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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 Presents A MisCast Cabaret
Hosted by the Acclaimed Jayne Atkinson

June 7, 2022

A Special One-Night-Only Benefit Performance LENOX, MA (June 7, 2022) — Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Managing Director Molly…

WAM Theatre Presents Spotlight Series

June 6, 2022

Online conversations with groundbreaking artists LENOX, MA (June 2, 2022) – WAM Theatre is delighted to announce our brand new…

A Conversation with Playwright Tanya Barfield

May 28, 2022

Playwright Tanya Barfield is a recipient of the Lilly Award, the Helen Merrill Award, and was nominated for a Pulitzer…

Spotlight Series Interview with New WAM Board Member Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Director of THE NEW GALILEOS

May 23, 2022

WAM’s Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston interviews WAM Board Member Megan Sandberg-Zakian about directing The New Galileos, as well as her…

WAM Theatre Celebrates Pride Month with  BRIGHT HALF LIFE at MASS MoCA

May 11, 2022

Performance on Sunday June 5 LENOX, MA (May 11, 2022) — WAM Theatre joins the Berkshire Community in celebrating Pride…

Snapshots from the 2022 Teen Ensemble

May 4, 2022

by Talya Kingston This April school break, seven teenagers joined two WAM Teaching Artists (myself and Tatiana Godfrey) at The…

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