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<b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">WAM THEATRE ANNOUNCES CASTING</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

<b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">for Madeleine George’s <i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England</i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">“A thoughtful study in love and extinction, imaginatively crafted by Madeleine George.”</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">"Imagination at every turn.<i> Seven Homeless Mammoths… </i>belongs in the winner’s circle.”</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

<b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">New Jersey Star-Ledger</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.1in 0.0001pt 0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">PITTSFIELD, MA (08/11/2014)— WAM Theatre is pleased to announce the cast for a reading of <b><i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England</i></b> by <b>Madeleine George</b> as part of the<b> <i>Fresh Takes</i> Play Reading Series</b>. George’s whimsical, funny, and poignant play about the perils of monogamy, belief, and academic administration was a finalist for the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize which recognizes women who have written work of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. WAM Theatre will present the reading on <b>Sunday, August 17 at 3:00 p.m</b>. at <b>No. Six Depot Roastery and Café</b>, 6 Depot Street in West Stockbridge, MA. <i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England </i>is the fourth presentation in the new <i>Fresh Takes</i> play reading series, which </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">offers new and reimagined <a name="147a0ce819d970ac_1479dfa195e3d5c0_1448678acd77f782_144867140ac2d69c__GoBac" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a>works that tell women’s stories. The series has proven popular with audiences and the first three readings sold out.</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The cast of <i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England </i>features <b>Alika Hope</b> (New Century Theatre’s <i>Intimate Apparel</i>), <b>Melissa Wolff </b>(Aglet Theatre’s <i>Fifty Words</i>), <b>Samantha Cullen</b> (<i>Circle Mirror Transformation</i> in association with the Actors Cooperative), <b>Thom Whaley</b> (<i>Circle Mirror Transformation</i> in association with the Actors Cooperative), <b>Lily Cardaropoli</b> (Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park’s <i>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</i>), and <b>Shayne Peris</b> (Siena College’s <i>The Snow Queen</i>.)<b>Megan Sandberg Zakian</b> (Central Square Theater, Artistic Associate) will direct the reading.</span></p>

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<i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England </span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">is “an academic sex comedy” that focuses on the lives of three women in a college town in New England. Dean Wreen’s college is in dire financial straits and a plan to close its all-but-forgotten natural history museum is sending unexpected shock waves into the local community. At home, her ex-lover, Greer, is staying with her—sending shock waves of a different sort through her relationship with her current (and much younger) girlfriend, Andromeda. Town-gown relations are in tatters! The local newspaper is erupting in protest! Even the historically inaccurate dioramas in the museum have started mouthing off! Madeleine George uses humor, imagination, and wit to tell this story of “alternative kinship structures”, life and death, and academia, even incorporating some philosophy from the sitcom <i>Friends</i> along the way.</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The play first premiered at Two River Theatre Company in 2011 where the New York Times called it, “</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">A smart, clever and highly promising new play... lively and literate.”</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">There are only 25 tickets available for this reading. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling <a href="tel:1-800-838-3006" value="+18008383006" target="_blank">1-800-838-3006</a> or going online to </span><a href="http://wamfreshtakes.bpt.me/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">http://wamfreshtakes.bpt.me</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">. Due to the limited availability, advance booking is highly recommended. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the café prior to the reading, which will begin in the gallery at 3:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The <i>Fresh Takes </i>Play Reading series is curated by WAM Theatre Artistic Associate Kelly Galvin and consists of: <i>Blue Stockings</i> by Jessica Swale (April 13, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.), <i>Measure for Measure</i> by William Shakespeare (May 18, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.), <i>How the World Began</i> by Catherine Trieschmann (June 22, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.), <i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England</i> by Madeleine George (August 17, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.), and <i>Waxworks</i> by Trina Davies (September 21, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.). Find out more about the series at </span><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">.</span></p>

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<b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">About WAM Theatre:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><br>WAM (Women’s Action Movement) Theatre was co-founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven. Inspired by</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> the book “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, WAM Theatre is based in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. 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 2010, WAM Theatre has donated more than $10,500 to its beneficiaries. For more information, see <u><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/" target="_blank">www.WAMTheatre.com</a></u>.</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">###</span></p><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Kristen van Ginhoven<div><i>Artistic Director</i></div><div>WAM Theatre<br></div><div><div>518-243-9627</div><div><br>Celebrating our Fifth Season!</div>

<div><br></div><div>Check out the newly redesigned website: <a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com" target="_blank">www.WAMTheatre.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Up Next: </div><div>August 18/<i>Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England</i>- <a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes/" target="_blank">Fresh Takes Play Reading Series</a></div>

<div>August 24/<i>Changes Makers- </i><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/summer-benefit-2014/" target="_blank">Five Year Celebration Benefit Event</a></div><div><div><br><div><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/donate/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to make a secure donation to WAM Theatre</div>

<div><br><i>Thank you for your support!</i></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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