<div dir="ltr">October 31, 2014<br><br><div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com" target="_blank">www.wamtheatre.com</a></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:pr@wamtheatre.com" target="_blank">pr@wamtheatre.com</a>; <a href="tel:518.243.9627" value="+15182439627" target="_blank">518.243.9627</a></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Press Photos can be found at:</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/sets/72157648698789976/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/sets/72157648698789976/</a></font></div><b><br>TWO MATINEES OF "IN DARFUR" ADDED</b><br><br>Due
to overwhelming demand, WAM Theatre has added two matinee performances
of "In Darfur" at 2:30 pm on Saturday, November 8 and Saturday, November
15. Because of the last minute addition of these performances, no
speakers are scheduled to moderate post-show conversations; attendees are welcome to return for other post-show discussions.<br><br></div><div>The performances scheduled for October 31 and November 1, 2 & 7 are currently sold out.<br></div><div><br></div><div>See below for additional information on the show or visit:<br><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/" target="_blank">http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/</a><br></div><br><b>POST-SHOW SPEAKER FEATURED IN NY TIMES MAGAZINE</b><br clear="all"><br>We
are thrilled that this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine will feature an
article by one of our distinguished post-show speakers, Theo Padnos, on
his experience as a captive of Al- Qaeda. Padnos will speak after the 7
pm performance of "In Darfur" on Saturday, November 15.<br><br>The article, My Captivity, is online now and in the November 2 print edition.<br><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/magazine/theo-padnosamerican-journalist-on-being-kidnapped-tortured-andreleased-in-syria.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/magazine/theo-padnosamerican-journalist-on-being-kidnapped-tortured-andreleased-in-syria.html</a><br><br><b>Note: </b>Audiences
are invited to return to hear Mr. Padnos, or any other speakers free of charge. Donations appreciated. Audience
members returning to hear a post-show speaker should arrive in the lobby
by<span><span></span></span> 8:30 pm (4 pm for
matinees). <br><br>For information on the full line-up of expert speakers in our Audience Engagement series visit:<br><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/audience-engagement-series/" target="_blank">http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/audience-engagement-series/</a><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>QUICK FACTS ABOUT WAM & "IN DARFUR"<br></font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>In Darfur,</i>
a play by Winter Miller, will receive its New England premiere,
directed by Kristen van Ginhoven, as WAM Theatre’s fifth annual fall
production.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Cast</b></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div>Tricia Alexandro</div><div>Christina Gordon*</div><div>Shannon Harris*</div><div>marcus d. harvey*</div><div>Warren Jackson*</div><div>Rich Lounello*</div><div>Sipiwe Moyo*</div><div><br></div><div>*Member of Actor's Equity Association</div><div><br></div><div><b>Creative Team:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Director: Kristen van Ginhoven</div><div>Coordinating Producer Jessica Provenz </div><div>Assistant Director: Molly Clancy</div><div>Scenic Designer: Juliana von Haubrich </div><div>Costume Designer: Govane Lobhauer </div><div>Sound and Projections Designer: Brad Berridge</div><div>Lighting Designer: Natalie Robin </div><div>Fight Director: Doug Seldin </div><div>Movement Director: Megan Reisel</div><div>Technical Director: Sam Craig</div><div>Production Manager: Christopher Donovan </div><div>Stage Manager: Laura Gomez</div><div>Assistant Stage Manager: Melissa Rao </div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Theatrical run</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">October 30 – November 16, 2014</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Previews: Thursday, October 30 & Friday October 31, 7 pm</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Opening night: Saturday, November 1, 7 pm (SOLD OUT)</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday, November 2, 2:30 pm</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Friday, November 7, 7 pm<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, November 8, 2:30 pm<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, November 8, 7 pm</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday, November 9, 7pm</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Friday, November 14, 7pm<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, November 15, 2:30 pm<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, November 15, 7pm</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday, November 16, 2:30pm </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Location</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shakespeare
& Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Center, in the Berry Family Studio
(Studio 3), 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, 01240</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tickets</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Price: $15 - $40</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone at the Shakespeare & Company box office: <a href="tel:413-637-3353" value="+14136373353" target="_blank">413-637-3353</a>.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tickets are also available at <a href="http://www.tickets.shakespeare.org" target="_blank">www.tickets.shakespeare.org</a> with a per ticket charge of $4.50 for online purchases.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Philanthropic beneficiary</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In
keeping with WAM Theatre's double philanthropic mission, 25% of the box
office proceeds from this production will be donated to the Mother of
Peace Illovo orphanage in South Africa, where 13 women have dedicated
their lives to raising children who have lost their families. By
selecting the Mother of Peace Illovo as this year’s philanthropic
beneficiary, WAM Theatre honors and celebrates the selfless dedication
and important work of these women.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Production sponsors</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Producer sponsor: Greylock Federal Credit Union</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead partners, <i>In Darfur</i> Education Outreach program: Berkshire Bank, and Garden Gables Inn.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Leader sponsors: Interprint and Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Patron sponsors: Adams Community Bank, Custom Business Solutions and the Red Lion Inn.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Supporter sponsors: Abbie von Schlegell, Regina Burgio and Dr. Jay Wise, DDS.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Media sponsors: Berkshire Magazine and the Rogovoy Report.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Fifth-season events also partially supported by the Alford-Egremont, Pittsfield, Otis, and Stockbridge Cultural councils.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">About WAM Theatre</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Based
in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, WAM 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.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 TakesPlay Reading Series at Six Depot Roastery and Café in
West Stockbridge. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.WAMTheatre.com" target="_blank">www.WAMTheatre.com</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">About Shakespeare & Company</font></b></font></div><div><font><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Located
in The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Company
is one of the largest Shakespeare Festivals in the country, founded in
1978 by Tina Packer. The organization attracts more than 60,000 patrons
annually, with a core of over 150 artists and more than 30 full-time
staff. The Company develops and performs Shakespeare, classics,
contemporary, and new plays of social and political significance,
generating opportunities for collaboration between actors, directors and
designers of all races, nationalities and backgrounds. Shakespeare
& Company embraces the core values of Shakespeare’s work:
collaboration, commitment to language, visceral experience and classical
ideals, expressed with physical prowess and an embodied contemporary
voice.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The
Company offers one of the most extensive actor training programs by a
regional theatre in the country, where professionals from all over the
world come to train with the Organization known for its original,
in-depth, classical training and performance methods. Shakespeare &
Company is also home to an award-winning and nationally recognized
theatre-in-education program, one of the largest in the Northeast; it
reaches more than 45,000 students annually with innovative performances,
workshops and residencies. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.shakespeare.org" target="_blank">www.shakespeare.org</a>.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"># # # # #</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><font>Kristen van Ginhoven</font><div><font><i>Artistic Director</i></font></div><div><font>WAM Theatre<br></font></div><div><font><a value="+15182439627" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">518-243-9627</a></font></div><br><div>Celebrating our Fifth Season!</div><div><br></div><div>Up Next: </div><div><span><span>October 30-November 16</span></span>- <i><a href="http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/" target="_blank">In Darfur</a></i></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></div></div>