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Introducing our ROE Scholar-In-Residence, Dr. Laura Briggs

September 2, 2020

Laura Briggs is a Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, specializing in U.S….

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WAM Theatre Announces Digital Production of ROE by Lisa Loomer

August 24, 2020

Directed by Kristen van Ginhoven Two Women. Multiple Truths. One Landmark Supreme Court Case. October 17-20, 2020 LENOX, MA (August…

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Welcome to our 2019 Annual Report

August 21, 2020

Dear WAMily, Look at all YOU have made possible for WAM Theatre in the past year, and in our first…

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The Journey to ROE – Part 2

August 19, 2020

My name is Tatiana Godfrey. I am a theater maker currently pursuing an MFA in dramaturgy at the University of…

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WAM Theatre Announces Reimagined Fall 2020 Season

August 17, 2020

LENOX, MA (August 18, 2020) — Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston, and the WAM…

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WAM’s Next Steps of Solidarity

August 3, 2020

July 2020  Dear WAMily, Since sharing our solidarity statement, we have been taking time to process and recognize how, in our…

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NEW VIDEO! Some Good News – The WAM Edition

July 21, 2020

Join WAM Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven and special guest Jayne Atkinson for Some Good News – The WAM…

The Suffrage Project: Speaking to the Moment

June 21, 2020

Artwork above by POC Ensemble member Jenn Smith. by Talya Kingston, Associate Artistic Director In this election year, what do…

The Suffrage Project: WAM Ensembles Assemble Online

June 13, 2020

by Talya Kingston, Associate Artistic Director The thing we look forward to the most with our Community Engagement programming is…

Ten of my Favorite Plays by Contemporary American Women of Color

June 5, 2020

by Talya Kingston, Associate Artistic Director I realize that reading plays is a somewhat niche activity.  It takes work to…

Black Lives Matter: Show up, Stand Strong, Stick Around

June 3, 2020

Show up with whatever you have Ask ‘are you ok? Here’s what I have, what can I do right now?’…

WAM Theatre Raises $3,225 with First Fresh Takes Online Play Reading

May 14, 2020

[Lenox, MA – May 14, 2020] WAM Theatre is proud to announce the success of their first Online Play reading….

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A Conversation with LETTERS TO KAMALA Playwright Rachel Lynett

February 22, 2021

Rachel Lynett is a prolific playwright, often writing ten plays a year with multiple plays being workshopped in different theatres…

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Season Planning During a Time of Change

February 18, 2021

The journey to our 2021 Season by Kristen van Ginhoven, Producing Artistic Director & Talya Kingston, Associate Artistic Director, WAM Theatre…

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WAM Theatre Announces 2021 Season

February 15, 2021

Connecting our pasts and present to our collective future LENOX, MA (February 16, 2021) — Producing Artistic Director Kristen van…

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WAM Accountability Plan

January 26, 2021

January 26, 2021 In early June 2020, WAM Theatre released a statement of solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter in the aftermath of…

July 2020 Statement

January 22, 2021

July 2020 Dear WAMily, Since sharing our solidarity statement, we have been taking time to process and recognize how, in…

A Statement About Yesterday’s Assault on Our Capitol

January 7, 2021

Dear WAMily,  What started as a joyous day turned into a brutal day for American democracy. Wednesday, January 6, began…

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