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Berkshires, Blog, Education, Events, Gail Burns Blog, Theatre

Producers talk about ‘Facing Our Truth’

On Saturday, February 6 at 7:30 pm WAM Theatre is partnering with Multicultural BRIDGE, the Berkshire Theatre Group , and Yvette “Jamuna” Sirker to present a staged reading Facing our Truth ...
January 26, 2016February 11, 2025

Accountability, Blog

“Facing Our Truth” – January 2016

Playwright Yvette “Jamuna” Sirker, BRIDGE CEO Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant, and WAM Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven joined forces to produce Facing Our Truth. DeeAnn Veeder wrote a two-part essay ...
January 22, 2016February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Blog, Gail Burns Blog, WAM Sponsors

Wendy Vittori Blog Interview

Independent consultant and owner of several Berkshire-based businesses, Wendy Vittori is the consummate WAMazon, a busy, successful, creative woman with energy and vision. She has sponsored WAM through her Garden ...
January 19, 2016February 11, 2025

Kristen's Blogs, Philanthropy, Theatre, Women's Issues

What’s my #vision

What’s my #vision? Written by WAM Theatre Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven. January 1, 2016 A lot of people lately have been asking me this question. It keeps evolving as ...
January 2, 2016February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Gail Burns Blog, Theatre

2015 Year End Wrap Up for WAM Theatre

As WAM moves from our first five years of grassroots growth to a sophisticated vision of philanthropy through theatre, we asked our Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven, to give us ...
December 3, 2015February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Events, Gail Burns Blog, Theatre

Interview with the Designers and Crew of “Holy Laughter”

Why stop with the cast of Holy Laughter? We asked some of our designers and crew members the same three questions: What has been your greatest joy working on this ...
November 16, 2015February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Gail Burns Blog, Theatre

Interview with the Cast of “Holy Laughter”

The theatre is a direct descendant of religious ritual, and it also requires a collaborative, cooperative community ready to listen and compromise for a greater good in order to function ...
November 9, 2015February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Gail Burns Blog, Philanthropy, Women's Issues

Interview with Sisters for Peace Founder, Caroline Wheeler – Co-Beneficiary for “Holy Laughter”

WAM Theatre: Like WAM, Sisters for Peace (SFP) also started in response to reading Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn. When did you become aware of WAM ...
October 9, 2015February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Gail Burns Blog, Philanthropy, Women's Issues

Interview with Hands In Outreach Director, Ricky Bernstein – Co-Beneficiary for “Holy Laughter”

WAM Theatre: When did you become aware of WAM Theatre and the similarity in your goals? Ricky Bernstein: I first met Kristen van Ginhoven when she was just forming WAM, ...
October 9, 2015February 11, 2025

Berkshires, Blog, Capital Region, Gail Burns Blog, Mother of Peace, Uncategorized, Women's Issues

Follow Up Interview with Susie Weekes, “In Darfur” Beneficiary

In 2014 the beneficiary of our production of In Darfur, Winter Miller’s powerful drama about the impact of war on the people in the northeastern African nation of Sudan, was ...
October 1, 2015February 11, 2025

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