Will Call

David Eppel shares thoughts on apartheid, creativity in the shadow of oppression, and his 35 years as a professor of theatre at Williams College

EXPLICIT. Named one of the top ten theatre experiences of 2016 by the New York Times, "Underground Railroad Game" is a vivid, piercing piece of experimental performance from Philadelphia-based company Lightning Rod Special. Recommended for mature audiences only.

We’re coming up this week on the first anniversary of the Women’s March, the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, with half a million attendees showing up for the flagship event in Washington D.C.

We speak with Paula Hatch, executive director of the Berkshire Bach Society, about this New Year’s event and look forward to 2018. Also on is Travis Daly to talk about "A Christmas Carol," staged by Berkshire Theatre Group.

The MCLA Allegrettos, now in their 15th season, are going strong, belting out spot-on harmonies in both their a cappella and gospel sections of the vocal group.

PLUS a sneak peek (well, more of a sneak listen) to our 1st place storyteller Jennifer Holey telling her tale about “Little Creatures” at the inaugural batch of the new Berkshire Yarn Mill’s live story event!   Today is Friday, December 1st, 2017, and you’re listening to Episode 64 of Will Call, here at the Greylock Glass. I’m your host, Jason Velazquez, and I have to say welcome to all our listeners, and thanks for tuning in. I am so pleased to announce that this episode is sponsored by the newest supporter of the Greylock Glass, The Spirit Shop of

5th Annual Whimsy at the Whitney Center for the Arts, with afterparty tunes provided by the Dust Bowl Faeries; AND a costumed, elaborately staged reading of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Shakespeare & Company. Today is Tuesday, November 21st, 2017, and you’re listening to Episode 63 of Will Call, here at the Greylock Glass. I’m your host, Jason Velazquez, and I have to say welcome to all our listeners, and thanks for tuning in. I am so pleased to announce that this episode is sponsored by the newest supporter of the Greylock Glass, The Spirit Shop of Williamstown, located

This is Will Call, #62—We travel this episode to somewhere in the Midwest to meet high school women’s soccer team The Wolves. Rather we’ll speak with Misha Chowdhury, who directs this Williams Theatre Department staging of Sarah DeLappe’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist play, The Wolves, which runs Nov 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 on the CenterStage. The Wolves Nov 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18; 7:30 p.m. CenterStage, ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance 1000 Main St, Williamstown, Mass. Get Tickets: $3 We also chatted, separately, with cast members Caroline Fairweather and Isabel Ouweleen who discuss the process of

Amy Holzapfel Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre at Williams College, moderates a discussion about the politics of participatory performance, and the lessons and practices it can share with democratic assembly in public space. She is joined by panelists, Bryan Doerries, Director, Antigone in Ferguson; Taibi Magar, Director, Underground Railroad Game, Rebecca Schneider, Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University.     The hook is to connect theatre with the contemporary wave of engaged social activism. Joining In: Participatory Performance and Social Activism Panel Discussion Thursday, September 28, 2017; 5:00 p.m. Directing Studio, ’62 Center for