[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: WAM Theatre Brings 2013 Hit "Emilie…" Back for a Three Night Tour in February

Gail Burns gail at wamtheatre.com
Mon Jan 26 12:55:27 EST 2015


January 26, 2015


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


WAM Theatre Brings 2013 Hit Emilie… Back for a Three Night Tour in February


Lenox, MA [January 26, 2015] - This February, WAM Theatre has been invited
to present an enhanced staged reading of their critically acclaimed 2013
production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by
Lauren Gunderson at three different locations in Berkshire County, MA and
the Capital Region, NY.


Directed by WAM Theatre Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, much of the
acclaimed original cast returns. Kim Stauffer reprises the title role as
Emilie and is joined by returning cast members Suzanne Ankrum, Brendan
Cataldo and Joan Coombs as Soubrette, Gentleman and Madam, respectively,
along with new cast member Timothy Carter (National Tour of The Lion
King, Adirondack
Theatre Festival’s The Whale) as Voltaire.


This enhanced staged reading will feature some audio and visual elements
from the original production, of which Berkshire On Stage and Screen said,
“WAM’s brilliantly staged production of Emilie… is totally entertaining.”
The Berkshire Eagle deemed the 2013 production “...highly
imaginative...highly theatrical…” and Berkshire Fine Arts stated it was “an
absorbing evening of theatre for a sold out audience.”


Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight had its world
premiere in 2009 at South Coast Repertory Theatre. The play has been
described as ‘fiercely inquisitive and joyfully sexy’ (The San Francisco
Chronicle), ‘An evening of humor and heartbreak’ (BroadwayWorld) and as an
‘ambitious, highly theatrical romp that literally crackles with
electricity’ (LA/OC Examiner).


Today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, but
Emilie Du Chatelet (1706-1749) was more than a great man’s mistress. She
was one of the leading interpreters of modern physics in Europe, as well as
a master of mathematics and linguistics, during the Age of Enlightenment.
After marrying a marquis at the age of eighteen, she proceeded to fulfill
the prescribed-and delightfully frivolous-role of a French noblewoman of
her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair
with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton’s
“Principia” while pregnant by a younger lover. In this play Emilie must
defend her life by tallying her achievements in Love and Philosophy—and
searching for a formula that will convince the world of her worth.


Book tickets now for the reading closest to you!


1.         At Williams College on Tuesday, February 10, at 7:30 pm in the
Adams Memorial Theatre in the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance (1000 Main
Street, Williamstown, MA 01267) as part of the Off-Center Series.
Post-performance discussion led by Professor of Computer Science. Andrea
Danyluk. Admission is free. This performance is made possible by the
Gaudino Fund “At What Cost?” Initiative. http://62center.williams.edu/

2.         At UAlbany on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm in the
Performing Arts Center (1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222) as part
of the Prime Performance Series. Post-performance discussion led by
director Kristen van Ginhoven and the cast. Advance tickets $10 for the
general public, $5 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff.  Day of
the show tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for students,
seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. Box Office (518) 442-3997 or visit the
Performing Arts Center website at http://www.albany.edu/pac


3.         At the Berkshire Museum (39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201)
on Friday, February 13 at 7:30 pm, in the Museum’s theatre as part of the
Pittsfield 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival. Admission $10. Call the Museum at
413-443-7171 x 10. http://www.discoverpittsfield.com/10X10/

Quick Facts

WAM Theatre’s acclaimed 2013 production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet
Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson returns in February, 2015, as
an enhanced staged reading for three performances in Albany, NY, and
Williamstown and Pittsfield, MA

Cast

Suzanne Ankrum* as Soubrette

Timothy Carter* as Voltaire

Brendan Cataldo* as Gentleman

Joan Coombs as Madam

Kim Stauffer* as Emilie

*indicates a member of Actors’ Equity Association

Creative Team

Director: Kristen van Ginhoven

Set Design: Juliana Von Haubrich

Costume Design: Govane Lohbauer

Lighting Design: Andi Lyons

Composer: Vincent Olivieri

Sound/Projection Design and Musical Arrangements: Brad Berridge

Stage Manager: Norah Scheinman

For full biographies of the cast and creative team please visit:
http://www.wamtheatre.com/emilie-staged-reading-special-event/

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 to create professional theatrical events for everyone, with a
focus on women theatre artists and/or stories of women and girls.

WAM Theatre also has a philanthropic mission, inspired by the book Half the
Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas
Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, and donates a portion of the proceeds from its
theatrical events to organizations that benefit women and girls.

Over the past five years, WAM Theatre has donated more than $15,000 to
seven nonprofit organizations and provided paid work to more than 100
theatre artists. In addition to the main stage productions and special
events, WAM Theatre’s activities include a comprehensive educational
outreach program and the Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. For more
information, visit www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/>


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Gail M. Burns

*Marketing + Publicity Associate*
WAM Theatre
413-458-4246
gail at WAMTheatre.com
WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>

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