[Capdist-auditions] Fwd: PR: Call for actor submissions for WAM Theatre play reading series

Mon Mar 3 10:57:41 EST 2014

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Contact: Kelly Galvin

*www.wamtheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>*

*518 243 9627*

*kelly at wamtheatre.com <kelly at wamtheatre.com>*

*CALL FOR ACTOR SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN *

*for WAM Theatre's FRESH TAKES Play Reading Series*

 PITTSFIELD, MA (03/03/14)-- WAM Theatre has put out a call for actor
submissions for *Fresh Takes*, a series of five play readings that will
take place on select Sundays between April-September. The series seeks to
give a stage to new and reimagined works that tell women's stories. The
readings will feature local professional actors and directors and will be
held in the gallery at *No. Six Depot Roastery and Café* at 6 Depot Street
in West Stockbridge, MA.

WAM invites interested theatre artists to submit a resume and headshot to
kelly at wamtheatre.com by *March 14, 2014 *with 'Submission: Fresh Takes' in
the subject line. Please include the readings for which you are available
in the body of your email.

Participation in the reading series is voluntary. Equity actors are invited
to perform via Equity waiver. Each reading will rehearse on the Saturday
prior to the performance. Actors must be available for both the rehearsal
and reading date.

The series consists of: *Blue Stockings* by Jessica Swale (April 13, 2014
at 3:00 p.m.), *Measure for Measure* by William Shakespeare (May 18, 2014
at 3:00 p.m.), *How the World Began* by Catherine Trieschmann (June 22,
2014 at 3:00 p.m.), *Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England* by
Madeleine George (August 17, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.), and *Waxworks* by Trina
Davies (September 21, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.). The casting breakdown and more
can be found at
http://www.WAMTheatre.com/fresh-takes/fresh-takes-casting-breakdown/.

*FRESH TAKES: Play Reading Series*

*Blue Stockings** by Jessica Swale*

*Directed by Kelly Galvin (Artistic Associate, WAM Theatre)*

Set in 1896 at Girton, the first college in Britain to admit women, *Blue
Stockings* is a moving, comical, and eye-opening story about four young
women fighting for education and self-determination against the backdrop of
women's suffrage. This critically acclaimed play premiered at The Globe
Theatre in London in 2013 and dramatizes the fight for education, equality,
and access for women, issues that are prized by the WAM community.

*Measure for Measure** by William Shakespeare*

*Directed by Jenna Ware (Shakespeare & Company, It's a Wonderful Life, Les
Faux Pas)*

With his city in turmoil, the Duke of Vienna hands over power to his deputy
Angelo, who seeks to restore law and order. But when an aspiring nun,
Isabella, comes to plead for the life of her condemned brother, Angelo
gives in to his own unholy desires and exposes the political and moral
corruption that pollutes the entire city. Shakespeare's story of a woman's
struggle to preserve her identity in the face of exploitation and hypocrisy
is given WAM's own unique telling with an all-female company of actors and
a streamlined adaptation.

*How the World Began** by Catherine Trieschmann*

*Director TBA*

In this provocative, intelligent, and deeply felt play, a Manhattan woman
travels to a rural town in Kansas recently devastated by a tornado to take
a teaching job in a makeshift high school. But when she makes an off-handed
remark regarding the origins of life, she unleashes community outrage and
the particular distress of a troubled teenage boy. WAM invites audiences to
consider their own beliefs and preconceptions in this intimate and artful
play, which earned critical acclaim Off-Broadway at The Women's Project.

*Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England** by Madeleine George*

*Directed by Maria Sandberg-Zakian (Artistic Associate, Central Square
Theatre, Boston) *

Dean Wreen is not having a good week. Her college is in dire financial
straits and a plan to close its all-but-forgotten natural history museum is
sending unexpected shock waves into the local community. At home, her
ex-lover, Greer, is staying with her--sending shock waves of a different
sort through her relationship with her current girlfriend, Andromeda.
Town-gown relations are in tatters! The local newspaper is erupting in
protest! Even the historically inaccurate dioramas in the museum have
started mouthing off! WAM presents Madeleine George's whimsical, funny, and
poignant play, which was a finalist for the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn
Prize.

*Waxworks** by Trina Davies *

*Directed by Kristin van Ginhoven (Artistic Director, WAM Theatre)*

With France on the verge of revolution, a young Madame Tussaud (Marie
Grosholz) is called from her post at Versailles back to Dr. Curtius' Wax
Salon in the heart of Paris. There she is introduced to the most
influential people in Paris. But as the revolution descends, Marie is
forced to confront the remains of those she has befriended - whose waxen
images must be set with signs that identify them as 'patriots' or
'enemies'.  An exploration of the tales we're told and the heroes and
villains we create, *Waxworks* tells the story of an extraordinary artist
who developed the first world-wide entertainment brand. This WAM reading
will be one of the first public readings of this not-yet published play.

*About WAM Theatre:*
WAM (Women's Action Movement) Theatre was co-founded in 2010 by Artistic
Director Kristen van Ginhoven. Inspired by the book "Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Nicholas Kristof and
Sheryl WuDunn, WAM Theatre is based in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. 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. Since 2010, WAM
Theatre has donated more than $10,500 to its beneficiaries. For more
information, see www.WAMTheatre.com.

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Kristen van Ginhoven
*Artistic Director*
WAM Theatre
518-243-9627
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>

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