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WAM Theatre Announces Beneficiary for KAMLOOPA

October 29, 2021

(Photo Caption: Women from the Stockbridge-Munsee Community on a recent group walk for the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women)…

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Meet KAMLOOPA Playwright Kim Senklip Harvey

September 30, 2021

Kim Senklip Harvey, who wrote Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story,  is a proud member of the Syilx, and Tsilhqot’in Nations…

Cover shot of the Firezine Study Guide for KAMLOOPA

KAMLOOPA Fire Zine! Study Guide

September 25, 2021
Cast and creative team of KAMLOOPA gathered around the table at their first rehearsal.

WAM’s Journey to Kamloopa

September 19, 2021

by Talya Kingston, WAM Associate Artistic Director When WAM’s Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven gave our first Indigenous land…

WAM Summer Story Circles

August 31, 2021

WAM holds space for Elders, Mother-Artists and Public School Teachers post-pandemic by Talya Kingston, Associate Artistic Director As summer of…

Accessibility is Key to Greater Community Engagement

August 13, 2021

Gail M. Burns has been part of WAM’s PR & Marketing Team since 2014. She has done remote work since…

WAM Theatre Receives Community Investment Grant from Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts

August 2, 2021

LENOX, MA (August 2, 2021) — WAM Theatre is proud to be one of the 20 nonprofit organizations awarded a…

WAM Teaching Artists and students at the Flying Cloud Institute summer camp indoors at Mt. Everett Regional School.

WAM at Southern Berkshire Regional School District

July 19, 2021

This Summer, thanks to the generous support of Berkshire United Way and in collaboration with our friends from Flying Cloud…

The staircase leading up to the pillared doors of the Vancouver Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, strewn with teddy bears, books, images, flowers, and 215 pairs of children’s shoes as a community memorial to the 215 buried children discovered at Kamloops Residential School.

Statement on the Tragedy in Kamloops

June 14, 2021

“It’s collective trauma and collective grief that we’re feeling. And it’s almost like your spirit feels that. All the Indigenous…

Dark blue banner with photograph of a young Mohican woman with long, loose brown hair. She is wearing blue and raising her arms as if flying. Lettering describes the performance.

Conversation with Madeline Sayet & Mei Ann Teo

June 9, 2021

by Tatiana Godfrey As WAM’s new company dramaturg, I recently had the opportunity to briefly chat with Madeline Sayet, the…

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WAM Proudly Presents Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s Production of “Where We Belong”

May 6, 2021

WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY MADELINE SAYET  A Special Benefit for WAM Theatre Streaming Digitally June 24-27, 2021 LENOX, MA (May…

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An Interview with THE LIGHT Playwright Loy A. Webb

April 16, 2021

In the week leading up to WAM Theatre’s reading of THE LIGHT, playwright Loy A. Webb took time to answer…

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We Are So Thankful for Your Support!

December 19, 2020

Dear Valued WAMily Member, THANK YOU for making it possible to support artists, produce innovative theatre, and positively impact women…

Production Designer Juliana von Haubrich Speaks About her THANKSGIVING PLAY Inspiration

November 21, 2020

This blog was written by Juliana von Haubrich. Juliana is WAM’s Production Manager and was also the production designer for…

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Meet Illustrator Katari Wilson

November 6, 2020

WAM’s production of The Thanksgiving Play will feature original illustrations by Sicangu Lakota artist and Children’s book author Katari Wilson.  …

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Get to Know Playwright Larissa FastHorse

October 30, 2020

Larissa FastHorse, of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, is an award-winning writer, co-founder of Indigenous Direction, and a recent 2020 MacArthur…

A smiling white woman with shoulder length brown hair holds a giant check representing the donations WAM made to its 2020 beneficiaries.

WAM Theatre’s Digital Production of ROE Viewed by 1,800+

October 28, 2020

$4,500 Split Between Three Non-Profit Beneficiaries LENOX, MA (October 28, 2020) —  Every year, WAM Theatre donates a portion of…

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ROE Dialogue Across Difference: Introducing Essential Partners

October 7, 2020

by Talya Kingston When Kristen and I decided to program ROE in our 2020 season, we knew we wanted to…

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