<b>Join us for our Opening Night tonight @ 7:30pm at James Meader Theatre in Troy, NY. </b><br>Playing: 'My Salvation has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey' and 'Performing Therapy'<br><div class="gmail_quote">
<br>OR<br><br><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Win a pair of FREE tickets to WAM Theatre's O Solo Mama Mia Festival's Mother's Day Performance</span></b></font><br>
</div><br>For: Sunday May 8 @ 2pm (James L. Meader Theatre, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY)<br>
<br><i>Answer this question correctly to win:</i><br><br><b>When was the first Mother's Day observed? </b><br><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><br>Submit your correct response to </font><a href="mailto:info@wamtheatre.com" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Times New Roman" size="4">info@wamtheatre.com</font></u></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">
by Sunday, May 8 at 12 noon. Limited to the first 10 correct
respondents. Winners will be notified via email. Additional tickets
may be purchased at <a href="tel:1-800-838-3006" value="+18008383006" target="_blank">1-800-838-3006</a>.</font><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">O SOLO MAMA MIA FESTIVAL<br></font></p>
TROY, NY (05-02-11)-- From May 5-8, 2011, WAM Theatre will present a festival of solo works written and performed by women to benefit the training of at least one community midwife at Edna’s Hospital in Somaliland. The Festival will run from May 5-8 in at the James Meader Little Theatre on the Russell Sage Campus in Troy, NY.<br>
<br>“We are delighted to share the work of these talented women theatre artists from our region and beyond. Their work covers such a range of topics: from Paris in the 1890’s, to group therapy, coming out, and overcoming bullying,” state Kristen van Ginhoven and Leigh Strimbeck, co-Artistic Directors of WAM Theatre. “And, in keeping with WAM’s double philanthropic mission, a portion of every single ticket sold will go to train a community midwife in Somaliland, a country with one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. ”<br>
<br>"We have a dream to train 1,000 community midwives", says Edna Adan Ismail, founder and director of Edna's Hospital, “Our Community Midwives training program saves the lives of women in villages. We are grateful that WAM Theatre has chosen Edna's Hospital and our program as their beneficiary for the O Solo Mama Mia Festival. Their help will get us one step closer to achieving our dream."<br>
<br>WHERE:<br>May 5-8, 2011, James L. Meader Theatre, Russell Sage Campus, Troy, NY<br>Appropriate for 13+<br>[Festival also runs in Pittsfeld, MA from May 12-15-see <a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com" target="_blank">www.WAMTheatre.com</a> for more info]<br>
<br>TICKETS:<br>$25 adults/$15 students <br>$40 Festival Pass<br>To purchase by phone: <a href="tel:1-800-838-3006" value="+18008383006" target="_blank">1-800-838-3006</a><br>
To purchase tickets: <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/168086" target="_blank">http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/168086</a><br>
To purchase a festival pass: <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170009" target="_blank">http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170009</a><br><br>THEATRE FESTIVAL SHOWS AND TIMES:<br>Thursday, May 5:<br>7:30-My Salvation has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey + Performing Therapy<br>
<br>Friday, May 6:<br>7:30-My Salvation has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey + How to be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less<br><br>Saturday, May 7:<br>2:00-Paris 1890-Unlaced! + How to be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less<br><br>
Saturday, May 7:<br>7:30-Performing Therapy + Paris 1890-Unlaced!<br><br>Sunday, May 8:<br>2:00-Performing Therapy + Paris 1890-Unlaced!<br><br>SHOW INFO: [more detailed info at <a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com" target="_blank">www.WAMTheatre.com</a>]<br>
<br><b>My Salvation has A First Name: A Wienermobile Journey</b><br>Written and performed by Robin Gelfenbien<br>Based on the true story of an insecure goody-goody who overcomes years of bullying and finds redemption and her true voice behind the windshield of the Wienermobile, with music, video and photo footage from life on the hot dog highway. “4 stars” (Time Out New York)<br>
<br><b>How To Be A Lesbian in 10 Days or Less-Regional Premiere</b><br>Written and performed by Leigh Hendrix<br>Not a coming out story, but not not a coming out story, this show is framed as a dynamic workshop led by teacher and motivational speaker Butchy McDyke who will help you become the “best lesbian you can be!<br>
<br><b>Performing Therapy</b><br>Written by Camilla Schade and Kira Lallas, performed by Camilla Schade<br>This one-woman, group-therapy comedy about depression is a sideways safari through loss, displacement, dementia, depression and the surprise healing nature of upstate New York.<br>
<br><b>Paris 1890-Unlaced!- Capital Region Premiere</b><br>Written by Juliane Hiam, directed by Sarah Taylor, performed by Anne Undeland<br> A quick and saucy romp through Paris in the Belle Epoque — a glittering world of infamous courtesans, imperious grandes dames, and clueless but ambitious cancan dancers.<br>
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<br><br clear="all">Kristen van Ginhoven<br>co-Artistic Director, WAM Theatre<br><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com" target="_blank">www.wamtheatre.com</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/WAMTheatre" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/WAMTheatre</a><br>
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