WAM Theatre’s THE OLD MEZZO Premieres 10/12

WAM Theatre's October 12-28 World Premiere production of The Old Mezzo by Susan Dworkin will have its much anticipated opening this coming Saturday, October 13 at 8pm at the Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA.There is one preview on Friday, October 12 at 8pm.

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 $12-$30, can be purchased by calling 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.wamtheatre.com. The production runs October 12-28 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.

WHERE:
Berkshire Museum
39 South Street
Pittsfield, MA

WHEN:
Friday, October 12 @ 8pm (Preview)
Saturday, October 13 @ 8pm (Opening Performance)
Sunday, October 14 @ 5pm*
Friday, October 19 @ 8pm
Saturday, October 20 @ 8pm**
Sunday, October 21 @ 5pm*
Friday, October 26 @ 8pm
Saturday, October 27 @ 8pm
Sunday, October 28 @ 5pm

*Performance followed by a talkback with playwright Susan Dworkin
** Performance followed by a talkback with beneficiary Shout Out Loud Productions.

TICKETS:
$25 adults
$15 students + groups of 10 or more
$20 adults/ $12 students + groups (Preview Price for Friday, October 12 8pm Performance)
$30 2 for 1 Sunday Movie/Theatre deal with Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema (code 2for1)

Purchase by calling 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.WAMTheatre.com.