[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Tickets for WAM Fall Mainstage Show ROE Now On Sale

[Gail Burns]

March 3, 2020

Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate

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413.274.8122

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Tickets for WAM Fall Mainstage Show ROE Now On Sale!

Two Women. Multiple Truths. One Landmark Supreme Court Case.



LENOX, MA (March 3, 2020) -  WAM Theatre is delighted to announce that
tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 3, for their fall Mainstage production of ROE
by Lisa Loomer, directed by WAM Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director
Kristen van Ginhoven. The production will run September 24-October 11,
2020, presented at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox,
MA.



ROE is an historically sweeping play with a large ensemble cast that
illuminates the history of one of the most polarizing social issues of the
modern era, the Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established a
woman’s right to an abortion. The play provides a reminder of the human
stories behind the debates and how hard we have to work to compassionately
communicate with people with whom we may disagree.



“I wanted people to feel, as they watched the play, that their point of
view was represented, if nothing else because that helps people be more
open and willing to hear another point of view,” playwright Lisa Loomer
explained.



“WAM is thrilled to be sharing this story in this national election year.
At a time when compassionate dialogue across differences is more
challenging than ever, our hope is that ROE opens up informed and important
conversations about reproductive health,” states van Ginhoven. “And, with
ROE being a 12 person cast, we are thrilled to be able to work with more
local theatre artists both onstage and offstage than ever before.”



ROE was commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2012 as part of
its American Revolutions Cycle. It was developed at the University of Texas
and The Kennedy Center (as part of DC’s Women’s Voices Festival) as well as
at OSF’s Black Swan Lab before it played for 70 performances in Ashland and
then had runs in Washington, DC (Arena Stage), Berkeley, CA (Berkeley Rep),
and Sarasota, FL (Asolo Rep).



In keeping with WAM’s double philanthropic mission, a portion of the
proceeds will be given to an organization taking action for women and
girls. The beneficiary for ROE will be announced soon. To date, the company
has donated more than $75,000 to 19 local and global organizations taking
action for women and girls in areas such as girls education, teen pregnancy
prevention, sexual trafficking awareness, midwife training and more.



WAM’s 2020 season kicks off with THE SUFFRAGE PROJECT in which WAM’s
Ensembles, directed by Talya Kingston and Amy Brentano, will devise a
performance that both celebrates of the centennial of women’s suffrage in
the United States, while acknowledging  its complicated history and the
battles of citizenship still to be won. THE SUFFRAGE PROJECT will culminate
in four performances in central Berkshire County June 4-7. For more
information please visit: https://www.wamtheatre.com/suffrage-project/



The season concludes November 20-22 with three Fresh Takes staged readings
of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse, a scathingly funny satire
where we witness a group of “woke” white teaching artists scrambling to
create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and
Native American Heritage Month. For more information please visit:
https://www.wamtheatre.com/thanksgiving-play/



In addition to our Berkshire productions, this month WAM’s co-production of
PIPELINE will be running March 5-29 at The Nora at Central Square Theatre
in Cambridge, MA.  For more information visit:
https://www.centralsquaretheater.org/shows/pipeline/

For information on WAM’s full 2020 season visit:
https://www.wamtheatre.com/2020-season/

AT A GLANCE

September 24-October 11, 2020
ROE
by Lisa Loomer

Directed by Kristen van Ginhoven
Presented at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox, MA

https://www.wamtheatre.com/roe/

Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10517925

Audience Advisory: Mature content.

In keeping with WAM’s double philanthropic mission, a portion of the
proceeds will be given to an organization taking action for women and
girls. The beneficiary for ROE will be announced soon.

ROE is sponsored in part by Maggie and Don Buchwald.

A ROE Community Engagement Project is funded by Mass Humanities.

Preview tickets to the September 24 & 25 performances are $15-$30. Tickets
to all other performances start at $33.

No Berkshire, Senior, Teacher or Military Discount

Student tickets are available for $15 each and may be purchased over the
phone at 413-637-3353 or in person at the Shakespeare & Company Box Office.
Student tickets are not available for purchase online.



All tickets are available through the Shakespeare & Company box office:
online at shakespeare.org, call 413-637-3353



If you wish to purchase tickets in person at the box office, be aware that
hours and location change with the seasons. For up-to-date information
visit: https://www.shakespeare.org/buy-tickets/policies

PERFORMANCES

Thursday, September 24, 7:30pm (Preview)

Friday, September 25, 7:30pm (Preview)

Saturday, September 26, 7:30pm (Opening)

Sunday, September 27, 2:00pm



Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm

Friday, October 2, 7:30pm

Saturday, October 3, 7:30pm

Sunday, October 4, 2:00pm



Thursday, October 8, 7:30pm

Friday, October 9, 7:30pm

Saturday, October 10, 7:30pm

Sunday, October 11, 2:00pm



ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: LISA LOOMER

WAM Theatre: debut.  Plays: Roe, Living Out, The Waiting Room, Distracted,
Café Vida, Homefree, Expecting Isabel, Two Things You Don’t Talk About At
Dinner,  Birds, Maria, Maria, Maria!, and Bocón!, have been produced at
such theatres as The Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, South Coast Repertory,
The Kennedy Center, Seattle Rep, Denver Theater Center,  Berkeley
Repertory, OSF, Trinity Repertory, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, and,
in New York, at The Roundabout, The Vineyard, Second Stage, Intar, and The
Public. Her work has also been produced in Mexico, the Middle East, and
Europe.  Awards: two-time winner of the American Theatre Critics Award, and
has also received awards from the Kennedy Center, the Pen Center, the
Imagen Foundation, (Norman Lear Award), the Jane Chambers Award, and the
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, among others.   Film/TV: Girl, Interrupted.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: KRISTEN van GINHOVEN

WAM Theatre: Ann (with Dorset Theatre Festival), The Bakelite Masterpiece (with
Berkshire Theatre Group), In Darfur (New England Premiere), Emilie (New
England Premiere), The Old Mezzo (World Premiere), The Attic, The Pearls
and Three Fine Girls and Melancholy Play.  Elsewhere: Ann (Arena
Stage/Dallas Theatre Center, Laguna Playhouse), Disgraced, I and You (Chester
Theatre), Waxworks (Williams College), The Whale (Adirondack Theatre
Festival), 10 Minute Play Festival (Barrington Stage Company), Petticoats
of Steel (Capital Repertory Theatre), Footloose (Cohoes Music Hall), Children’s
Hour (Siena College), Vendetta Chrome(Emerson College). Selected assistant
directing: The Physicists, 42nd Street (Stratford Shakespeare Festival of
Canada), Two Men of Florence (Huntington Theatre) Sleuth, Absurd Person
Singular (Barrington Stage Company). Training: Dalhousie University (BA),
Queen’s University (BEd), Emerson College (MA). Et cetera: Kristen is a
member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and a theatre
artist for the International Schools Theatre Association. She was a member
of the 2013 Lincoln Center Director’s Lab and is a member of the Michael
Langham Workshop for Classical Direction at the Stratford Festival of
Canada. Kristen is the co-founder and Artistic Director of WAM Theatre.
Website: www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>

WAM 2020 Sponsors

WAM’s 2020 sponsors include Adams Community Bank, Berkshire Hand to
Shoulder Center, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Blue Q, Blue Spark
Financial, Brabson Library & Educational Foundation, Canyon Ranch, Chez
Nous, Custom Business Solutions, The Dylandale Foundation, Frankie’s
Ristorante Italiano, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Guido’s Fresh
Marketplace, Haven Cafe and Bakery, Health Professional Coaching, Heller &
Robbins, Interprint, J.H. Maxymillian, Inc., Lake House Inn. Lee Bank,
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Only in My Dreams Events, Onyx Specialty
Papers, Outpost Productions, RB Design Co., The Rookwood Inn, T Square
Design Studio, Toole Insurance, and a. von schlegell & co.

WAM Theatre is also supported in part by grants from Alford-Egremont
Cultural Council, Lenox Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cultural Council,
Sandisfield Cultural Council, Washington Cultural Council, and the West
Stockbridge Cultural Council – local agencies supported by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

ABOUT WAM THEATRE

WAM Theatre is a professional theatre company based in Berkshire County,
MA, that operates at the intersection of arts and activism. WAM creates
theatre for gender equity and has a vision of theatre as philanthropy.

In fulfillment of its philanthropic mission, WAM donates a portion of the
proceeds from their Mainstage productions to carefully selected
beneficiaries. Since WAM’s founding in 2010, they have donated more than
$75,000 to 19 local and global organizations taking action for gender
equity in areas such as girls education, teen pregnancy prevention, sexual
trafficking awareness, midwife training, and more.

In addition to Mainstage productions and special events, WAM’s activities
include innovative community engagement programs and the Fresh Takes Play
Reading Series. To date, WAM has provided paid work to more than 400
theatre artists, the majority of whom are female-identifying.

As a civic organization that embraces intersectional feminism (feminism
that acknowledges how multiple forms of discrimination overlap), WAM
understands that to address one piece of systemic discrimination means we
have to address them all. This is on-going personal and professional work
at WAM for the staff and board.

WAM Theatre has been widely recognized for having a positive impact on
cultural and community development in the region. WAM is the recipient of
the Creative Economy Standout Berkshire Trendsetter Award and previously,
was named Outstanding Philanthropy Corporation of the Year by the Western
MA Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Kristen van
Ginhoven, WAM’s Producing Artistic Director, was honored by the Berkshire
Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) with the prestigious Larry Murray Award,
presented at the discretion of the BTCA Board to a person or theatre
project that advances social, political, or community issues in Berkshire
County.



For more information, visit www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>

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-- 
Gail M. Burns (She/Her/Hers)

*Marketing + Publicity Associate*
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/>
413-274-8122

*Our 2020 Season!*
THE SUFFRAGE PROJECT <https://www.wamtheatre.com/suffrage-project/> | ROE
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