WAM Theatre's THE OLD MEZZO Enters Final Weeks

WAM Theatre's October 12-28 World Premiere production of The Old Mezzo by Susan Dworkin runs Friday, October 19 at 8pm, with a talkback with the beneficiary Shout Out Loud Productions, Saturday, October 20 at 8pm and Sunday, October 21 at 5pm, with a talkback with the playwright, Susan Dworkin. The production also runs the weekend of October 26-28. Presented at the Berkshire Museum at 39 South Street in Pittsfield, MA.

The Old Mezzo concerns the political awakening of a great opera singer. Alyssa, the old mezzo, is driven by the recent death of a famous conductor to teach a master class concerning the Politics of Singing. The class becomes a play within a play where we revisit important scenes from Alyssa's past. She has assigned parts to four of her students and as the exercise unfolds, we see how Alyssa had to risk her fame and success to preserve the freedom that is so essential to the arts. By the end of the play, through a surprising connection to recent events, the importance of politics in art is revealed.

Tickets, ranging from $15-$30, can be purchased by calling 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.wamtheatre.com. The production runs October 19-28 at the Berkshire Museum at 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA, playing Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and Sunday at 5pm. In keeping with WAM's double philanthropic mission, the beneficiary for the production will be Berkshire-based Shout Out Loud Productions, a non-profit helmed by Jeanet Ingalls that takes action to address sexual trafficking. Shout Out Loud will receive up to 25% of the box office proceeds.