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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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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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