[Capdist-auditions] PRESS RELEASE: Call for Submissions for WAM Fresh Takes Readings

[Gail Burns]

January 24, 2017

Contact: Gail Burns, Marketing and Publicity Associate

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

pr at wamtheatre.com; 413-274-8122

Press Photos can be found at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wamtheatre/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Call for Submissions Now Open

For WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Play Reading Series

Lenox, MA [January 24, 2017] - WAM Theatre has put out a call for actor and
stage manager submissions for Fresh Takes, a series of three play readings
that will take place on select Sundays between March and June. Curated by
WAM Theatre’s Artistic Associate Molly Clancy, Fresh Takes will give a
stage to ground-breaking works – which have been successfully presented
elsewhere but are new to our Berkshire audiences – that tell women’s
stories.

Featuring local established and emerging actors and directors, the series
will explore the work of provocative contemporary voices. The series
includes a post-reading discussion and will encourage feedback on which
plays audience members would like to see WAM Theatre produce. The readings
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 and stage managers to submit a
resume and headshot to Hope Rose Kelly, General Manager at
hope at wamtheatre.com by February 7, 2017 with ‘Submission: Fresh Takes’ in
the subject line. Please include the reading dates for which you are
available in the body of your e-mail. Artists must be available for both
the rehearsal and performance date.

Participation in the reading series is voluntary, and actors must have
experience with and be comfortable at cold readings. Equity actors and
stage managers are invited to perform via Equity waiver. Each reading will
rehearse on the Saturday prior to the performance.

WAM is committed to equity in all areas. There is a wide range of roles
available. All submitted resumes will be kept on file for future projects.

For more information visit: http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-2017/

WAM’s full season will be announced on February 28.


FRESH TAKES 2017 DATES

Fresh Takes Reading 1: The Flora and Fauna by Alyson Mead

Rehearsal - Saturday, March 11, 2017

Performance - Sunday, March 12, 2017

Fresh Takes Reading 2: TBA

Rehearsal - Saturday, May 6, 2017

Performance - Sunday, May 7, 2017

Fresh Takes Reading 3: TBA

Rehearsal - Saturday, June 3, 2017

Performance - Sunday, June 4, 2017

OUR SEASON SPONSORS

WAM Theatre is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support
from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities; and by the Massachusetts Cultural Council
Cultural. Our 2017 sponsors include the Adams Community Bank, Berkshire
Bank, Berkshire Magazine, Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing, Brabson Library
& Educational Foundation, Canyon Ranch, Custom Business Solution, Dylandale
Foundation, Futures HealthCore, Garden Gables, Greylock Federal Credit
Union, Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, In Touch Printing, International Schools
Theatre Association, Interprint, Dr. Jay Wise, DDS & Dr. Casey Jones, DMD,
 Keator Group, LLC, Lee Bank, Massachusetts Cultural Council, MAXYMILLIAN
Technologies, Methuselah Bar and Lounge, No. Six Depot Roastery and Café,
RB Design Co., TSquared Design Studio, The Rookwood Inn, Rouge Restaurant &
Bistro, A. von Schlegell & Co., the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation.

WAM Theatre is also supported in part by grants from the Alford-Egremont,
Dalton Cultural Council, Lenox Cultural Council, New Malborough Cultural
Council, Pittsfield Cultural Council, Cultural Council of Northern
Berkshires , Otis Cultural Council, West Stockbridge Cultural Council,
Richmond Cultural Council – local agencies that are supported by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.


ABOUT FRESH TAKES

Curated by WAM Theatre’s Artistic Associate Molly Clancy and hosted by No.
Six Depot Roastery and Café on 6 Depot Street in West Stockbridge, MA, on
select Sundays at 3:30 pm.

The 2017 Fresh Takes series is sponsored by No. Six Depot Roastery and Café
and the Dramatists Guild Fund.

There are only 30 tickets available per reading. Tickets are $20, which
includes a post-show conversation and the opportunity to meet the cast and
director. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the Café. For
tickets and more information visit:

http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-2017/

ABOUT WAM THEATRE

Based 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 $30,000 to eleven 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

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Gail M. Burns

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

*Our 7th Season:*Special  <http://www.wamtheatre.com/special/>| 24hr Project
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/2016-24-hour-theatre-project/> | Fresh Takes
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-2016/> | Stars in the Orchard
<http://www.wamtheatre.com/stars-in-the-orchard-2016/> | Bakelite
Masterpiece <http://www.wamtheatre.com/the-bakelite-masterpiece/>

Make a donation now
<https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/WAMTheatreInc/donate.html> to WAM
Theatre!
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