Outside
One Night Only
WAM Theatre’s 15th Anniversary Benefit Celebration
Featuring Outside
Created and directed by WAM Artistic Director Genée Coreno
Sunday, August 18th, 2024 | 4 pm – 7 pm
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, Lenox, MA
Join WAM Theatre under the trees, for a magical evening celebrating 15-years of groundbreaking women-centered theatre and activism!
WAM’s 15th Anniversary Benefit, includes a special one-night-only site-specific performance of Fragments of Outside written and directed by WAM’s new Artistic Director, Genée Coreno, featuring local Berkshire performers & designers. This special showcase taking place across the grounds at The Mount includes: devised performances and installations, drinks on the grounds, and a special cocktail reception and silent auction on the terrace. Following the performance, our community will come together for a terrace celebration to toast WAM’s foundation as we leap into our next decade – inspired by renewed creative vision, leadership, and adventure.
The event will offer fresh summer appetizers and specialty cocktails by Jermey Kenny of Higher Bar Boutique Catering, as well as a selection of decadent sweet treats.
Evening Events:
Site-Specific Performance: 4 pm to 5 pm
Happening across the grounds at The Mount (golf carts available for those with accessibility needs)
Intimate Terrace Cocktail Party: 5 pm to 7 pm
Fresh Summer Appetizers, Higher Bar’s Boutique Catering, and Seasonal drinks from the Terrace Café.
*All ticket levels include specialty drinks from Higher Bar Ape Truck
15th Anniversary Benefit Committee Includes:
Deb Brothers, Carolyn Butler (Committee Chair) Nina Garlington, Donna Haigagaht, Caroline Kinsolving, Sarah LaDuke, Arwen Lowbridge (Committee Chair), Edi Pasalis, and Richard Tovel.
Event Underwriting / Sponsorship now open contact development@wamtheatre.com.
More about the performance
Outside tells the story of June Ashbury who returns to a place called Paradise following a climate event. Guided by a lone-wolf, June traverses landscapes weathered by time and loss, gathering strength and hope as she journeys towards new horizons. Audiences will be guided through the grounds of The Mount by characters, text, original score, and puppetry in this special one-night only outside theatrical experience.
Tickets
Gold: Terrace Cocktail Party, Performance, swag bag, and special invitation to an open rehearsal – $500
Silver: Terrace Cocktail Party & Performance – $250
Bronze: Performance Only ticket – $100
Reimbursement for Caregiver Costs
Making theatre more accessible for caregivers.
In acknowledgement of the extra burden faced by parent-artists and caregivers, WAM Theatre is proud to offer Caregiver reimbursement stipends.
If you incur caregiver costs (babysitters, after school care, adult caregivers, etc.) in order to attend a WAM live theatre performance or workshop, you can request a reimbursement of up to $75. Use the button below to connect to a google form to apply for reimbursement.
WAM is grateful to our generous sponsors of this program and our collaborations with the Parent-Artist Advocacy League for the Performing Arts (PAAL), a national resource hub and network for individual parent-artists, caregivers, and institutions.
Cast
The cast coming soon.
Engage
Ways to engage coming soon.
“I am so pleased to present an expanded version of Outside featuring never-before-experienced scenes for the WAM community in honor of 15 impactful years of transformational theater-making about women’s lives as a vehicle for activism and change.”
Genée CorenoCreator and Director
Your Theatre Experience
Location
Where is WAM Theatre located?
WAM Theatre’s productions take place in theatres across the Berkshire Region. Please be sure to check each listing when you book your ticket.
Accessibility
Can WAM accommodate patrons with disabilities?
Absolutely! Please let us know your needs when you book your ticket so we can help make your visit as comfortable as possible. All the performance spaces we are working in this year are wheelchair accessible. Our streamed performances and online conversations will have closed captioning. For our Fall production we can provide patrons with assisted listening devices, these will be distributed by the ushers at the entrance to the theatre space and can be returned there when you leave. We are currently working towards offering ASL-Interpreted, and for our Main Stage we usually have Sensory or Visually Impaired performances these are listed in the performance schedule. We would love to hear from you if you think of a way that we can make WAM Theatre events more accessible or would like to help us in this endeavor – email info@wamtheatre.com with the subject line “accessibility idea”
Age Appropriateness
Are WAM Theatre productions suitable for children?
Since we are committed to stories of social justice, our plays often deal with mature subject matter and as such are not always appropriate for young children. For your convenience, we can provide an age-appropriate guide for each show. Parents are also welcome to contact the WAM office and ask for a copy of the script to preview if they would like to decide for themselves if the play will be appropriate.