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WAM Theatre Offers Staged Readings by Female Playwrights

(LENOX, Mass.) – WAM Theatre’s second season of Fresh Takes Staged Readings kicks off with a reading of “Silence” by Moira Buffini, directed by Tod Randolph, at No. Six Depot Roastery and Café in West Stockbridge on Sunday, April 19, 2015. All of this year’s plays were penned by living, female playwrights and include the…

Shakespeare & Contemporary Plays at Shakespeare & Company in Summer 2015

(LENOX, Mass.) – “Henry V,” “The Comedy of Errors” and “Hamlet” will fill the Shakespeare slot at Shakespeare & Company for the 2015 summer season, which will also feature the regional premiere of “Red Velvet” by Lolita Chakrabarti and the world premiere of “Mother of the Maid” by Emmy Award-winning writer Jane Anderson (HBO’s “Olive…

‘In Darfur’ to Get New England Premiere by WAM at Shakespeare & Co.

(LENOX, Mass.) – WAM Theatre will present the New England premiere of “In Darfur” by Winter Miller at Shakespeare & Company in the Berry Family Studio of the Elayne P. Bernstein Center from Thursday, October 30, through Sunday, November 16, 2014. Each performance of the play is followed by a conversation with a noted expert…

‘POE’ to Premiere at BTG

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – “POE,” a new play about the great American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe and his mysterious disappearance for four days in Baltimore in 1849, will get its world premiere at the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge in a Berkshire Theatre Group production starring David Adkins in the title role, running…

Madame Tussaud Play Gets WAM Reading

(WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – “Waxworks,” a new play by Trina Davies about Madame Tussaud, will have one of its first public readings as part of WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Play Reading Series at No. Six Depot Roastery and Café on Sunday, September 21 at 3pm. “Waxworks” tells the story of Madame Tussaud, an extraordinary artist…

Marsha Norman and Sarah LaDuke to Co-Host WAM Theatre Event

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman and WAMC Northeast Public Radio producer Sarah LaDuke will co-host Change Makers, WAM Theatre’s fifth season celebration and benefit at the Mahaiwe on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at 7 pm. The multifaceted event includes a panel discussion with award-winning artist/activists working to effect positive change; a…