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Interview with director Reena Dutt

October 2, 2024

WAM’s Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston sat down with Reena Dutt, who is directing the New England premiere of Galileo’s…

Introducing Costume/Props Designer Malorie Grillo

October 1, 2024

Malorie Grillo is is a Costarrican theater artist and recent MFA graduate in Costume Design from the University of Massachusetts,…

Interview with playwright Jessica Dickey

September 17, 2024

WAM’s Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston sat down with award-winning playwright Jessica Dickey, who wrote Galileo’s Daughter, to talk about…

Introducing Scenic Apprentice Drishti Chauhan

September 12, 2024

Drishti Chauhan is an Indian production designer based in NYC interested in working on funny, queer and feminist stories. A…

Genée Coreno takes us inside the process of creating Outside!

July 12, 2024

On creating theatre about Climate Change: “I’m interested in the gap of how we are tapping into memory and how…

Fresh Take Playwright Geetha Reddy talks with Talya Kingston

March 27, 2024

WAM Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston sits down with Playwright Geetha Reddy to discuss Geetha’s play Far, Far Better Things—featured…

Genée Coreno Named as the New Artistic Director of WAM Theatre

January 23, 2024

(Lenox, MA) As WAM Theatre mounts its 15th Anniversary Season, its Board of Directors is thrilled to announce visionary artist-activist…

Opening doors: WAM’s Fall Workshop Series

November 27, 2023

This autumn, WAM Theatre had the pleasure of opening its doors and (Zoom) windows to folks of varying ages and…

WAM Announces the Musical Trio for their Special WAM Cabaret!

October 11, 2023

Me and the Sky: A Cabaret of Empowering Broadway Hits, Nov 1-4 LENOX, MA (October 11, 2023) – Producing Artistic…

“Do You Hear Me?” WAM’s Elder Ensemble

June 30, 2023

Since 2019, WAM Theatre has held space for local women ages 65 + to create original theatre together as the…

Welcoming WAM’s 2023 Teen Ensemble

June 30, 2023

Over Spring Break, WAM Theatre hosted the 9th annual Teen Ensemble at our new home-base in downtown Lenox. The four-day…

Fresh Takes Playwrights in Conversation

June 16, 2023

Playwrights Jessica Kahkoska and Talya Kingston both have plays featured in WAM’s 2023 Fresh Takes Reading Series. Join them as…

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THE LIGHT: Artistic Insights

April 8, 2021

THE LIGHT director Colette Robert and actor Elle Borders (who plays Genesis) sat down with WAM Associate Artistic Director Talya…

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WAM Theatre Announces Cast for Reading of THE LIGHT

April 5, 2021

Available for Streaming April 25-May 2 LENOX, MA (April 5, 2021) — WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce the casting…

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WAM 2020 Annual Report

March 24, 2021

Dear WAMily, Well, 2020, what a year… Despite all of the uphill battles 2020 threw at us, we accomplished an…

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In Solidarity

March 18, 2021

Dear WAMily, All of us at WAM want to acknowledge our heart break at the home-grown terrorism and murder this…

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Online Play Reading of LETTERS TO KAMALA Opens WAM 2021 Season

March 1, 2021

Available for Streaming March 14-21 LENOX, MA (March 2, 2021) — WAM Theatre begins its 12th  season with an Online…

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Three Trailblazing Women

February 28, 2021

In Letters to Kamala, WAM Audiences will have a chance to meet Charlotta Bass, Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink, and Charlene…

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