[Capdist-announce] Release:24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project

[Kristie Wortman]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kristen van Ginhoven
www.wamtheatre.com
518.243.9627
kristen at wamtheatre.com
Press Photo available upon request to kristen at wamtheatre.com

March 26, 2011

24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project:
Crossing State Lines

TROY, NY -- The first ever 24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project
brings together playwrights, directors, designers, crew and actors from both
the Berkshires and the Capital Region armed with the common task of mounting
5 new short works in 24 Hours.  WAM Theatre, MOPCO and The Arts Center of
the Capital Region host the event happening Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8
p.m. in the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY.

Kristen van Ginhoven (WAM Theatre), Kat Koppett (MOPCO) and Jill
Rafferty-Weinisch (Arts Center of the Capital Region) joined forces to kick
off this colossal artistic adventure.

“WAM Theatre is based in both regions, so it is terrific to bring together
the amazing talent and creativity that is in both the Berkshires and the
Capital Region,” states WAM Theatre’s van Ginhoven.  MOPCO’s Koppett
continues, “This project provides an incredible chance to consolidate all
the bonding and brilliance of a traditional endeavor into a very brief span.
And at MopCo, all our work is improvised, so having 24 hours AND a script,
heck, that's a life time.”

Participant Yvonne Perry said, “I'm so impressed with the level of talent
from both regions willing to collaborate with this event!"

Only 100 tickets available for this unique creative collaboration across
state lines! “There's a rush of adrenalin that comes with making bold
choices in a project like this,” said participant John Romeo. “There's no
time to sit and ponder. It's where one's instincts get challenged." Come and
be one of the 100 who get to witness the bold choices.

DETAILS:
The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY
Saturday,
March 26, 2011 at 8:00pm

TICKETS: $15
You can purchase tickets online through Brown Paper Tickets at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153810 or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
Tickets are also on sale at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, in person
or at 518.273.0552.

PARTICIPANTS:
As of March 6-for updates see:
http://www.wamtheatre.com/events/2011events/24-hour-theatre-project/

About WAM Theatre:
WAM Theatre is a theatre company 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. 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
www.wamtheatre.com

About MOPCO:
Live performance fills a central, universal need of humankind. This need
cannot be met by passive reception of electronic or virtual paths, but must
be experienced with all five senses. MopCo believes that the best theatre
comes out of an active collaboration between performer and audience. We
constantly expand, refine, and redefine our own concept of what
improvisation in performance is. This is because the company acts on the
assumption that that which is unchanging is probably dead, and will
therefore begin to stink soon, if it doesn’t already. www.mopco.org

About the Arts Center of the Capital Region:
Over the course of its nearly 50-year history, The Arts Center of the
Capital Region has carved out a distinctive - and deeply personal - role
among the region's thriving cultural institutions, as a unique venue that
provides thousands of adults and children each year with hands-on, up-close
encounters with their own creativity and previously untapped talents. Today,
The Arts Center provides a wide range of programs and services to more than
35,000 people a year. www.artscenteronline.org

Dramaturges:
Kristen van Ginhoven-co-Artistic Director, WAM Theatre-Berkshires
Chris Rohmann-writer, director, Valley Advocate, WFCR Public
Radio-Berkshires

Playwrights:
Linda Bidwell Delaney-Capital Region
Kat Koppett-Capital Region
Nahal Navidar-Capital Region
Jamuna Yvette Sirker-Berkshires
Susan Dworkin-Berkshires

Directors:
Michael Burns-Artistic Director, MOPCO-Capital Region
Mark Fleischer- Producing Artistic Director, Adirondack Theatre Festival,
Capital Region
Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill- Artistic Director, Capital Repertory Theatre,
Capital Region
Corinna May - Berkshires-based Director/actor/playwright-
Berkshires
Catherine Taylor Williams-Artistic Director, Wharton Salon-Berkshires

Designers:
Juliana Haubrich-Scenic-Berkshires
Nick Webb-Lights-Berkshires
Brad Berridge-Sound (Composer)-Berkshires
Jan Jurchak-Sound-Capital Region
Mark Meritt-Live Musician/Composer-Capital Region

Stage Managers:
Margaret Hall-Capital Region
Abigail Elwood-Berkshires

Actors:
Joan Coombs-Berkshires
Emily Curro-Berkshires
Peter Delocis- Capital Region
Tim Dugan-Capital Region
Emma Dweck-Berkshires
Karen Lee- Berkshires
Alexandra Lincoln-Berkshires
Yvonne Perry-Capital Region
Stephanie Remmert-Capital Region
Carrie Saldo-Berkshires
Eileen Schuyler-Capital Region
Enrico Spada-Berkshires
Kaitlyn Stewart-Capital Region
Adam Sugarman-Berkshires
Todd Quick-Berkshires
Tony Rivera-Capital Region
John Romeo-Capital Region
Anne Undeland-Berkshires
Kevin Craig West-Capital Region


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Kristie Wortman
*Marketing Associate*
www.wamtheatre.com
http://www.facebook.com/#!/WAMTheatre
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