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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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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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WAM Theatre Announces Cast of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

October 2, 2020

Digital production goes online in November LENOX, MA (October 1, 2020) —  Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Associate Artistic…

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Two Actors, Two Perspectives

September 25, 2020

Lisa Loomer’s play ROE is narrated in turn by Sarah Weddington (the attorney who argued the case of Roe v…

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The Journey to ROE – Part 3

September 24, 2020

Well, you have read about how it came about for WAM to produce ROE in our Part 1 blog. You’ve…

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Meet Our ROE Apprentices

September 17, 2020

WAM Theatre is thrilled to be working alongside a team of talented emerging theatre artists in the creation of our…

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WAM Theatre Announces Beneficiaries for ROE

September 8, 2020

Tickets are Now on Sale! Two Women. Multiple Truths. One Landmark Supreme Court Case. LENOX, MA (September 8, 2020) — …

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WAM Theatre Announces Cast of ROE

September 2, 2020

Digital Production to Launch October 17 Two Women. Multiple Truths. One Landmark Supreme Court Case. LENOX, MA (September 3, 2020)…

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