Cast Set for WAM Theatre's WATER BY THE SPOONFUL

WAM Theatre has announced the cast for their reading of the Pulitzer prize-winning Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes, the next event in the 2015 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. This second year of Fresh Takes is proving as popular as the 2014 inaugural season, with three sold-out readings already this year, proving that Berkshire audiences continue to embrace contemporary plays written by women and focusing on the unique stories of women and girls.

WAM Theatre will present the reading on Sunday, August 16 at 3:00 p.m. at No. Six Depot Roastery and Café, 6 Depot Street in West Stockbridge, MA.

Director Molly Clancy, WAM Artistic Associate and Curator of the 2015 Fresh Takes Series, explains the setting of the play: "Water by the Spoonful weaves parallel stories of a young Iraq veteran with the on-line lives of a group of recovering addicts who meet regularly in a chatroom. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace, birth families splinter and online families collide."

"The play captured me in its honest and artful storytelling," Clancy continues. "Ultimately, it's a story about the struggle to find your place in the world. It's urgent and raw, it's a place many of us have been, a collision of family, community and self."

The cast of Water by the Spoonful features Gideon Bautista (Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them, Company One) as Elliot Ortiz, Barby Cardillo (WAM Education Associate & Teaching Artist; Romeo and Juliet, Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park) as Odessa Ortiz, Daniella Malave (The Awesome 80's Prom, Webster Hall) as Yazmin Ortiz, Zoe Laiz (Shakespeare and the Language That Shaped the World, Shakespeare & Company) as Orangutan, Warren Jackson (In Darfur at WAM; Macbeth at Alabama Shakespeare Festival) as Chutes&Ladders, Kevin Gardner (The Outgoing Tide at Curtain Call Theatre) as Fountainhead, and Tony Pallone (Enemy of the People, Barrington Stage Company) as A Ghost / Professor Aman. For detailed information on the cast go to: http://www.wamtheatre.com/water-by-the-spoonful/

"I'm excited to bring this Pulitzer Prize-winning play to our Berkshire Audiences," said Clancy. "Especially with this cast of talented actors, which includes some familiar faces our audiences will recognize from past projects and others that are working with us for the first time."

Water by the Spoonful is the fourth presentation in the 2015 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series, which gives a stage to ground-breaking works - which have been successfully presented elsewhere but are new to our Berkshire audiences - that tell women's stories. Featuring local established and emerging actors and directors, the series explores the work of provocative contemporary voices. The series includes a post-reading discussion and will encourage feedback on which plays audience members would like to see WAM Theatre produce.

There are only 25 tickets available for this reading. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-838-3006 or going online to http://www.wamtheatre.com/fresh-takes-play-reading-series-2015. Due to the limited availability, advance booking is highly recommended. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the café prior to the reading, which will begin in the gallery at 3:00 p.m.