[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: WAM Theatre Presents “Alison Larkin LIVE!”

Tue Apr 10 08:58:47 EDT 2018

*April 10, 2018Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity
Associatewww.wamtheatre.com
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/#_blank>pr at wamtheatre.com <pr at wamtheatre.com>;
518.243.9627Photos attached. Credit Sabine Von Falken  WAM Theatre Presents
Special Spring Event “Alison Larkin LIVE!” May 4 & 5Don’t miss this
laugh-out-loud comedy — one weekend only! “Alison Larkin offers hugely
entertaining, marvelously light-footed reflections on how we become the
kind of people we think we are . . . nature versus nurture, the eternal
search for roots and the ups and downs of the great Anglo-American love
affair.”  - The Times (London) LENOX, MA (April 10, 2018) -  On Friday, May
4, and Saturday, May 5, internationally acclaimed comedienne, award-winning
audiobook narrator, and bestselling author of The English American, adoptee
Alison Larkin premieres her hilarious, thought-provoking new show, Alison
Larkin LIVE!, right here in the Berkshires! There will be three
performances at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company:
Friday, May 4, at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, May 5, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, with a
panel discussion after the Saturday matinee, and an exclusive champagne
reception with Ms. Larkin for VIP ticket holders on Saturday night. Larkin
will talk about her adoption by British parents, her reunion with her
American birth mother, culture conflict, parenting teenagers, life in the
Berkshires, and how to brew that perfect cup of tea. This night of
laugh-out-loud comedy will be presented for one weekend only. The
performance will celebrate the audiobook release of Larkin’s new AudioFile
Earphones Award-winning recording of her bestselling novel The English
American, which includes an interview and other bonus material. For every
audiobook download of The English American purchased online via the link
below between now and the end of May, $5.00 will be donated to WAM.
http://www.alisonlarkinpresents.com/product/the-english-american/
<http://www.alisonlarkinpresents.com/product/the-english-american/>“I loved
the audiobook of The English American. I didn’t want it to end.” - Alan
Chartock, WAMC“The show was performed once in preview at The Mahaiwe
Performing Arts Center,” shared Alison Larkin. “Since then, people have
been asking me when it's going to premiere. I knew the answer when Kristen
asked me if there was anything I'd like to do for WAM. I'm a big fan of the
work WAM is doing and delighted to be doing this performance in May in the
Berkshires.”There will be a post-show panel discussion following the 2 pm
matinee on Saturday, May 5. The “Don’t Know Much About History” panelists
will discuss adoption, reunion and what the brave new world of donor
conception can learn from adopted people and their families. The panel will
be facilitated by Ms. Larkin.Tickets are $30-$60, with $15 student tickets
also available. $60 VIP Tickets include an exclusive post-show Champagne
reception with Alison Larkin following the 7:30 pm performance on Saturday,
May 5. Tickets may be purchased over the phone at 413-637-3353;  in person
at the Shakespeare & Company Box Office; or online at:
http://www.wamtheatre.com/alison-larkin-live/
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/alison-larkin-live/>AT A GLANCEMay 4 & 5Special
Spring Event: Alison Larkin LIVE!Friday, May 4 at  7:30 pmSaturday, May 5
at 2 pm - Panel discussion about adoption and donor conception
followingSaturday, May 5 at 7:30 pm - champagne reception with Alison for
$60 VIP ticket holders following at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at
Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MATickets are $30-$60 and may be purchased
over the phone at 413-637-3353;  in person at the Shakespeare & Company Box
Office; or online at: www.wamtheatre.com/alison-larkin-live
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/alison-larkin-live>$60 VIP Tickets include an
exclusive post show Champagne reception in the lobby with Alison Larkin –
Saturday, May 5th 7:30 pm only. Student tickets are available for $15 each.
Student tickets are not available for purchase online.ABOUT ALISON
LARKINKnown on both sides of the Atlantic as the English American, Alison
Larkin is a comedienne, award-winning audiobook narrator/producer,
screenwriter and the bestselling author of The English American, a novel.
Her autobiographical one woman show about an adopted English women who
finds her birth parents in the U.S. was a hit on both sides of the
Atlantic. As an actress she has appeared on Broadway with the Royal
National Theater and Off-Broadway with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Award-winning audiobooks narrated by Alison Larkin include The Complete
Novels of Jane Austen, The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie and Alice in
Wonderland. Larkin’s new one woman show Alison Larkin LIVE!  will premiere
at the Elayne Bernstein theater as part of WAM Theatre’s 9th season on May
4th and 5th.For more about Alison Larkin, visit http://alisonlarkin.com/
<http://alisonlarkin.com/>OUR SEASON SPONSORSOur 2018 sponsors include
Adams Community Bank, Baystate Financial, Berkshire Bank Foundation,
Berkshire Magazine, Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing, Blue Q, Brabson
Library & Educational Foundation, Canyon Ranch, The Charles H. Hall
Foundation, CMW Retirement Plan Services LLC, Custom Business Solutions,
The Dylandale Foundation, The Feigenbaum Foundation, Frankie's Ristorante
Italiano, the Garden Gables Inn, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Guido’s
Fresh Marketplace, International Schools Theatre Association, Interprint,
Lee Bank, Maggie Barry, Massachusetts Cultural Council, J.H. Maxymillian,
Inc., Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Natracare, No. Six Depot Roastery and
Café, Onyx Specialty Papers, Inc., RB Design Co., The Rookwood Inn, The Dr.
Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation, The Rogovoy Report, Rouge Restaurant &
Bistro, Salisbury Bank, T Square Design Studio, Toole Insurance, a. von
schlegell & co.WAM Theatre is also supported in part by grants from the
Alford-Egremont Cultural Council, Lee Cultural Council, Lenox Cultural
Council, New Marlborough Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cultural Council,
Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires, Otis Cultural Council, Richmond
Cultural Council, Sandisfield Cultural Council, and the Washington Cultural
Council – local agencies that are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency. ABOUT WAM THEATREBased in Berkshire County,
Massachusetts, WAM Theatre is Where Arts and Activism Meet. The company was
co-founded in 2010 by Canadian director, actor, educator, and producer
Kristen van Ginhoven. WAM’s vision is to create opportunity for women and
girls through the mission of theatre as philanthropy. Inspired by the book
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, WAM donates a portion of the proceeds
from its theatrical events to organizations that benefit women and girls.
Since 2010, WAM Theatre has donated more than $41,500 to thirteen nonprofit
organizations and provided paid work to more than 200 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*
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/>
413-274-8122

My gender pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Our 9th Season:
Fresh Takes <http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-2018/> | Alison Larkin
LIVE! <http://www.wamtheatre.com/alison-larkin-live/> | WAM Gala 2018
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/wam-gala-2018/> | ANN
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/ann/>

Make a donation now <https://www.wamtheatre.com/donateonline/> to WAM
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