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Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project: Data Release, Analysis & Recommendations

June 15, 2023

What we learned. What you can do. What we can do together. Equity includes arts and culture workers being able…

A Message from Kristen

May 22, 2023

Dear WAMily, Today I share publicly that 2023 will be my last year as WAM’s Producing Artistic Director. Please know…

A Conversation with Kate Baldwin and Kristen van Ginhoven

May 9, 2023

Director Kristen van Ginhoven and actor Kate Baldwin took at break from rehearsals to talk about their work on What…

Spotlight on the What The Constitution Means to Me recipient, the Elizabeth Freeman Center

April 30, 2023

As we say on our t-shirt: “Whoever we are, however we look, wherever we go, we all deserve safety and…

A Conversation with Heidi Schreck

April 20, 2023

As we head into rehearsals for What The Constitution Means to Me, WAM’s Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston sat down…

Kristen Lobbies Congress

April 6, 2023

WAM’s Producing Artistic Director joins the Professional Non-Profit Theatre Coalition in D.C. On March 8th, International Women’s Day 2023, Kristen…

WAM Theatre Announces Casting for Spring Co-Product of What the Constitution Means to Me.

March 8, 2023

LENOX, MA (March 2, 2023)— WAM Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Group are proud to announce casting for their Spring Main…

What the Constitution Means to Me

December 2, 2022

A WAM Theatre / Berkshire Theatre Group Co-Production Presented May 18-June 3, 2023 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY  LENOX, MA (December…

Berkshire/Columbia County Arts Organizations Launch Regional Pay Equity Initiative 

November 14, 2022

Equity starts with arts and culture workers being able to support themselves and their families. Passion is not a substitute…

WAM’S Tour of Berkshire Libraries Uncovers Erased Legacies

November 8, 2022

Erased History Berkshire Athenaeum Panel. Photo Credit: Molly Merrihew by Kaia Jackson, WAM Theatre’s Director of Community Engagement Leading up…

What Does Philanthropic Activism Look Like at WAM?  The Act of Giving as a Collective

October 29, 2022

(PHOTO: Tanisha Arena, Executive Director of Arise for Social Justice, poses with WAM Producing Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven, and…

Conversation Between “Cadillac Crew” Director taneisha duggan & Dramaturg Tash Hawkins

October 28, 2022

Tash Hawkins, the dramaturg for WAM Theatre’s Cadillac Crew interviews the director taneisha duggan about her connections to the play…

WAM Theatre Commemorates Banned Books Week with “Erased Histories: A FREE Conversation Series” Open to the Public

September 8, 2022

WAM Theatre is delighted to announce a series of lively conversations with scholars, artists, and community members who will tell…

Spotlight Series 5: Conversation with actors Candace Birk and Eileen Schuyler

July 26, 2022

A conversation between WAM producing artistic director Kristen van Ginhoven and actors Candace Birk and Eileen Schuyler, who are both…

WAM’s  2022 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series concludes with ESCAPED ALONE at The Mount

July 25, 2022

Performance on Sunday August 7 at 2pm LENOX, MA (July 25, 2022) — WAM Theatre concludes their 2022 Fresh Takes…

Escaped Alone: A Conversation with Director Kristen van Ginhoven & Actor Candace Barrett-Birk

July 18, 2022

Caryl Churchill is one of our most prolific and celebrated contemporary playwrights.  She is the author of over 30 plays…

Spotlight Series with Casting Director Victor Vazquez

June 28, 2022

A conversation between performer/dramaturg Tatiana Godfrey and casting director Victor Vazquez (X Casting) about some of the problems that we…

Roe v. Wade Overturned Today

June 24, 2022

WAM Theatre is sickened by the immensity of this historic ruling, and all that it represents. Today, in addition to…

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