WAM Theatre Announces THE OLD MEZZO Special Events

WAM Theatre announces the Special Events associated with their upcoming October 12-28 World Premiere production of The Old Mezzo by Berkshire based playwright Susan Dworkin presented at the Berkshire Museum. Talkbacks with the playwright as well as 2 for 1 deals with the Museum's Sunday Noon Opera and Ballet offerings in the Little Cinema plus 20% restaurant discounts for pre or post performance fare are all on offer.

Talkbacks

Susan Dworkin, the playwright, will be on hand for two talkbacks, Sunday, October 14 and 21 following the 5pm performance of The Old Mezzo.

Ms. Dworkin is best known for her books The Viking in the Wheat Field and The Nazi Officer's Wife as well as her play All Day Suckers. She was also a finalist for the Susan Blackburn Prize in 1980-1981 for her play Deli's Fable. Ms. Dworkin was one of the original writers and editors at Ms. Magazine.

Gloria Steinem, when asked about Ms. Dworkin, recently said, "As a writer and as a human being, Susan Dworkin has always had the ability to draw us into new dreams of justice, and to make them irresistibly practical, humorous and human. She makes clear that progress and pleasure go together."

The actors will also be on hand for the Oct. 14 and 21 talkbacks.

Eileen Schuyler of the Capital Region (NY) plays the title role of Alyssa, the old mezzo. Ms. Schuyler has worked with professional theatres across the Capital Region and beyond including Stageworks/Hudson and Capital Repertory Theatre, most recently in their critically acclaimed production of 33 Variations.

Ryan Winkles of Berkshire County plays Joe, one of Alyssa's students. Mr. Winkles is familiar to Berkshire audiences for his many notable and wide-ranging roles at Shakespeare & Company, most recently as Ferdinand in The Tempest.

Rylan Morsbach plays Billy, another of Alyssa's students. Mr. Morsbach is from the Pioneer Valley and wowed audiences in the summer of 2011 with his tour de force solo performance in Pauline Productions Scaramouche Jones.

Alyssa's other two master class students are played by Erin Ouellette of the Capital Region, graduate of Shakespeare & Company's Conservatory and recently seen at Hubbard Hall in Amadeus, and Elizabeth Donnelly, a Connecticut based actress with credits ranging from Hartford Stage in CT to Stoneham Theatre in MA. Both Erin and Elizabeth were part of WAM Theatre's sold out 24hr Berkshire/Capital Region Theatre project held in April at Shakespeare & Company.

2 for 1 Sunday Movie/Theatre deal with Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema

The Berkshire Museum and WAM Theatre have teamed up to offer a 2 for 1 Sunday deal for anyone wanting to take in an Opera or Ballet film at noon and the play performance at 5pm. Offer is available for all three Sunday's at $30 total. Tickets can be purchased at 1-800-838-3006 or www.wamtheatre.com with the code '2for1'.