begun issuing full refunds to ticket holders affected by the cancellations.
  • The organization is reassessing its summer dance program after recently reopening the restored Doris Duke Theatre that had been lost in a 2020 fire.