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IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>

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Molly Clancy</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:11.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">for Trina Davies’ <i>Waxworks, </i>the final<i> Fresh

Takes </i>play reading<i></i></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">PITTSFIELD, <a name="_GoBack"></a>MA (09/08/2014)—

WAM Theatre is pleased to announce the cast for a reading of <b><i>Waxworks</i></b>

by <b>Trina Davies, </b>the final reading

in the<b> <i>Fresh Takes</i> Play Reading Series</b>. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(44,44,44)">An

exploration of the tales we are told and the heroes and villains we create,

Waxworks tells the story of Madame Tussaud, an extraordinary artist who

developed the first worldwide entertainment brand. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">WAM Theatre will present the reading on Sunday, September

21 at 3:00 p.m. at <b>No. Six Depot

Roastery and Café</b>, 6 Depot Street in West Stockbridge, MA. <i>Waxworks </i>is the fifth and final presentation

in the new <b><i>Fresh Takes</i></b> play reading series, which offers new and

reimagined <a name="1448678acd77f782_144867140ac2d69c__GoBac"></a>works

that tell women’s stories. The series has proven popular with audiences,

selling out its first four readings.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The cast of <i>Waxworks

</i>features <b>Shanae Burch</b> (Can’t

Wait Productions The Da Vinci Commission),

<b>Kathleen M. Carey</b> (Hubbard Hall’s <i>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</i>), <b>Zoe Laiz </b>(Stella Adler Studio’s <i>Alls’ Well That Ends </i>Well), <b>Robert Lohbauer</b> (Shakespeare &

Company’s <i>Heroes</i>), <b>Josh McCabe</b> (Shakespeare &

Company’s <i>The Complete Works of William

Shakespeare (Abridged)</i>, <b>Susannah

Melone (One Year Lease’s Phedre),

<b>Amy Prothro</b> (Majestic Theatre’s <i>Proof</i>) and <b>Josephine M. Wilson </b></span><span style="font-family:'PT Sans';color:rgb(44,44,44)">(PA Centre Stage’s <i>The Prime

of Miss Jean Brodie</i></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">). WAM Theatre’s

Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven,

</b>will direct the reading. </span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">With France on the verge of revolution, a young Madame

Tussaud (Marie Grosholz) is called from her post at Versailles back to Dr.

Curtius’ Wax Salon in the heart of Paris. There she is introduced to the most

influential people in Paris. But as the revolution descends, Marie is forced to

confront the remains of those she has befriended – whose waxen images must be

set with signs that identify them as ‘patriots’ or ‘enemies’.  An exploration of the tales we are told

and the heroes and villains we create, <i>Waxworks</i>

tells the story of an extraordinary artist who developed the first worldwide

entertainment brand. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">This WAM reading will be one of the first public readings of

this not-yet-published play.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">“One day I was killing time in a small city and went into a dusty wax

museum on a lark, thinking it would be a funny diversion,” says playwright

Trina Davies. “I found myself staring at a tableau of Madame Tussaud holding a

head and a plaster cast, and a sign that said only this: ‘Madame Tussaud was

forced to cast the guillotined heads of people she had known from working at

the Palace of Versailles.’ That sent me on a multi-year journey - through rare

nineteenth century books, to London England where I visited a fantastic

archivist at Tussauds London, and onto Paris to walk the streets where Marie

(Tussaud) had lived. She was an extraordinary woman who lived through

extraordinary times, who overcame dangerous obstacles and made the most of her

situation. This amazing woman created the first worldwide entertainment brand

in history.”</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><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

1-800-838-3006 or going online to </span><a href="http://wamfreshtakes.bpt.me"><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></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The <i>Fresh

Takes </i>Play Reading series is curated by WAM Theatre’s 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/"><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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">About WAM Theatre</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Based

in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, WAM (Women’s Action Movement)

Theatre was co-founded in 2010 by Canadian director, actor, educator, and

producer Kristen van Ginhoven, who was inspired to take action by the book <i>Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity

for Women Worldwide</i> by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. 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. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Over the past five years, WAM

Theatre has donated more than $10,500 to six nonprofit organizations that help

women and girls, and provided paid work to more than 100 theatre artists. In

its fifth year, artistic director van Ginhoven has expanded WAM Theatre’s

activities to include more performances in various venues, including

educational outreach and the new Fresh Takes Play Reading Series at Six Depot Roastery

and Café in West Stockbridge. For more information, visit </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com"><span style="font-family:Arial">www.WAMTheatre.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<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>Up Next: </div><div>September 21- the final reading of the 2014 Fresh Takes Play reading series- <a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/waxworks/" target="_blank">Waxworks</a></div><div>October 30-November 16- <i><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/" target="_blank">In Darfur</a></i></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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