[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Tickets for WAM Fall MainStage Show “Pipeline” Now On Sale!

[Gail Burns]

July 15, 2019

Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate

www.wamtheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/#_blank>

413.274.8122

Press Photos of 2018 WAM Pipeline reading can be found at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/albums/72157691794215340



Tickets for WAM Fall MainStage Show “Pipeline” Now On Sale!

Dawn Meredith Simmons Returns to Direct



“If Dominique Morisseau wasn’t already established as one of the most
exciting theatre voices that have emerged in this young century,
PIPELINE should
surely confirm that status.” ~BroadwayWorld



LENOX, MA (July 15, 2019) -  WAM Theatre is delighted to announce that
tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 16, for their fall Mainstage
production of PIPELINE
by Obie Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau and directed by Dawn
Meredith Simmons. The production will run October 24-November 9, 2019, at
Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre in Lenox, MA.



Dominique Morisseau’s book for AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE
TEMPTATIONS was nominated for a Tony Award this past season, and the show
itself was nominated for Best Musical. In 2018 she won an Obie Award for
Playwriting for the Lincoln Theatre Company production of PIPELINE. WAM is
proud to present a full production of this cutting edge new play, which Village
Voice critic Michael Feingold praised as “powerful, passionate, and
intelligent.”



PIPELINE was first presented by WAM as a Fresh Takes reading in August
2018, making this the second Fresh Takes reading to be produced as a
Mainstage production. Simmons, a busy and sought-after director in the
Boston area, returns to direct this fully staged production.  She is
Artistic Director of the Front Porch Arts Collective, Co-Artistic Director
of New Exhibition Room, a founding member of the Small Theatre Alliance
Boston, and Executive Director of StageSource.



In the play, Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher is committed to
her students, and desperate to give her only son opportunities her students
will never have.  When a controversial incident in his upstate private
school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her
own choices as a parent. PIPELINE is Dominique Morisseau’s beautiful and
deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future without
turning her back on the community that made him who he is.



PIPELINE is also the second partnership between WAM and Multicultural BRIDGE,
the first being FACING OUR TRUTH in 2016.

“BRIDGE is thrilled to collaborate with WAM Theatre again, this time on
Dominique Morisseau’s brilliant play which is advancing a much-needed
national conversation on the crisis of the Black family in the U.S.” said
Multicultural BRIDGE Chief Executive Officer and Founding Director,
Gwendolyn Hampton Van Sant. “Through the story of one young Black student’s
success and challenges, we share the experience of a Black family facing
long-standing cultural and systemic barriers. The school to prison
‘pipeline’ affects not only the poor; the constant pressure and trauma of
racism can touch any family at any moment.”

“Through the arts, we look forward to creating more local opportunities for
authentic discussion around the stark ethnic disparities that exist for
Black families as we identify solutions through activism,” Van Sant
continued. “Pipeline helps us enter these conversations with courage.”

Additionally, PIPELINE is a co-production with The Nora Theatre Company at
Central Square Theatre in Cambridge, MA, where the play will be performed
from March 5-29, 2020.

“Almost as soon as I arrived in New England six years ago I was introduced
to the work of WAM and their unique mission. We have been eyeing a
co-production for years and the right time finally met the right play,” Lee
Mikeska Gardner, Artistic Director of The Nora, explained. “As most of the
best projects in my career have happened, our partnership on PIPELINE started
with "Hey, what if..?" and then "Yes, and..." I'm so looking forward to
exploring all the questions that PIPELINE raises and not only creating
brilliant theatre with WAM but engaging in the work of shifting
perspectives in our respective communities.”



In keeping with its double philanthropic mission, WAM Theatre will be
donating a portion of the box office proceeds from PIPELINE to its 18th and
19th beneficiaries. To date the company has donated more than $65,700 to 17
local and global organizations taking action for women and girls in areas
such as girls education, teen pregnancy prevention, sexual trafficking
awareness, midwife training and more.

The PIPELINE beneficiaries will be revealed at WAM’s 10th Anniversary Gala
slated for Wednesday, July 24 at The Stationery Factory in Dalton, MA. A
few tickets are still available:

https://www.wamtheatre.com/wam-gala-2019/

This production of PIPELINE is sponsored in part by Carolyn Butler.

Performances of PIPELINE are Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 at
7:30pm (previews),  Saturday, October 26 at 7:30pm (opening), and Sunday,
October 27 at 2pm; Thursday, October 31 at 7:30 pm, Friday, November 1 at
7:30pm, Saturday, November 2 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 3 at 2pm the
second weekend; and Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 pm, Friday, November 8 at
7:30pm, and Saturday, November 9 at 2pm & 7:30pm.



Student matinees are scheduled at 12:30 pm on Friday, October 25,
Wednesday, October 30, and Monday, November 4. A limited number of seats
will be made available to the general public for purchase at each student
matinee.



Tickets start at $30. Tickets for the low-priced Preview performances on
Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 at 7:30 pm are $25 & $30. All
tickets are available through the Shakespeare & Company box office: online
at shakespeare.org, call 413-637-3353, or visit http://bit.ly/WAMPipeline



The box office, located at 70 Kemble Street in Lenox, is open from 11 am-3
pm, plus 90 minutes prior to any performance. Closed Mondays.

In celebration of their 10th Anniversary Season, WAM will offer ten $10
tickets at every single Mainstage performance during the 2019 season on a
first-come, first-serve basis.



For more information on WAM Theatre and PIPELINE, visit:
wamtheatre.com/pipeline/

AT A GLANCE

October 24-November 9, 2019
PIPELINE
by Dominique Morisseau

Directed by Dawn Meredith Simmons
at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA

http://www.wamtheatre.com/pipeline/

Mature language. Recommended for ages 13+.

A portion of box office proceeds will be donated to beneficiaries to be
announced at the WAM Gala on July 24, 2019

Preview tickets to the October 24 & 25 performances are $10-$30. Tickets to
all other performances start at $30. In celebration of WAM’s 10th
Anniversary Season WAM will offer ten $10 tickets at every single Mainstage
performance during the 2019 season on a first-come, first-served basis.

No Berkshire, Senior, Teacher or Military Discount

Student tickets are available for $15 each and may be purchased over the
phone at 413-637-3353 or in person at the Shakespeare & Company Box Office.
Student tickets are not available for purchase online.

Please note all sales are final. No refunds available. Patrons may exchange
tickets up to 48 hours before curtain – not including special event
one-night performances. No refunds or exchanges for already discounted
tickets. Discounts are not available on the 10th anniversary $10 discounted
tickets in Section D.

PERFORMANCES

Thursday, October 24 at 7:30pm (Preview)

Friday, October 25 at 12:30pm (Student Matinee, limited seats available to
the public)

Friday, October 25 7:30p (Preview)

Saturday, October 26 at 7:30pm (Opening)

Sunday, October 27 at 2pm

Wednesday, October 30 at 12:30pm (Student Matinee, limited seats available
to the public)

Thursday, October 31 at 7:30pm

Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm

Saturday, November 2 at 7:30pm

Sunday, November 3 at 2pm

Monday, November 4 at 12:30pm (Student Matinee, limited seats available to
the public)

Thursday, November 7 at 7:30pm

Friday, November 8 at 7:30pm

Saturday, November 9 at 2pm

Saturday, November 9 at 7:30pm

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU (playwright) WAM Theatre: Pipeline (2018 Fresh Takes
Play Reading Series) Plays: The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle) which
includes the following plays: Skeleton Crew(Atlantic Theater Company), Paradise
Blue (Signature Theatre), and Detroit ’67(Public Theater, Classical Theatre
of Harlem and NBT). Additional plays include: Pipeline (Lincoln Center
Theatre), Sunset Baby (LAByrinth Theatre); Blood at the Root (National
Black Theatre) and Follow Me To Nellie’s (Premiere Stages). She is also the
book writer on the new musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the
Temptations (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Theatre Commissions: Her work has
been commissioned by Steppenwolf Theater, Women’s Project, South Coast Rep,
People’s Light and Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Penumbra
Theatre. Film/TV: She most recently served as Co-Producer on the Showtime
series “Shameless”. Awards: Spirit of Detroit Award, PoNY Fellowship,
Sky-Cooper Prize, TEER Trailblazer Award, Steinberg Playwright Award,
Audelco Awards, NBFT August Wilson Playwriting Award, Edward M. Kennedy
Prize for Drama, OBIE Award, Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship, and
being named one of Variety’s Women of Impact for 2017-18. Et Cetera:
Dominique is an alumna of The Public Theater Emerging Writer’s Group,
Women’s Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop and has developed work
at Sundance Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Eugene O’Neil
Playwrights Conference.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

DAWN M. SIMMONS (Director)  WAM Theatre: Pipeline (2018 Fresh Takes Play
Reading Series), Elsewhere: Lyric Stage Company of Boston (The Wiz, Warrior
Class, Saturday Night Sunday Morning), Hibernian Hall, (With Glittering Eyes)
Actors Shakespeare Project (Macbeth), Greater Boston Stage Company (The
Three Musketeers, The Irish and How They Got That Way), SpeakEasy Stage
Company (Just Cause (The Boston Project), Men On Boats), Commonwealth
Shakespeare Company (The Tempest), Bad Habit Productions (The Real
Inspector Hound), Boston Public Works (Hard and Fast: A Love Story), New
Exhibition Room (Smile), Fresh Ink Theatre (The Embryos),  Online:
www.frontporcharts.org.

WAM 10th Anniversary Sponsors

WAM’s 2019 sponsors include Adams Community Bank, Annie Selke, Berkshire
Gas, Berkshire Hand to Shoulder Center, Berkshire Magazine, Berkshire
Sterile Manufacturing, Blue Q, Blue Spark Financial, Brabson Library &
Educational Foundation, Canyon Ranch, Chez Nous, Custom Business Solutions,
Dr, Jay Wise, DDS and Dr. Casey Jones, DMD, The Dylandale Foundation,
Frankie's Ristorante Italiano, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Guido’s Fresh
Marketplace, Haven Cafe and Bakery, Health Professional Coaching, Heller &
Robbins, Interprint, J.H. Maxymillian, Inc., Lee Bank, Maggie Barry, New
England Public Radio (NEPR), Massachusetts Cultural Council, Only in My
Dreams Events, Onyx Specialty Papers, OUTPOST, RB Design Co., The Rogovoy
Report, The Rookwood Inn, Salisbury Bank, T Square Design Studio, Toole
Insurance, and a. von schlegell & co.

WAM Theatre is also supported in part by grants from the Alford-Egremont
Cultural Council, Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires, Hinsdale-Peru
Cultural Council, Lenox Cultural Council, New Marlborough Cultural Council,
Otis Cultural Council, Richmond Cultural Council, Sandisfield Cultural
Council, Sheffield Cultural Council, Washington Cultural Council, West
Stockbridge Cultural Council– local agencies that are supported by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

LADY RANDY was sponsored in part by an anonymous donor and PIPELINE is
sponsored in part by Carolyn Butler.

ABOUT WAM THEATRE

Based in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, WAM Theatre is celebrating its
10th anniversary of being a place Where Arts and Activism Meet. The company
was co-founded in 2010 by Canadian director, actor, educator, and producer
Kristen van Ginhoven. WAM’s vision is to create opportunity for women and
girls through the mission of theatre as philanthropy.

Inspired by the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for
Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, WAM donates a
portion of the proceeds from its theatrical events to organizations that
benefit women and girls.

Since 2010, WAM Theatre has provided paid work to more than 200 theatre
artists and donated more than $65,700 to 17 local and global organizations
taking action for women and girls in areas such as girls education, teen
pregnancy prevention, sexual trafficking awareness, midwife training and
more. In addition to the main stage productions and special events, WAM
Theatre’s activities include a comprehensive educational outreach program
and the Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. For more information, visit
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/>


-- 
Gail M. Burns

*Marketing + Publicity Associate*
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/>
413-274-8122

My gender pronouns: She/Her/Hers

*Our 10th Anniversary Season!*
 Lady Randy <https://www.wamtheatre.com/lady-randy/> | Fresh Takes
<https://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-2019/> | WAM Gala 2018
<https://www.wamtheatre.com/wam-gala-2019/> | Pipeline
<https://www.wamtheatre.com/pipeline/>


Make a donation now <https://www.wamtheatre.com/donateonline/> to WAM
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