WAM Theatre Youth Civic Engagement Program

A Performance-Based Civics Experience for Ages 11-14 at the Lenox Library.

Dates:

Tuesdays June 30, July 7, 14, & 21 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Performance/Showing: Tuesday, July 28 from 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Hosted at the Lenox Library (18 Main St, Lenox, MA 01240)

Sign Up:

Application deadline: June 15, 2026

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Or email Info@wamtheatre.com if you have any questions.

WAM Theatre is pleased to announce the launch of its Ballot Ballad Youth Civic Engagement Program at Lenox Library for middle school students (ages 11-14). This 5 week pilot of the program will focus on women in American History and will explore one of the biggest “what ifs” in our country’s founding: “What if women had been in the room where it happened?” We will also examine the history and current landscape of civic engagement in Massachusetts and the United States. Participants will take part in ensemble-based theater taught by WAM Theatre Teaching Artist, Kelly Galvin, and craft original performance pieces. Open and free of charge to all who are interested.

Ballot Ballad is an interdisciplinary civics curriculum developed by WAM Artistic Director Genée Coreno in collaboration with Lisa Donovan of Berkshire Cultural Asset Network and Leslie Appleget of BERK12’s Portrait of a Graduate program. Ballot Ballad integrates art and advocacy to empower students with knowledge of their voting rights through collaboration and creative expression. Using theater, storytelling, and songwriting techniques students craft original performance pieces that blend personal narrative with collective advocacy to become engaged citizens who understand the broader importance of civic engagement.