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Meet the CADILLAC CREW!

October 7, 2022

by Talya Kingston Cadillac Crew opens in the summer of 1963 in a Civil Rights Office in Richmond, Virginia. Playwright…

WAM Theater Introduces Free Child Care for Fall Production of CADILLAC CREW

October 3, 2022

LENOX, MA (October 4, 2022) – WAM Theatre, an activist theatre company centering gender equity and located in central Berkshire…

Erased History: A Conversation with Dr. Eden-Reneé Hayes & Onawumi Jean Moss

October 3, 2022

Social Psychologist Dr. Eden-Reneé Hayes and Storyteller Onawumi Jean Moss celebrate the lives of Anthropologist Elizabeth Stubbs Davis, Civil Rights…

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WAM Theatre to Offer Online Workshops on the Black Theatre Aesthetic in Connection with their Production of CADILLAC CREW  

September 28, 2022

LENOX, MA (September 28, 2022) – WAM Theatre is proud to offer a workshop on the Black Theatre Aesthetic in…

Spotlight Series 6: A Conversation with the “Cadillac Crew” Designers

September 21, 2022

Talya Kingston interviews Costume Designer Calypso Michelet, Scenic Designer Juliana von Haubrich and Hair and Make Up Designer Ericka N….

Tickets on Sale Now for WAM Theatre’s CADILLAC CREW

September 14, 2022

Presented live in the Berkshires October 13-29, 2022Presented Online October 27-29, 2022 LENOX, MA (September 15, 2022) — WAM Theatre…

WAM Theatre Commemorates Banned Books Week with “Erased Histories: A FREE Conversation Series” Open to the Public

September 8, 2022

WAM Theatre is delighted to announce a series of lively conversations with scholars, artists, and community members who will tell…

Spotlight Series 5: Conversation with actors Candace Birk and Eileen Schuyler

July 26, 2022

A conversation between WAM producing artistic director Kristen van Ginhoven and actors Candace Birk and Eileen Schuyler, who are both…

WAM’s  2022 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series concludes with ESCAPED ALONE at The Mount

July 25, 2022

Performance on Sunday August 7 at 2pm LENOX, MA (July 25, 2022) — WAM Theatre concludes their 2022 Fresh Takes…

Escaped Alone: A Conversation with Director Kristen van Ginhoven & Actor Candace Barrett-Birk

July 18, 2022

Caryl Churchill is one of our most prolific and celebrated contemporary playwrights.  She is the author of over 30 plays…

Spotlight Series with Casting Director Victor Vazquez

June 28, 2022

A conversation between performer/dramaturg Tatiana Godfrey and casting director Victor Vazquez (X Casting) about some of the problems that we…

Roe v. Wade Overturned Today

June 24, 2022

WAM Theatre is sickened by the immensity of this historic ruling, and all that it represents. Today, in addition to…

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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…

LETTERS TO KAMALA logo in shades of purple.

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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