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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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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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