[Capdist-announce] Tickets now on sale for WAM Theatre's 'Melancholy Play'

[Kristen van Ginhoven]

WAM THEATRE PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S MELANCHOLY PLAY NOVEMBER 12-21, 2010 AT
NEW STAGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Event to Benefit The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts

Tickets are now on sale by calling 1-800-838-3006 or going to
www.wamtheatre.com

After the successful production of 'A WAM Welcome' in April 2010, resulting
in a $1000 donation to Women for Women International, WAM Theatre returns
with Tony nominated Sarah Ruhl's 'Bold, Outward, Sassy, Sexy and Unashamed'
contemporary farce, 'Melancholy Play'. This production will run from
November 12-21, 2010 at the NEW STAGE Performing Arts Center in Pittsfield,
MA. In line with WAM Theatre's philanthropic mission, a portion of the
proceeds from this event will be donated to the Women's Fund of Western
Massachusetts.

Kristen van Ginhoven, co-artistic director of WAM Theatre remarked, “We are
looking forward to people joining us at NEW STAGE Performing Arts Center for
our first full production of a play by a female playwright and our first
with a local beneficiary, The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. By
coming to see WAM’s production of ‘Melancholy Play’, you are helping to
create opportunity for women and girls right here in our community!”

Marjorie Hutter, Director of Philanthropy for The Women’s Fund of Western
Massachusetts remarked,  “I remember when Kristen first called me to talk
about the vision for WAM – that offering a theatrical venue for women’s
voices and experiences would go hand-in-hand with advancing women’s
philanthropy for social change. As the chosen beneficiary of WAM’s fall
show, the Women’s Fund couldn’t ask for a better alignment of mission and
values. We welcome this terrific opportunity to share with WAM’s audience
the impact of our grantmaking in Berkshire County. So when you attend WAM’s
fall production, please know that you’ll also be part of changing the world,
right here at home!”

WHERE:
NEW STAGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 55 North Street, Pittsfield, MA

WHEN:
Friday, November 12, 2010: 8pm
Saturday, November 13, 2010: 3pm* & 8 pm
Sunday, November 14, 2010: 3pm
Friday, November 19, 2010: 8pm
Saturday, November 20, 2010: 3pm* & 8pm
Sunday, November 21, 2010: 3pm
*A free post-show discussion with the actors and creative team will follow.

TICKETS:
$25 general public
$12 students
To book tickets, go to www.wamtheatre.com or call 1-800-838-3006

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Tilly (bank teller), Frances (hairdresser), Joan (nurse), Frank (tailor) and
Lorenzo (therapist), together with Julian (cellist), come together in this
whimsical celebration of sadness. Tilly, an irresistibly melancholy young
stranger, makes her sorrow so sexy that everyone in her life falls
maddeningly in love with her. Tilly's sudden joyful transformation results
in a mystical and hilarious quest exploring the happiness of melancholy and
the melancholy of happiness.
This play is suitable for ages 13 and up.

About WAM Theatre:
WAM Theatre is a theatre company based in the Berkshires 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.www.wamtheatre.com

About The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts:
The vision of the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts is to empower women
and girls to reach their full potential in a world that is just and fair for
all. Their mission is to create economic and social equality for women and
girls in Western Massachusetts through grantmaking and strategic
initiatives. The proceeds donated from this production will be directed to
the Fund's grantmaking initiatives. www.womensfund.net

About the Playwright:
Sarah Ruhl's plays include In The Next Room or the Vibrator Play (Glickman
Prize, finalist for Pulitzer Prize, 2010), The Clean House (Susan Smith
Blackburn award, 2004, finalist for Pulitzer Prize, 2005), Dead Man's Cell
Phone, (Helen Hayes award for best new play), Demeter in the City (nominated
for 9 NAACP awards), Eurydice, Melancholy Play, Orlando, a new version of
Chekhov’s Three Sisters, and Passion Play (Kennedy Center Fourth Forum
Freedom Award). In 2003, she was the recipient of a Helen Merrill award and
a Whiting Writers' award, a PEN/Laura Pels award, and in 2006 was the
recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Her work is published by TCG and Sam
French, and she is a member of New Dramatists and 13P. She lives in New York
City with her family.

More information at www.wamtheatre.com


Kristen van Ginhoven
www.wamtheatre.com
http://www.facebook.com/WAMTheatre
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