WAM Theatre Announces Four New Board Members
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022
Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Managing Director Molly Merrihew, and the WAM Board have announced the appointment of four new members to their Board of Directors. Donna Haghighat, Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Kim Stauffer, and Nicole M. Young-Martin will be joining Board President Wendy Healey, and members Erica Barretto, Toni Buckley, Carolyn Butler, and Margaret Fluhr.
WAM Theatre Gala Features Premiere Of New Girls Ensemble Work
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2018
The rolling fields of the Berkshire Equestrian Center Richmond, MA, will create the perfect backdrop for WAM Theatre's annual Midsummer Cocktail Party Benefit on Wednesday, July 25, at 5:30pm. A few tickets are still available at all three levels of support - $75 for Allies, $150 for Advocates, and $250 for Activists.
Chester Theatre Company Announces Its 2018 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2018
Chester Theatre Company has announced its 2018 summer season which is set for June 21 to August 19. More performances, an American Premiere, a special theatre event, and
the return of many favorite artists mark CTC's 29th season.
Chester Theatre Company Announces Its 2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2018
Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer has announced Chester Theatre Company's 2018 Summer Season, which will feature an American Premiere, a Pulitzer Prize winning play, and a play written by a Pulitzer Prize winner and 2017 MacArthur Fellow.
WAM Theatre's Kristen van Ginhoven Wins 2017 Larry Murray Award
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2017
On Monday, November 6, at the 2nd Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) gave WAM Theatre co-founder and artistic director Kristen van Ginhoven the prestigious Larry Murray Award, given to a person or theatre project that advances social, political, or community issues.
Photo Coverage: COMPANY & HELLO DOLLY Tie For Best Musical at Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 7, 2017
Critics J. Peter Bergman and Macey Levin once again hosted the ceremony, which saw top honors for Best Play go to the Berkshire Theatre Group's production of David Auburn's Lost Lake, and a tie between Barrington Stage Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's Company and the Mac-Haydn Theatre's production of Hello, Dolly! for Best Musical.
WAM Theatre Donates Funds for Ten Scholarships at Flying Cloud
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2017
WAM's successful limited run remount of their acclaimed 2013 production of Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson and directed by WAM Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, just finished its two-week run presented at the Tina Packer Playhouse at Shakespeare & Company.
Previews Start Thursday for WAM Theatre's EMILE...
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2017
WAM Theatre's eighth season continues with the limited run remount of the company's very successful 2013 production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by WAM Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, featuring the entire original cast. The production will run from March 30-April 9, 2017, and be presented at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox.
WAM Theatre Announces Limited-Run Remount of EMILE...
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2017
WAM Theatre's eighth season continues with the limited run remount of the company's very successful 2013 production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by WAM Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, featuring the entire original cast. The production will run from March 30-April 9, 2017, and be presented at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox.
WAM Theatre Announces 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2017
WAM Theatre's Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven announced plans for the company's 2017 season today. The Berkshire-based professional theatre company celebrates its eighth year with two Main Stage productions, a thought-provoking series of play readings, and several exciting new collaborations and initiatives.
BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Gianluca Russo - Oct 7, 2016
Rain and romance fill Capital Repertory Theatre with their touching and humorous staging of John Patrick Shanley's "Outside Mullingar." Though confronting themes such as death, acceptance, and self-discovery, the play is a gentle, comedic telling of a feel good, relatable story for all.
Remount of 'EMILIE' Set for WAM Theatre's Spring 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2016
Following hard on the heels of the opening of their critically acclaimed co-production of The Bakelite Masterpiece, WAM Theatre's Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven has announced plans for the first event of the company's eighth season in 2017. A special event - a limited run remount of WAM's very successful 2013 production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by van Ginhoven, will run from March 30-April 9, 2017, and be presented at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox.
Chester Theatre Company and WAM Theatre Partner for Free Reading
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 19, 2016
Chester Theatre Company and WAM Theatre are pleased to announce they will be partnering for a free reading of Lauren Gunderson's smart, sly play The Revolutionists, directed by WAM Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven. The reading will take place Thursday, July 28 at 2 p.m. in the intimate setting of Chester's Historic Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA. There will be a talkback following the reading.
WAM Theatre Hosts STARS IN THE ORCHARD Benefit Night Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2015
WAM Theatre's 2015 benefit will be a starry-eyed and magical midsummer night's cocktail party hosted by Hilltop Orchards in Richmond, MA tonight, July 15 from 6:30-9:30 pm. The entertainment begins the moment guests arrive at the 200 acre orchard with master slide guitarist Don McGrory's tunes playing at the twilight cocktail hour.
WAM Theatre to Host STARS IN THE ORCHARD Benefit Night, 7/15
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2015
WAM Theatre's 2015 benefit will be a starry-eyed and magical midsummer night's cocktail party hosted by Hilltop Orchards in Richmond, MA on Wednesday, July 15 from 6:30-9:30 pm. The entertainment begins the moment guests arrive at the 200 acre orchard with master slide guitarist Don McGrory's tunes playing at the twilight cocktail hour.