What Does Philanthropic Activism Look Like at WAM? The Act of Giving as a Collective
(PHOTO: Tanisha Arena, Executive Director of Arise for Social Justice, poses with WAM Producing Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven, and Managing Director, Molly Merrihew, at a performance of CADILLAC CREW.) Each year since the inception of WAM Theatre in 2010, as part of our arts and activism mission, WAM has chosen an organization(s) to donate […]
Soldier On Painting
On January 24 Nathan Hanford, an artist-in-residence with our 2017 beneficiary Soldier On Women’s Program, stopped by the WAM office and dropped off an amazing gift for us – this beautiful painting by Ashley, a resident of the Program. Nathan explained that Ashley started working on this painting, entitled Hummingbird, as soon as she got […]
Soldier On Interview
In keeping with WAM’s double philanthropic mission, 25% of our box office receipts from our production of The Last Wife will be donated to the Soldier On Women’s Program to help support programming for the past and present residents of their 16-unit transitional housing facility in Northampton, MA, as they transition to independent or family […]
Interview with Brooke Mead, Program Coordinator at the Berkshire Immigrant Center
Brooke Mead has been the Program Coordinator at the Berkshire Immigrant Center in Pittsfield since 2002. She was named Immigrant Advocate of the Year by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition in 2009. Recent accomplishments include becoming an Accredited Representative for the Board of Immigration Appeals and being chosen as one of Berkshire Magazine’s […]
Suzi Banks Baum and The New Illuminations: One of WAM’s 2016 Beneficiaries
Suzi Banks Baum has been a friend of WAM Theatre since 2012. A resident of Great Barrington, Suzi is active in the Berkshire community as a writer, an artist, an educator, and an actor. She is the editor and publisher of An Anthology of Babes: 36 Women Give Motherhood a Voice, and has written for […]
Interview with Sponsor John Bissell, President & CEO of Greylock Federal Credit Union
John Bissell is the President & CEO of Greylock Federal Credit Union, a sponsor of WAM Theatre since our second season in 2011. A Berkshire native, he holds his Bachelor’s Degree from Amherst College, is earning his M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is also a graduate of the New England School for […]
Artistic Director as Nimble Problem Solver
Artistic Director as Nimble Problem Solver Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. April 8, 2016 As Artistic Director of WAM, I’m lucky enough to spend lots of my time in and around the creativity of making theatre. Which means I’m also a continual problem solver. Whether […]
Living up to a Leap Year
Living up to a Leap Year Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. March 1, 2016 On February 6, the night we launched our 2016 season with ‘Facing Our Truth’, an event we co-produced, I stood in the lobby of the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield and realized […]
What does WAM stand for?
What does WAM Stand for? Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. February 7, 2016 Last night, in my opening remarks for ‘Facing Our Truth’, I said the following: WAM Theatre is a place Where Arts and Activism Meet. Our vision is to create opportunity for women […]
What’s my #vision
What’s my #vision? Written by WAM Theatre Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven. January 1, 2016 A lot of people lately have been asking me this question. It keeps evolving as my life evolves. It evolves as I meet people, have experiences, live through emotions. It evolves every time my heart breaks. For the past seven […]