[Capdist-announce] PRESS ALERT: Two Important Announcements from WAM Theatre

[Gail Burns]

October 31, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate
www.wamtheatre.com
pr at wamtheatre.com; 518.243.9627
Press Photos can be found at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/sets/72157648698789976/

*TWO MATINEES OF "IN DARFUR" ADDED*

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.

The performances scheduled for October 31 and November 1, 2 & 7 are
currently sold out.

See below for additional information on the show or visit:
http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/

*POST-SHOW SPEAKER FEATURED IN NY TIMES MAGAZINE*

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.

The article, My Captivity, is online now and in the November 2 print
edition.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/magazine/theo-padnosamerican-journalist-on-being-kidnapped-tortured-andreleased-in-syria.html

*Note: *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 8:30 pm (4 pm for
matinees).

For information on the full line-up of expert speakers in our Audience
Engagement series visit:
http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/audience-engagement-series/


*QUICK FACTS ABOUT WAM & "IN DARFUR"*

*In Darfur,* a play by Winter Miller, will receive its New England
premiere, directed by Kristen van Ginhoven, as WAM Theatre’s fifth annual
fall production.

*Cast*

Tricia Alexandro
Christina Gordon*
Shannon Harris*
marcus d. harvey*
Warren Jackson*
Rich Lounello*
Sipiwe Moyo*

*Member of Actor's Equity Association

*Creative Team:*

Director: Kristen van Ginhoven
Coordinating Producer Jessica Provenz
Assistant Director: Molly Clancy
Scenic Designer:  Juliana von Haubrich
Costume Designer: Govane Lobhauer
Sound and Projections Designer: Brad Berridge
Lighting Designer: Natalie Robin
Fight Director: Doug Seldin
Movement Director: Megan Reisel
Technical Director: Sam Craig
Production Manager: Christopher Donovan
Stage Manager: Laura Gomez
Assistant Stage Manager: Melissa Rao

*Theatrical run*

October 30 – November 16, 2014
Previews: Thursday, October 30 & Friday October 31, 7 pm
Opening night: Saturday, November 1, 7 pm (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, November 2, 2:30 pm
Friday, November 7, 7 pm
Saturday, November 8, 2:30 pm
Saturday, November 8, 7 pm
Sunday, November 9, 7pm
Friday, November 14, 7pm
Saturday, November 15, 2:30 pm
Saturday, November 15, 7pm
Sunday, November 16, 2:30pm

*Location*

Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Center, in the Berry Family
Studio (Studio 3), 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, 01240

*Tickets*

Price: $15 - $40

Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone at the Shakespeare & Company
box office: 413-637-3353.

Tickets are also available at www.tickets.shakespeare.org with a per ticket
charge of $4.50 for online purchases.

*Philanthropic beneficiary*

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.

*Production sponsors*

Producer sponsor: Greylock Federal Credit Union
Lead partners, *In Darfur* Education Outreach program: Berkshire Bank, and
Garden Gables Inn.
Leader sponsors: Interprint and Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.
Patron sponsors: Adams Community Bank, Custom Business Solutions and the
Red Lion Inn.
Supporter sponsors: Abbie von Schlegell, Regina Burgio and Dr. Jay Wise,
DDS.
Media sponsors: Berkshire Magazine and the Rogovoy Report.
Fifth-season events also partially supported by the Alford-Egremont,
Pittsfield, Otis, and Stockbridge Cultural councils.

*About WAM Theatre*

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 *Half the Sky:
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide* 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.

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 www.WAMTheatre.com

*About Shakespeare & Company*

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.

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 www.shakespeare.org.

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Kristen van Ginhoven
*Artistic Director*
WAM Theatre
518-243-9627

Celebrating our Fifth Season!

Up Next:
October 30-November 16- *In Darfur <http://www.wamtheatre.com/in-darfur/>*

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