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available for download at </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/sets/72157635251271398/"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/sets/72157635251271398/</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Contacts: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Kimberly Rawson,
Publicist, (413) 445-4467; </span><a href="mailto:karawson@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">karawson@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Kelly Galvin,
Assistant to the Artistic Director, (518) 243-9627; </span><a href="mailto:kelly@wamtheatre.com"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">kelly@wamtheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">WAM Theatre Releases Limited
Number of Tickets to the Public for </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Matinee Performances on </span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Friday,
Nov. 15 and 22 </span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></b><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">“Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet
Defends Her Life Tonight”</span></u><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> runs through Nov. 24 at the St. Germain Stage in the Sydelle
and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center</span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Nov. 14, 2013) — WAM Theatre announces that a
limited number of tickets are available
to the public for the student matinee performances of “Emilie: La
Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” on </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Friday, Nov.
15 and 22<b> </b>at 12 p.m. Tickets for
these matinees can be reserved at </span><a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">www.WAMTheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> or by calling 1-800-838-3006.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The
Northeast regional premiere of “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her
Life Tonight”, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Kristen van
Ginhoven, will run through Nov. 24 at the St. Germain Stage in the Sydelle and
Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The
production opened on Nov. 9 to critical accolade and enthusiastic audience
response, both at the performances and on social media. <i>Emilie</i> is </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black">“totally entertaining ... stunningly beautiful … and
brilliantly staged,” says </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(64,64,64)">Berkshire On
Stage and Screen.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">“It
is wonderful, wonderful – did I say wonderful? ... This play
is extraordinary, a must see,” says Richard DiMaggio of “Did You Weekend?”
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">“<i>Emilie</i> is a fascinating play for
those whose interests go deeper than the fluff so often served up today. For
characters who have depth, feeling and intelligence, there’s no better evening
of theatre that I can think of,” note Gail M. Burns and Larry Murray of Berkshire
On Stage and Screen. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">“<span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Delightfully witty and provocative…Kristen van
Ginhoven’s exuberantly physical production draws out the mind/heart parallels,
as Emilie (a dazzling Kim Stauffer) seeks, by squaring a Newtonian equation, to
define the universal “Living Force”,” says Chris Rohmann of The Valley
Advocate.</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Emilie
Du Châtelet (1706-1749), best known for her 15-year-liaison with Voltaire, a
French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, was far more than a
great man’s mistress. She became a highly regarded interpreter of modern
physics and a master of mathematics and linguistics during the Age of
Enlightenment. In the play, Emilie searches for a formula that will convince
the world of her worth by tallying her achievements in love and philosophy. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Kim
Stauffer, whose credits include “Mary Stuart” and “Macbeth” at New York Classical
Theatre, “Crime and Punishment” at Chester Theatre, and “A Streetcar Named
Desire” and “The Crucible” at Barrington Stage Company, plays the role of
Emilie. Voltaire is portrayed by Oliver Wadsworth, whose credits include the
National Tour of “Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang”, “The Well” at The Public Theatre
and “Fully Committed” (Metroland Best Performance) at Capital Repertory Theatre.
Additional cast members include Suzanne Ankrum (Tennessee Shakespeare Company),
Brendan Cataldo (Adirondack Theater Festival), and Joan Coombs (Shakespeare
& Company).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Established
in 2009, WAM Theatre is a comparative newcomer to the area’s performing arts
scene. Under the artistic direction of van Ginhoven, the company has rapidly become
a strong community presence through its mission to create theatre for everyone
that benefits women and girls. “In a relatively short time, WAM has sent shockwaves
throughout the Berkshire theatre community,” notes Berkshire Fine Arts in a
recent review. WAM Theatre has been hailed for its “superb casts, equal of any
we see at the four major theaters in the summer” (Berkshire On Stage and Screen)
and its dual mission: “Two birds, one stone; theatre for cause, cause for
theatre” (Did You Weekend?). </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">In
keeping with WAM Theatre’s unique double philanthropic mission, a portion of the
proceeds from each production is donated to an organization that benefits women
and girls. Proceeds from “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight”
will benefit Rites of Passage and Empowerment Program for Girls (ROPE), founded
by Pittsfield community leader Shirley Edgerton. ROPE is a program for young
women in Berkshire County, with a particular focus on young women of color,
that teaches the skills and confidence needed to succeed in today’s world. WAM
Theatre’s donation will go towards a college tour for ROPE participants at the
culmination of their program. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Corporate
and Foundation support for “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life
Tonight” is provided in part by Adams Community Bank; Berkshire Bank; Cohen
Kinne Valicenti Cook, Attorneys; Gogel & Gogel; Greylock Federal Credit
Union; Interprint; Mass Humanities, Nicholas L. Parsenios, Attorney at Law; Pittsfield
Cooperative Bank; and Toole Insurance Agency. Media Sponsors include Berkshire
Magazine and The Rogovoy Report. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">About WAM Theatre</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">WAM
(Women’s Action Movement) Theatre is 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. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">WAM
Theatre’s philanthropic mission is two-fold: first, to create theatrical events
for everyone, with a focus on women theatre artists and/or stories of women and
girls; and second, to donate a portion of the proceeds from those events to
organizations that benefit women and girls. Since 2009, WAM Theatre has donated
more than $7,000 to its beneficiaries. For more information, see </span><a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.WAMTheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Calendar Listings:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">WAM Theatre Presents: “Emilie: La
Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight”</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Nov. 7 through 24
at the St. Germain Stage in the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center,
36 Linden St., Pittsfield, Mass. Tickets: $10 to $30. Reservations: (800)
838-3006 and <a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com">www.WAMTheatre.com</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Performance dates and times:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Friday, Nov. 15:
12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Saturday, Nov.
16: 7:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Sunday, Nov. 17:
2 p.m. *Talkback</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Friday, Nov. 22:
12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Saturday, Nov.
23: 7:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Sunday, Nov. 24:
2 p.m. *Closing performance followed by gift presentation to beneficiary</span></p>
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