Williamsburg Art & Historical Center

06/17/2025

To purchase tickets, visit: https://heretic_weekend.eventbrite.com

We're very excited to invite you to the introduction of a new annual series,
Heretic Weekend, Saturday June 21st. Please note that the program will begin at 6:30pm (doors will open at 5:30pm). Tickets: $30
Please Join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center to experience genre defying fine artists and performers from all corners of the creative
world. The WAH's mission is to bridge fine art and performing art.
The current gallery show on the 2nd floor is Glass & Glitter.
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Heretic Weekend
RJTheatre Co. proudly announces Heretic Weekend, the inaugural event in a
bold new annual series reclaiming and reimagining the stories of misunderstood
women throughout history. This year’s focus is Anne Boleyn—explored through
theater, visual art, and historical scholarship. The event will take place at the
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center) in Brooklyn.
Heretic Weekend will feature:
● Staged Reading of Heretic
A time-jumping historical drama by Emma Tadmor that reframes Anne Boleyn
not as a victim or seductress, but as a radical thinker—silenced by power, yet
refusing to be erased.
● Short Plays Series
Partly staged new works by emerging and established playwrights, each offering
a distinct feminist lens on Anne’s voice, mythology, or historical legacy.
● Featured Artwork & Artist Insight
A contemporary portrait reimagining Anne Boleyn by international artist Alma
Gershuni will be on display. Accompanied by a written reflection on her creative
process, the work offers a visual reclamation of Anne’s image and legacy. The
piece will be available for purchase as part of the weekend’s fundraising efforts.
● Keynote Lecture
Tudor specialist Lynsey Wood will deliver a live lecture unpacking the historical
Anne Boleyn—her education, ambition, and the political threat she posed to
Tudor power structures.
“Heretic Weekend is about giving voice to women whose stories have been
distorted or dismissed,” said Emma Tadmor, Artistic Director of RJTheatre Co.
“It’s also a space for emerging artists and thinkers to intervene in those
narratives and offer something defiantly new.”
Founded in London in 2020 and now based in New York, RJTheatre Co. creates
raw, intimate, and emotionally resonant theater. Heretic Weekend marks the
beginning of an annual series, with each installment spotlighting a different
misunderstood woman from history.“This is just the beginning,” said Julianne
Mason, Co-Producer.
“Every year, we’ll invite new artists to help rewrite the record—and reimagine
legacy.”
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In addition to the evening's performances, this event will include the opportunity
to enjoy drinks and light snacks in the 2nd floor art gallery before and after the
show, featuring our latest showcase, Glass & Glitter.
To purchase tickets, visit: https://heretic_weekend.eventbrite.com

06/11/2025

To purchase tickets, visit: https://pentiment7.eventbrite.com

We're excited to invite you to the season's final installment of the Pentiment

Series - Pentiment #7, featuring solo guitarist Gian Perez and the improvising

collective AMOR FATI!, Friday June 20th at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm).

Please Join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center to experience genre

defying fine artists and performers from all corners of the creative world. The

WAH's mission is to bridge fine art and performing art.

The current gallery show on the 2nd floor is Glass & Glitter.

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Pentiment #7

SET 1: Gían Pérez

Gían Pérez, guitar

Bio:

Gían Pérez is a multi-disciplinary artist, improviser, and composer from Puerto

Rico, based in Brooklyn, NY, whose work focuses on the elucidation,

fermentation, and subversion of form. Pérez has worked with artists like Brandon

Lopez, gabby fluke-mogul, Elliott Sharp, Marc Edwards, among others and

performed at venues like The Stone, Downtown Music Gallery, and Joe’s Pub. By

extending the guitar to its extremes as a physical material, Pérez denatures the

electric guitar beyond its ascribed historical identity, envisioning a language that

was never conquered and had instead been left to govern itself. His debut solo

guitar record, bambú, was released on zOaR Records. Ñ, his most recent solo

record, is available everywhere now.

SET 2: Amor Fati

Nate Wooley, trumpet

Cecilia Lopez, electronics

Drew Wesely, guitar

Eli Wallace, piano

Bio:

Amor Fati is an improvising quartet of musicians featuring Nate Wooley

(trumpet), Cecilia Lopez (electronics), Drew Wesely (guitar), and Eli Wallace

(piano). Born out of an interest in blending, blurring, and re-imagining how

sounds are created and perceived, this electro-acoustic ensemble creates

singular sonic environments. Each contributor utilizes their respective instrumentin inventive ways, obfuscating the instruments' identity, each subsumed in the

overall texture of the group. Using any sound or moment of silence as fodder for

interaction, new transfixing ideas surface, each encapsulating distinctive and

peculiar collective sound worlds.

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In addition to the evening's performances, this event will include the opportunity

to enjoy drinks and light snacks in the 2nd floor art gallery before and after the

show, featuring our latest showcase, Glass & Glitter.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://pentiment7.eventbrite.com

06/05/2025

https://heretic_weekend.eventbrite.com
Heretic Weekend
We're very excited to invite you to the introduction of a new annual series,
Heretic Weekend, Saturday June 21st, beginning at 5:00pm (doors open at
4:00pm). Tickets: $30
Please Join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center to experience genre
defying fine artists and performers from all corners of the creative world. The
WAH's mission is to bridge fine art and performing art.
The current gallery show on the 2nd floor is Glass & Glitter.
_________________________________
Heretic Weekend
RJTheatre Co. proudly announces Heretic Weekend, the inaugural event in a
bold new annual series reclaiming and reimagining the stories of misunderstood
women throughout history. This year’s focus is Anne Boleyn—explored through
theater, visual art, and historical scholarship. The event will take place at the
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center) in Brooklyn.
Heretic Weekend will feature:
●
Staged Reading of Heretic
A time-jumping historical drama by Emma Tadmor that reframes Anne Boleyn
not as a victim or seductress, but as a radical thinker—silenced by power, yet
refusing to be erased.
●
Short Plays Series
Partly staged new works by emerging and established playwrights, each offering
a distinct feminist lens on Anne’s voice, mythology, or historical legacy.
●
Featured Artwork & Artist Insight
A contemporary portrait reimagining Anne Boleyn by international artist Alma
Gershuni will be on display. Accompanied by a written reflection on her creative
process, the work offers a visual reclamation of Anne’s image and legacy. The
piece will be available for purchase as part of the weekend’s fundraising efforts.
●
Keynote Lecture
Tudor specialist Lynsey Wood will deliver a live lecture unpacking the historical
Anne Boleyn—her education, ambition, and the political threat she posed to
Tudor power structures.
“Heretic Weekend is about giving voice to women whose stories have been
distorted or dismissed,” said Emma Tadmor, Artistic Director of RJTheatre Co.
“It’s also a space for emerging artists and thinkers to intervene in those
narratives and offer something defiantly new.”
Founded in London in 2020 and now based in New York, RJTheatre Co. creates
raw, intimate, and emotionally resonant theater. Heretic Weekend marks the
beginning of an annual series, with each installment spotlighting a different
misunderstood woman from history.“This is just the beginning,” said Julianne
Mason, Co-Producer.
“Every year, we’ll invite new artists to help rewrite the record—and reimagine
legacy.”
_________________________________
In addition to the evening's performances, this event will include the opportunity
to enjoy drinks and light snacks in the 2nd floor art gallery before and after the
show, featuring our latest showcase, Glass & Glitter.
To purchase tickets, visit: https://heretic_weekend.eventbrite.com

06/03/2025

To purchase tickets, visit: https://standingindoorframes.eventbrite.com

Standing in doorframes

Dear Friends,
We're very excited to invite you to the presentation of, Standing in doorframes, June
13th, 14th, & 15th at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm). Tickets: $30
Please join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center to experience genre defying
artists and performers from all corners of the creative world. The WAH's mission is
to foster a contemporary audience for fine art, live dance, music and theater performances
through unique and thoughtful programming.
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Standing in doorframes is a darkly funny and physically-charged dance theater work that
explores movement across thresholds of place, time, and life. Each potential step forward,
saturated with both hesitation and hope, battles the past behind while confronting the
future ahead.
With concept and choreography by Jonathan Royse Windham, and joined in performance
by Clinton Edward and Griffin Massey, the piece unfolds through sharp shifts in energy,
awkward encounters, and quiet vulnerability. Grief lingers beneath a surface of humor,
curiosity, and dynamic physicality. The dancers draw the audience into a world where
movement and flow are offered and interrupted, where tension builds in what’s expressed
and withheld.
In this new full-length work, originally developed from two shorter pieces commissioned
by TanzOrtNord in Lübeck, Germany, the artists invite audiences to lean in, feel the
friction and recognize themselves and each other in this intimate and abstract narrative.
Featuring:
Jonathan Royse Windham
A Colorado native, has a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase,
concentrating in ballet, and after spent a season with American Repertory Ballet. After
ARB he worked with Gallim Dance touring the continental US as well as Canada and
Europe, and was featured on the Fall for Dance advertisements appearing across New
York City in 2010, and has been a senior stager of Gallim Dance repertory. He was
named one of Dance Magazines “25 to Watch” for 2013. In addition, He has worked with
the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Deutsches Nationaltheater and
Staatskapelle Weimar, Santa Fe Opera, Company XIV’s Nutcracker Rouge, KAMEA
Dance Company, The DASH Ensemble, The Kevin Wynn Collective and has
professionally performed works by Twyla Tharp, Roman Oller, Itzik Galli, and Sidi Larbi
among others. Jonathan was in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway as part of the original
revival company, choreography by Hofesh Shechter. His choreography has been shown
throughout the USA, at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, multiple times at Dixon Place,
Dancers Responding to AIDS at the Cedar Lake Theater (NYC), the American Repertory
Ballet choreography workshop, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, The Staller Center at
Stonybrook, South Orange Performing Arts Center, Center for Performance Research,
The Hartt Conservatory, Contemporary Dance Wyoming, and is a founding
choreographer and former curator at the Current Sessions NYC, TanzOrdNort in Lübeck,
Germany, Ankara - Turkey’s 5th SOLO Contemporary Dance Festival, Presenting Denver
Dance Festival.
www.jonathanroysewindham.com
Clinton (he/they)
A New York based choreographer, actor, and creator with a diverse resume of experience
and specialty in creating unique performances. He received his BFA in Dance with a
concentration in choreography from Marymount Manhattan College. Favorite credits
include performing at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City with Tania Perez-Salas
Company, Off- Broadway in Queen of the Night, and dancing 2 seasons with the STEPS
Repertory Ensemble. They were a co-founder and Resident Artist of MinuteZero, an
immersive events company based in NYC whose list of clients included Microsoft,
Brooklyn Museum, Rag & Bone, Under Armour & Hulu. Clinton has also worked closely
with pop artist PRIMME on several music videos and live shows. He has taught at
Peridance Center in NYC, Friends Academy in Long Island, SUNY Purchase, RACE the
Space in OKC, and multiple competitive studios in the Greater NYC area. They have set
work on students at SUNY Fredonia, Central Missouri State University, Westwood High
School in TX, Moore High School in OK, and won choreography awards for their dances
made at various competitive studios in Boston, Long Island, and Connecticut. Clinton
was associate choreographer and director to Kristen Carcone for her evening length
immersive production of Dinner is Served, which had a completely sold out run in
Toronto. He is also the resident choreographer for Another Rose on Virgin Voyages, after
helping create the show as associate choreographer and associate immersive director.
Most recently, they served as assocaite choregrapher for Urinetown at City Center
Encores! Clinton is currently on faculty at STEPS on Broadway in NYC and New
Canaan Dance Academy in Connecticut.
For more visit: www.clintonedward.com
Griffin Massy
A freelance dance artist and teacher based in New York City. Originally from Tulsa,
Oklahoma, he moved for university and earned his B.F.A. in dance in 2023 from The
Juilliard School under Alicia Graf Mack, Dean and Director of the Dance Division, and
Mario Alberto Zambrano, Associate Director. While at Juilliard, he had the opportunity to
perform works by many personally inspiring artists such as Aszure Barton, Spencer
Theberge, Jermaine Spivey, Hofesh Shechter, and many more. He was an apprentice with
the Mark Morris Dance Group from 2023 to 2024, as well as performing in operas with
The Metropolitan Opera. He became a certified Countertechnique teacher in 2024, and
now teaches at various professional dance studios around New York City.
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In addition to the evening's performances, this event will include the opportunity to enjoy
drinks and light snacks in the art gallery before and after the show, featuring our latest
showcase.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://standingindoorframes.eventbrite.com

05/24/2025

https://youtu.be/J6IwzdaRork?si=R3BtAArvr0kSVfZq

So, this is an IMPROVED version of my Paradise Lost..the OPERA!!! I input my desired style of singing into G*I (General Artificial Intelligence) and select from various versions.
“ Terrance Lindall shows the influence by certain great master illustrators of Paradise Lost through the centuries before him, especially with the inclusion of richly illustrated margins for each color illustration, the margins colored in 23.75 carat gilt and consisting of brightly colored details drawn from the epic in order to advance the meaning of the given illustration. “ Dr, Robert J. Wickenheiser, renowned Milton collector
Hope you like it.

04/15/2025

Now updated show times!

Ticket Link: https://abathofapprobation.eventbrite.com

WAH Theater Program Presents: A Bath of Approbation – A Haunting New Play by Roman D’Ambrosio and music by Peter Dizozza
We invite you to a remarkable new theatrical production at the Williamsburg Art & HistoricalCenter this April. A Bath of Approbation is the latest collaboration between Roman D’Ambrosio and Peter Dizozza, co-directors of the WAH Theater Program. This haunting and thought-provoking drama unfolds across two time periods—1891 and 2023—within the same lakeside cottage on Lake Bodensee.
The play explores the legacy of a renowned writer who once lived—and mysteriously died—in the cottage. More than a century later, four new visitors arrive, unknowingly stepping into parallel roles across time. As their stories intertwine, they must confront the unsettling power of being written into history and the lasting consequences of the past.
This intimate production, written and directed by Roman D’Ambrosio, features original live music composed and performed by Peter Dizozza, seamlessly weaving together language and melody to transport the audience through time. The cast of four actors—Anna Medley, Charlotte Horan, Stella Westlake, and Tay Rosen—brings the story to life in a minimalist, actor-driven production that highlights the emotional depth and thematic resonance of the piece. Costumes are designed by Caroline D'Ambrosio.
Four Performances:
• Saturday April 5, 2025
• Saturday April 12, 2025
• Saturday April 19, 2025
• Saturday April 26, 2025
Eventbrite: https://abathofapprobation.eventbrite.com
Tickets: $20
Doors Open: 7:00pm
All Showtimes: 8:00pm
Location: Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center)
Show Description:
A Bath of Approbation is the latest collaboration between Roman D’Ambrosio and
Peter Dizozza, co-directors of the WAH Theater Program. This haunting and thought-provoking drama unfolds across two time periods—1891 and 2023—within the same lakeside cottage on Lake Bodensee.
The play explores the legacy of a renowned writer who once lived—and mysteriously died—in the cottage. More than a century later, four new visitors arrive, unknowingly stepping into parallel roles across time. As their stories intertwine, they must confront the unsettling power of being written into history and the lasting consequences of the past.
This intimate production, written and directed by Roman D’Ambrosio, features original live music composed and performed by Peter Dizozza, seamlessly weaving together language and melody to transport the audience through time. The cast of four actors—Anna Medley, Charlotte Horan, Stella Westlake, and Tay Rosen—brings the story to life in a minimalist, actor-driven production that highlights the emotional depth and thematic resonance of the piece. Costumes are designed by Caroline D'Ambrosio.
Featured Performers:
Anna Marie Medley (Eugenia/Elaine) is a New York based artist originally from
Louisville, KY. Previous credits include Cybil in The Altruists, Sarah in Scripture, and Benjamin Franklin in 1776. BFA in Musical Theatre; Samford University. MFA in Acting; The Actor’s Studio Drama School. She is thrilled to be part of this production and couldn’t be more thankful to Roman and her incredible support system. Enjoy the show!
Stella Westlake (Seraphina/Sadie) is an actress from New York, NY. She recently
trained at Stella Adler but got her start angrily monologuing in her shower as a child. She enjoys watching Michael Jackson concerts on YouTube, dancing like EVERYbody is watching, and posting too many Instagram stories of her cats (oopsie)
Taylor Rosen (Fritz/Faulkner) is an actor, writer and director based in New York City.
Charlotte Horan (Maria/Maura) is an actor and musician based in Manhattan. She is so excited to work with Roman again and bring his work to life. She holds a BFA in acting from Emerson College.
About the Directors:
Roman D’Ambrosio is a playwright and theater director based in New York, originally from Michigan. A graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy, he serves as the Associate Theater Director at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center and is a resident playwright with the Adult Film + Theatre Collective. His play Gallerina has been produced at Beckett’s Rosset’s Loft (profiled in the NY Times) and Adult Film, while his play A Bath of Approbation was a finalist for the 2024 Invulnerable Nothings Barn Lab. D’Ambrosio’s work has been developed through workshops at Theater for the New City, Circle in the Square, and Sovereign House. As a writer, his work has appeared in Grand Journal, Apocalypse Confidential, Expat Press, and American Vulgaria.
Peter Dizozza is a composer collaborating on songs and/or music for plays, as well as creating new work. Currently in development moving toward production with art installation at The WAH Center is a musical playscript entitled Mushroom Head. He studied music at Queens College and Law at St. John’s University. He received musical theater training at BMI and ASCAP Music Theater Workshops and playwriting through La Mama’s Experiments Series and The Lambs. His projects include “Prepare to Meet Your Maker,” “Coppélia,” “The Last Dodo,” “The Golf Wars,” “Marriage at the Statue of Liberty,” “The Sea Heiress,” “A Question of Solitude (The James Bond Opera),” “Float,” and a 20-minute musical about plants and gardeners entitled “Bulb.” He also performs regularly as a piano/singer songwriter. His 7 song cycle, Pro-Choice on Mental Health is a popular Spoken Word album. That and other Dizozza songs are directly available through most streaming platforms.
In addition to the evening's performance, this event will include the opportunity to
enjoy drinks and light snacks in the art gallery before and after the show,
featuring our latest showcase!
For more information
https://www.wahcenter.net/2025/03/a-bath-of-approbation/

04/11/2025

Pentiment Series #5 - Rose Thorne

Dear Friends,

We're excited to invite you to join us for a the presentation, The Pentiment Series #5 -
Rose Thorne, on Friday, April 18th at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm).

Join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center for this very special performance!

About This Performance:

Prairie songstress Rose Thorne was born in South Dakota in 1896 and died in Oregon
in 1950.

A searcher & a dreamer, Rose Thorne wrote dozens of songs of prairie life, hope,
loneliness & love in the 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s.

Towards the end of her life all of her handwritten music, along with all her paintings and
poetry were believed to be forever lost in a fire — a fire intentionally set!

After her son Charlie Wollesen died in 2014, a stack of her handwritten music charts
were found among letters she had sent to him in 1944. The surviving charts eventually
made their way to a grandson she never knew - Kenny Wollesen - by way of the man
who lit the match!

Kenny Wollesen arranged her music and assembled a band of his dear friends for a
very special night of Rose Thorne’s music!

Please come hear Rose Thorne’s songs come alive again after 100 years at the WAH
Center!

Don't you dare miss this show!

Featuring:

KENNY WOLLESEN - drums

VICENTE ARCHER - bass

WILL SHORE - bass marimba

MICHAEL COLEMAN - synthesizer & electric
piano

SAMI STEVENS - voice

ELIZABETH PUPO-WALKER - congas & percussion

DIDA PELLED - voice & guitar

JESSE HARRIS - electric guitar & banjo

DOUG WIESELMAN - electric guitar & tenor saxophone

TONY SCHERR - electric guitar

SASHA DOBSON - electric guitar & voice

YUSUKE YAMAMOTO - electric vibraphone & marimba.

In addition to the evening's performance, this event will include the opportunity to
enjoy drinks and light snacks in the art gallery before and after the show,
featuring our latest showcase!

For more information about the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, visit:

https://www.wahcenter.net/about/

04/11/2025

Beyond Interface & Prompt: Exploring the Language of Technology in Contemporary
Art

April 18 – May 17, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, April 18, 6–8 PM
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center), Brooklyn, NY
Gallery Hours: Sat. & Sun. 1-5pm
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Dear Friends,
The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center) is proud to present Beyond
Interface and Prompt, a multimedia group exhibition that brings together innovative
works by emerging and established artists exploring the evolving relationship between
art and technology.

As technology continues to advance, its integration into contemporary art becomes
not only inevitable but push innovation. Beyond Interface and Prompt marks the
WAH Center’s inaugural exhibition dedicated to exploring the intersection of art and
technology. Traditionally celebrated for showcasing artists excelling in conventional
media, the WAH Center now extends an invitation to both its esteemed Salon
members and a new generation of artists to experiment with emerging technological
tools.

This initiative embodies founder Yuko Nii’s “Bridge Concept,” which envisions the
WAH Center as a multifaceted, multicultural art hub that unites diverse artistic
communities and fosters connections between local, national, and international artists
across all disciplines.

Set in a 19th-century landmark, the exhibition serves as both a literal and symbolic
bridge: connecting historical legacy with future innovation, and expanding the
language and form of contemporary art in bold new directions.

Featuring installations, digital art, animation, sculpture, and interactive media, Beyond
Interface and Prompt reflects on how technological tools—once merely
instruments—are now integral to the way we conceive, produce, and experience art.
Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, April 18, from 6-8PM in the 2nd
Floor Fine Art Gallery. We also present a music performance, “Rose Thorne”,
directed by Steve Long, 8-10PM in the 3rd Floor Theater.

Beyond Interface & Prompt is curated by:
Yuko Nii
Tairan Hao
Yitong (Cassidy) Chen

Participating Artists:
Shuang Cai, Zongze Chen, FAR EYE, Val Dyshlov, Marcella Hackbardt, Kumi Hirose,
DJ Kim, Threshold Lab, Matthew Lau, Roz Leibowitz, Ziyuan Lin, Long, Lu, Peter
Manion, Jasmine Nackash, Sao Ohtake, Taezoo Park, David Rios, Larry Scaturro, Di
Tian, Yilin Ye, Ziggy Yang, Sihan Zhang, Haoren Zhong.

Exhibition Details:
Dates: April 18 – May 17, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, April 18, 6–8 PM

Location:
WAH Center
135 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Open to the Public
Admission: Free: The Not-for Profit WAH Center depends on your kind donation.

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For more information, interviews, or press images, please contact [email protected].
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04/04/2025

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03/25/2025

Eventbrite: https://abathofapprobation.eventbrite.com

WAH Theater Program Presents: A Bath of Approbation – A Haunting New Play by Roman D’Ambrosio and music by Peter Dizozza

We invite you to a remarkable new theatrical production at the Williamsburg Art & HistoricalCenter this April. A Bath of Approbation is the latest collaboration between Roman D’Ambrosio and Peter Dizozza, co-directors of the WAH Theater Program. This haunting and thought-provoking drama unfolds across two time periods—1891 and 2023—within the same lakeside cottage on Lake Bodensee.

The play explores the legacy of a renowned writer who once lived—and mysteriously died—in the cottage. More than a century later, four new visitors arrive, unknowingly stepping into parallel roles across time. As their stories intertwine, they must confront the unsettling power of being written into history and the lasting consequences of the past.

This intimate production, written and directed by Roman D’Ambrosio, features original live music composed and performed by Peter Dizozza, seamlessly weaving together language and melody to transport the audience through time. The cast of four actors—Anna Medley, Charlotte Horan, Stella Westlake, and Tay Rosen—brings the story to life in a minimalist, actor-driven production that highlights the emotional depth and thematic resonance of the piece. Costumes are designed by Caroline D'Ambrosio.

Four Performances:
• Saturday April 5, 2025
• Saturday April 12, 2025
• Saturday April 19, 2025
• Saturday April 26, 2025

Eventbrite: https://abathofapprobation.eventbrite.com

Tickets: $20
Doors Open: 6:30pm
All Showtimes: 7:00pm
Location: Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center)

Show Description:

A Bath of Approbation is the latest collaboration between Roman D’Ambrosio and
Peter Dizozza, co-directors of the WAH Theater Program. This haunting and thought-provoking drama unfolds across two time periods—1891 and 2023—within the same lakeside cottage on Lake Bodensee.

The play explores the legacy of a renowned writer who once lived—and mysteriously died—in the cottage. More than a century later, four new visitors arrive, unknowingly stepping into parallel roles across time. As their stories intertwine, they must confront the unsettling power of being written into history and the lasting consequences of the past.

This intimate production, written and directed by Roman D’Ambrosio, features original live music composed and performed by Peter Dizozza, seamlessly weaving together language and melody to transport the audience through time. The cast of four actors—Anna Medley, Charlotte Horan, Stella Westlake, and Tay Rosen—brings the story to life in a minimalist, actor-driven production that highlights the emotional depth and thematic resonance of the piece. Costumes are designed by Caroline D'Ambrosio.

Featured Performers:

Anna Marie Medley (Eugenia/Elaine) is a New York based artist originally from
Louisville, KY. Previous credits include Cybil in The Altruists, Sarah in Scripture, and Benjamin Franklin in 1776. BFA in Musical Theatre; Samford University. MFA in Acting; The Actor’s Studio Drama School. She is thrilled to be part of this production and couldn’t be more thankful to Roman and her incredible support system. Enjoy the show!

Stella Westlake (Seraphina/Sadie) is an actress from New York, NY. She recently
trained at Stella Adler but got her start angrily monologuing in her shower as a child. She enjoys watching Michael Jackson concerts on YouTube, dancing like EVERYbody is watching, and posting too many Instagram stories of her cats (oopsie)

Taylor Rosen (Fritz/Faulkner) is an actor, writer and director based in New York City.

Charlotte Horan (Maria/Maura) is an actor and musician based in Manhattan. She is so excited to work with Roman again and bring his work to life. She holds a BFA in acting from Emerson College.

About the Directors:

Roman D’Ambrosio is a playwright and theater director based in New York, originally from Michigan. A graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy, he serves as the Associate Theater Director at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center and is a resident playwright with the Adult Film + Theatre Collective. His play Gallerina has been produced at Beckett’s Rosset’s Loft (profiled in the NY Times) and Adult Film, while his play A Bath of Approbation was a finalist for the 2024 Invulnerable Nothings Barn Lab. D’Ambrosio’s work has been developed through workshops at Theater for the New City, Circle in the Square, and Sovereign House. As a writer, his work has appeared in Grand Journal, Apocalypse Confidential, Expat Press, and American Vulgaria.

Peter Dizozza is a composer collaborating on songs and/or music for plays, as well as creating new work. Currently in development moving toward production with art installation at The WAH Center is a musical playscript entitled Mushroom Head. He studied music at Queens College and Law at St. John’s University. He received musical theater training at BMI and ASCAP Music Theater Workshops and playwriting through La Mama’s Experiments Series and The Lambs. His projects include “Prepare to Meet Your Maker,” “Coppélia,” “The Last Dodo,” “The Golf Wars,” “Marriage at the Statue of Liberty,” “The Sea Heiress,” “A Question of Solitude (The James Bond Opera),” “Float,” and a 20-minute musical about plants and gardeners entitled “Bulb.” He also performs regularly as a piano/singer songwriter. His 7 song cycle, Pro-Choice on Mental Health is a popular Spoken Word album. That and other Dizozza songs are directly available through most streaming platforms.

In addition to the evening's performance, this event will include the opportunity to
enjoy drinks and light snacks in the art gallery before and after the show,
featuring our latest showcase!

For more information
https://www.wahcenter.net/2025/03/a-bath-of-approbation/