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Production manager killed in workplace accident at Mass. performance center
“Their dedication, warmth and talent left a lasting impact on everyone they worked with,” Berkshire Theatre Group said in a Facebook post. “May their memory continue to shine brightly in the theaters they helped bring to life.”
The production manager of a Becket performance center was killed in a tragic workplace accident Friday afternoon, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday.
Kat Sirico, 40, was using a dolly to move theater staging platforms across Jacob’s Pillow Dance property with a summer intern on Friday, the DA said in a press release.
While transporting the dolly down a sloped incline, the dolly began to roll. Sirico tried to recover control of the dolly, but tripped and fell, according to the DA.
The DA said the dolly ran over Sirico, and the platforms landed on them. Bystanders attempted live-saving measures, but were unsuccessful.
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Becket police responded to Jacob’s Pillow around 12:30 p.m. for a reported fatality, according to the DA.
Law enforcement deemed Sirico’s death a workplace accident, and there will be no criminal charges filed, the DA said.
Jacob’s Pillow is a performing arts theater in Becket. The organization hosts a nine-week Dance Festival each summer.
The performance center canceled its Aug. 1-3 performances, and said it will resume performances this week.
“Their spirit, generosity, and dedication touched the lives of many,” Jacob’s Pillow said of Sirico in a Facebook post Friday.
Sirico interned at Jacob’s Pillow in 2005, according to their LinkedIn, and also served as an electrician at Berkshire Theatre Group, another theater company located in the Berkshires.
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Sirico, a Rochester, New York native, was a “beloved member of the arts community,” Berkshire Theatre Group said Saturday in a Facebook post.
“[Sirico’s] dedication, warmth and talent left a lasting impact on everyone they worked with,” Berkshire Theatre Group said in a Facebook post. “May their memory continue to shine brightly in the theaters they helped bring to life.”
