WAM Theatre’s Elder Ensemble Presents “Center of the Universe”

LENOX, MA  — WAM Theatre is proud to announce Center of the Universe, an original performance created and performed by WAM’s Elder Ensemble. Directed by Michael Kennedy and KD McTeigue, Center of the Universe takes inspiration from the performers’ own lives, Greek mythology, and Galileo’s Daughter by Jessica Dickey –– WAM’s fall mainstage production. This free,…

WAM Theatre Announces Flying Cloud Institute as Recipient from “Galileo’s Daughter”

LENOX, MA (Sept 23, 2024) — In accordance with their unique mission of arts as activism WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce that a portion of the box office for their Fall production of Galileo’s Daughter will be donated to the Flying Cloud Institute. The production will run at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre…

WAM Theatre and Central Square Theater Announce Creative Team for “Galileo’s Daughter”

LENOX, MA (September 26, 2024) — WAM Theatre and Central Square Theater are proud to announce the impressive and diverse creative team for their Fall Main Stage production of Galileo’s Daughter by Jessica Dickey (The Amish Project, The Rembrandt, Row After Row), directed by Reena Dutt (Chester Theater Company’s Guards at the Taj). The production will…

REVIEW: “Three Tall Persian Women” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger Shakespeare & Company’s fall play, THREE TALL PERSIAN WOMEN, a world premiere by Awni Abdi-Bahri (who also plays Golnar, the youngest of the women), is about many things:  a gathering (the “mehmooni”) of three generations of Iranian women and their friends to pay homage to Golnar’s father…

WAM Theatre Announces the Cast for “Galileo’s Daughter”

LENOX, MA (September 5, 2024)— WAM Theatre and Central Square Theater are proud to announce casting for their Fall Main Stage production of Galileo’s Daughter by Jessica Dickey (The Amish Project, The Rembrandt, Row After Row), directed by Reena Dutt (Chester Theater Company’s Guards at the Taj). The production will run at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,…

WAM Theatre Collaborating with Central Square Theater on Fall Production of “Galileo’s Daughter”

LENOX, MA (August 22, 2024)— Artistic Director GenĂ©e Coreno and Managing Director Molly Merrihew are delighted to announce that WAM Theatre’s Fall production of Galileo’s Daughter by Jessica Dickey (The Amish Project, The Rembrandt, Row After Row) will be a co-production with Central Square Theater. The production will begin its run in…

Shakespeare & Company Presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri’s “Three Tall Persian Women”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri’s Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina and staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre from August 30 through October 13. This comedic play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go; but more than…

Shakespeare & Company Presents Jim Frangione’s “Flight of the Monarch”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company, in association with Great Barrington Public Theater, presents Jim Frangione’s Flight of the Monarch, directed by Judy Braha Saturday, August 3 through Sunday, August 25 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. This darkly comic play tells the story of two siblings, Sheila (Corinna May) and Thomas…