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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">Contact: Kelly Galvin, Assistant to the
Artistic Director, WAM Theatre</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">WAM THEATRE AND THE MOP & BUCKET COMPANY
PRESENT</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">the
3rd Annual 24hr Berkshire/Capital Region Theatre Project</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">PITTSFIELD, MA (04/22/13)— For the third year in a row, WAM
Theatre and The Mop & Bucket Improv Company (MopCo) will bring together
over 50 theatre artists from the Berkshire and Capital Region areas to produce
the 24hr Theatre Project. Together, these artists will mount five short works;
all written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours. The 3rd Annual 24hr
Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre is hosted by Proctors Theatre in Schenectady,
NY, with a public performance taking place on Saturday, May 18 at 8pm. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">Tickets are now available for purchase by calling Proctors at</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> (518) 346-6204 or visiting <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.proctors.org/events/berkshire-capreg-theatre-project">www.proctors.org/events/berkshire-capreg-theatre-project</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">Tony nominated actress Jayne Atkinson (Berkshire Theatre Group,
TV’s <i>House of Cards</i> and <i>24</i>) joins the project as a director this
year. Also directing will be Michael Burns (Artistic Director of the Mop &
Bucket Company), Dina Janis (Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival),
Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill (Artistic Director of Capital Repertory Theatre) and
Kristen van Ginhoven (Artistic Director of WAM Theatre).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">Nearly 100 submissions of interest were received this year for
the project, which brings together professional actors, directors, playwrights,
designers and technicians from the Berkshire, MA and Capital Region, NY areas.
The 2013 ensemble list as of April 22 is below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">“"What is magical about this 24hr Project is that it
combines the spontaneous creativity of improvisational theatre with the
rigorous professionalism and production value of scripted theatre. It's the
best of both worlds!"” says Kat Koppett, Co-Director of the Mop &
Bucket Company. “We can't wait for the clock to start ticking down again. It is
always amazing to see how much comes together in 24 hours”, adds Kristen van
Ginhoven, Artistic Director of WAM Theatre. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">Producers WAM Theatre and The Mop and Bucket Improv Company are
grateful to Proctors Theatre and Actor’s Equity Association for their support.
The 2013 24hr Theatre Project is sponsored in part by </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://didyouweekend.com">didyouweekend.com</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">2013
Ensemble:</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">More information about the participants can be found at: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a"><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/3rd-annual-berkshirescapital-region-24hr-theatre-project/">http://www.wamtheatre.com/3rd-annual-berkshirescapital-region-24hr-theatre-project/</a></span></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Dramaturge/On-Site Producers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Mark Fleischer </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Sara Katzoff</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Assistant On-Site Producers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Landrie Bock</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Mary Darcy</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Peter Delocis</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Directors:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Jayne Atkinson</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Michael Burns</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Dina Janis</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Kristen van Ginhoven</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Assistant Directors</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Kelly Galvin</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Noelle Gentille</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Heather-Liz Copps</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Rachel McEneny</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Matt Sekelenk</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Playwrights:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Ellen Kaplan</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Kat Koppett</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Shami McCormick</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Jeffrey Sweet</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Randolyn Zinn</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Composer:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Mark Meritt</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Designers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Brittney Belz (costumes)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Brad Berridge (sound)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">William Domack (lights)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Jan Jurchak (sound)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Brian Massman (video/projections)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Denise Massman (sets and costumes) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Juliana von Haubrich (sets)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Nick Webb (lights)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Tech and Design Assistants </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Lita Benson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Elizabeth ‘Lily’
Cardaropoli</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Sam Craig</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Production Stage Manager: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Christopher Donovan</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Stage Managers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Margaret E. Hall</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Jesse Earl</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Hope Rose Kelly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Rachel Kelmenson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Erin Ouellette</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Actors: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Brendan
Cataldo<br>
Sue Caputo<br>
Barby Cardillo<br>
Emily Rose Ehlinger<br>
Brittany Glenn<br>
Dana Harrison<br>
Kate Hettesheimer<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background:white">Jacinthe Connor</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">Karen Lee<br>
Richard Lounello<br>
Philip Lance<br>
Ron Komora<br>
David Marr III<br>
Derrick Maul<br>
Hillary Parker<br>
Eileen Schuyler<br>
Leigh Strimbeck<br>
Cara Vacek<br>
Melissa Wolff</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">About
The Mop & Bucket Improv Company:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">The Mop & Bucket Co. (MopCo) is the Capital Region's
premiere improvisational theatre company, heralded as Best of the Capital
Region by the Times Union and Metroland. The company has been in existence in
its present form since 2005 and performs every Friday at Proctors Theatre in
Schenectady and every Saturday at The Comedy Works in Albany, NY. MopCo also
performs, teaches, and trains at other venues around the region, nationally and
internationally. MopCo provides corporate entertainment, shows for private
parties, school shows and special event talent. <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.mopco.org">www.mopco.org</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a"><u><span style="color:blue"><br></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"><img width="3" height="3" src="file://localhost/Users/kristen/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image002.png" alt="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">About
WAM Theatre:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a">WAM Theatre is a theatre company based in the Berkshires of
Massachusetts and the Capital Region of New York State. Inspired by the book
‘Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’ by
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, WAM Theatre was founded in 2009 by
professional theatre artists Kristen van Ginhoven and Leigh Strimbeck. WAM’s
philanthropic mission is two-fold; first, producing theatrical events for
everyone, with a focus on women theatre artists and/or stories of women and
girls; second, to donate a portion of the proceeds from those events to
organizations that benefit women and girls. WAM has donated over $7000 to its
beneficiaries by creating professional theatre for everyone that benefits women
and girls. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial"><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com">www.wamtheatre.com</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
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