[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Tickets are Now on Sale for WAM Theatre Production ofTHE THANKSGIVING PLAY

[Gail Burns]

October 9, 2020



Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate

www.wamtheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com/#_blank>

pr at wamtheatre.com;413.274.8122

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tickets are Now on Sale for WAM Theatre Production of

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

Dynamic Digital Production Online November 19-22

LENOX, MA (October 9, 2020) —  Producing Artistic Director Kristen van
Ginhoven, Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston, and the WAM Theatre
team today announced that tickets are now on sale for the second digital
production of their re-imagined fall season- the wickedly funny satire THE
THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation), directed by
Kingston.

Patrons can pay $15, $25, $50 or a higher ticket price of their choosing to
be granted access not only to the digital production of THE THANKSGIVING
but also to all the blogs, interviews, talkbacks, and online extras
available. The performance runs November 19-22, and tickets to the
online-only event are now on sale on the WAM Theatre website:
https://www.wamtheatre.com/ <https://www.wamtheatre.com/buy-tickets-to-roe/>

In this fast-paced satire, good intentions collide with absurd assumptions,
as a troupe of white Liberal teaching artists scramble to devise a grade
school theatre performance that somehow manages to celebrate Turkey Day,
while also honoring Native American Heritage Month.

WAM Theatre is honored to be connected with The Mohican Tribe (traditional
stewards of the land on which we reside) who will be providing an
introduction and cultural context to this production.

There are also a few community engagement opportunities surrounding THE
THANKSGIVING PLAY including a Public Conversation with playwright Larissa
FastHorse <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_FastHorse> (Sicangu Lakota
Nation). on Tuesday, November 10 at 7 pm. WAM Theatre audiences are invited
to watch and pose questions to playwright Larissa FastHorse as she engages
with students enrolled in Contemporary Native American Performance, taught
by Dr. Priscilla Marie Page (Wiyot heritage) at UMass, Amherst. FastHorse
will address her experience of writing for and being presented by
predominantly white regional theaters and her commitment to creating
theater by and for Native audiences; two very separate endeavors in theater
today.

This event is co-produced by WAM with the UMass Fine Arts Center and the
UMass Department of Theater. Free tickets can be reserved at:
https://tinyurl.com/yxjpg9nc

The cast of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY features: Carissa Marie Dagenais
(Silverthorne Theater’s Pride at Prejudice) as Alicia, Molly Parker Myers
(Bridge Street Theatre’s The Moors and Redwood Curtain) as Logan, Rylan
Morsbach (WAM’s The Old Mezzo and Fresh Takes Readings of Photograph
51 and Blue
Stockings) as Caden, and Tom Truss (Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange) as Jaxton.

The production will also include illustrations by Katari L. Wilson (Sicangu
Lakota Nation).   “A talented emerging artist, Katari has the ability to
take ideas and concepts and create images that tell multiple stories at
once.  She has been a joy to work with” says Kingston.

In addition to FastHorse, Kingston, and Wilson, the creative team includes
stage manager Hope Rose Kelly and production designer Juliana von Haubrich,
both of whom have long affiliations with WAM.

Tickets for THE THANKSGIVING PLAY running November 19-22, go on sale
Wednesday, October 7.

For more information about WAM Theatre’s 2020 programs, events, and
artists, please visit www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>.

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

by Larissa FastHorse (she/her)

Online November 19-22, 2020

Cast:

Carissa Marie Dagenais (she/her) - Alicia

Molly Parker Myers (she/her) - Logan

Rylan Morsbach (he/him) - Caden

Tom Truss (he/him) - Jaxton

Creative Team:

Hope Rose Kelly (she/her) - Stage Manager

Juliana von Haubrich (she/her) - Scenic Design & Production Management

Katari L. Wilson (she/her) - Illustrator

Talya Kingston (she/her) - Director

TICKET INFO

Tickets for THE THANKSGIVING PLAY  go on sale Wednesday, October 7 on
wamtheatre.com

For more information on THE THANKSGIVING PLAY visit:

https://www.wamtheatre.com/showsandevents/the-thanksgiving-play/

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, Greylock Federal
Credit Union, Haven Cafe and Bakery, Health Professional Coaching, Heller &
Robbins, Interprint, J.H. Maxymillian, Inc., Lake House Inn. Lee Bank,
Massachusetts Cultural Council, 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 the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, as well as grants from the Alford-Egremont Cultural
Council, Lee Cultural Council, Lenox Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cultural
Council, and the Sandisfield Cultural Council – local agencies supported by
the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

ROE is sponsored in part by Maggie and Don Buchwald, Berkshire Taconic
Community Foundation, the Brabson & Library Educational Foundation and Mass
Humanities.

WAM’s 2020 Season of Events is sponsored in part by Carolyn Butler.

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*
https://www.wamtheatre.com/
413-458-4246

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