Join us in making a difference for women and girls in our community

At WAM Theatre we make trail-blazing, empowering theatre and innovative arts education programs available and accessible to people across our community and around the country. Will you join us in this work?

With programming throughout the year, WAM attracts more than 5,000 community members annually. WAM’s Business Sponsors demonstrate a commitment to bettering our community by supporting WAM’s work on stage and off.

Our 2023 Performance Season and Community Engagement Program centers on women taking control of their own lives and explores groundbreaking narratives that place complex women center stage.

We do more than make theatre, we donate a portion of the proceeds from our Mainstage productions to carefully selected recipients who are creating change. Since WAM’s founding in 2010, we have donated more than $85,000 to 25 local and global organizations taking action for gender equity in areas such as girls education, teen pregnancy prevention, sexual trafficking awareness, midwife training, and more.

Nehassaiu deGannes and John Hadden in the WAM Theatre production of The Last Wife. Photo by Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware..

In addition to Mainstage productions and special events, WAM’s activities include innovative community engagement programs and the Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. To date, WAM has provided paid work to more than 500 theatre artists, the majority of whom are female-identifying.

Our programs are run by a dedicated team of eight employees, dozens of independent contractors, and 60 community volunteers, including a passionate Board of Directors who provide governance to the organization and oversee WAM’s ongoing fiscal health and strategic plan.

To date, WAM has provided paid work to over 500 professional theatre artists, 73% of whom identify as female. Our yearly programs include:

  • Mainstage Performances. Each year, WAM undertakes the ambitious double-goal of producing a high-quality theatrical engagement that employs local artists working under professional union contracts, while donating a percentage of the box office revenue to one or more charities that serve the unmet needs of women and girls here in Berkshire County and beyond.
  • Fresh Takes Reading Series. Fresh Takes gives a stage to ground-breaking works that tell women’s stories onstage. These play readings, performed in a more intimate setting, always include an artist talkback that deepens the experience.
  • Education Program. WAM has developed an education program that provides a safe and supportive place for community members from all circumstances to cultivate their own aspirations through focused and imaginative empowerment activities. To date, WAM has served over 800+ young people through WAM’s educational programs.
  • Accountability work. As a civic organization that embraces intersectional feminism (feminism that acknowledges how multiple forms of discrimination overlap), WAM understands that to address one piece of systemic discrimination means we have to address them all. This is ongoing work for WAM’s staff and board, and includes building and deepening our partnerships within our community.

Your support uplifts WAM’s work.

Our 2023 season gathers our community around the dynamic stories of women and girls, defying expectations and stereotypes, and stepping into power in unexpected ways. Your support enables artists to create innovative, thought-provoking theatre, and educators to lead empowering programs for our community. By becoming a Business Partner today you can help us positively impact women and girls in the Berkshires and beyond.

Download a copy of our business sponsorship opportunities HERE.


Interested in talking with WAM about sponsorship opportunities?

Contact Molly Merrihew, Managing Director, to set up a meeting today!
molly@wamtheatre.com or 413-274-8122.