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Our Theatresports Triumph!

July 30, 2010

On Monday, July 26, 2010, WAM Theatre co-hosted a Theatresports Tournament Fundraiser with NEW STAGE in Pittsfield, MA at the…

The Last Standing Protestor-A Guest Blog

July 30, 2010

Brenny Rabine, actor, writer, improviser, trainer and new WAM Theatre board member, wrote the following blog about her experience being…

How to raise kids who choose to give back: A guest blog

July 1, 2010

Kristen met with Joanna Krotz, author and advocate, entrepeneur and speaker, earlier in July. Joanna agreed to have two of…

Surprise, Surprise: Education Men is Key to Gender Equality: A Guest Blog

July 1, 2010

Kristen met with Joanna Krotz, author and advocate, entrepeneur and speaker, earlier in July. Joanna agreed to have two of…

What does it actually mean to achieve one’s potential?

May 8, 2010

This week, the news broke that Jenny Gersten was named Artistic Director of Williamstown Theatre Festival. Since then, I have…

Women of Influence

April 24, 2010

At Russell Sage College, we like to use the term “Women of Influence” for the students. It describes the kind…

Thoughts on ‘Mirror, Mirror’ pre-‘A WAM Welcome’-Guest Blog

April 9, 2010

The MIRROR, MIRROR cast has had 4 performances this week, from March 31- April 2. Here are some thoughts from…

“The anxiety of doing versus the despair of not doing”

April 3, 2010

A couple of weeks ago a colleague of mine, Michael Rosenthal, said it must feel really good to be dealing…

Theresa Rebeck’s Inspiration

March 19, 2010

I spent all week trying to figure out what to write about in the blog this week and this morning,…

Thoughts from Leigh on ‘Mirror, Mirror’ and ‘I’M NOT A FEMINIST, BUT….’

March 13, 2010

‘Mirror, Mirror’ will be performed as part of ‘A WAM Welcome’, April 9-11, 2010 at the Barrington Stage Company in…

The girls of Heroic Girlz-A Guest Blog

March 5, 2010

The four fabulous young ladies below were all part of ‘Heroic Girlz’, which started as a stage play. It is…

Creating and Maintaining Dramatic, Dynamic Social Transformation-A Guest Blog

February 27, 2010

Written by Stephanie Doty, who is working towards an MS, Management, Non-profit Leadership degree, from New England College in Henniker,…

Leigh Strimbeck On Five Seasons

September 18, 2014

Leigh Strimbeck is a familiar face in the Capital Region. She is a writer, actor, teacher, director and was part…

Playwright Trina Davies on Theatre-Making

September 8, 2014

Our Fresh Takes Series concludes this September with Waxworks by Trina Davies. Davies is a writer, director and actor. Her…

How Cynthia Wade creates change…

August 18, 2014

Cynthia Wade won the Academy Award in 2008 for her short documentary Freeheld, about a dying policewoman’s fight to leave…

Megan Sandberg-Zakian On The Essential Cornerstone’s Of Theatre-Making

August 10, 2014

Our Fresh Takes Series continues in August with Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England by Madeline George. Directed by Megan…

How John Stanmeyer Creates Change

July 24, 2014

John Stanmeyer, a Berkshire-based photographer, has worked extensively with National Geographic over the past decade. He has long focused on…

How Winter Miller Creates Change

July 19, 2014

Winter Miller is an award-winning playwright and founding member of the Obie-recognized collective 13 Playwrights. Her drama In Darfur (WAM’s…

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