Adams Theater Presents 'Feral' by Sandglass Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — "Feral," which ends the Adams Theater's Puppetry Series this season, comes to the Adams Theater on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36681/production/1237151?performanceId=11629281

According to a press release:

"Feral," created and led by Sandglass Artistic Director Shoshana Bass, invites audiences on a woman's journey as she experiences the tension between her intuitive knowledge and learned societal behavior, captured by an allegorical transformation into a werewolf. As the woman tries to reintegrate this wild voice, she wrestles with her sanity while being diagnosed with a growing feral condition. Within the protection of her domelike dress, domestic acts are disrupted by ancestral visitations and dreams of wolves.

"Feral" is the first Sandglass piece that has been developed entirely under Bass' vision as creative director. The inspiration comes from the experience of being a woman in the world, having to lean on your intuition to evaluate whether a space is safe.

While in Adams, Sandglass Theater will also present a puppetry workshop from 11am-1pm Oct. 19. Focusing on tools and techniques of shadow puppetry, projection, and sound looping, this workshop will help participants generate worlds for storytelling. Using shadow puppets, masks and found objects, participants will learn principles of interfacing with different light sources, integrating manual shadows with projections, and generating multilayered vocal loops.

Bass grew up in puppetry–her parents, Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass, formed Sandglass Theater in Munich in 1982, and moved to Putney, Vt., four years later. At first they were a touring company, and in 1996 opened a theater space in their new hometown. 

Sandglass is touring with "Feral" this year and will bring the show all over the country after premiering the piece at Puppets in the Green Mountains last year. Bass, her creative team, and the puppets will stop in Alaska before coming to Adams. 

The Adams Theater participates in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program, and the Mass Health Connector.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission to our shows and events by presenting their cards at our Box Office. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBTWIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

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Adams Man Sentenced to State, Federal Prison for Child Rape

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams man pleaded guilty on Friday in Berkshire Superior Court to multiple counts of aggravated rape of a child and aggravated indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. 
 
Brian Warner, 39, was sentenced by Judge Michael K. Callan to 25 to 28 years in state prison. 
 
The defendant pleaded guilty to the following:
  • Two counts of rape of a child with force
  • One count of aggravated rape of a child
  • Two counts of rape of a child, aggravated, five-year age difference
  • Four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14
  • Fourteen counts of aggravated indecent assault and battery on a child under 14
  • Nine counts of posing a child in the nude
  • Two counts of possession of child sexual abuse material
Callan attributed the lengthy sentencing to the egregious nature of the defendant's crime. In his sentencing memo, the judge wrote, "In fashioning this sentence I have also considered the Sentencing Guidelines, which were established by a Sentencing Commission created by our Legislature and consisting of prosecutors, defense counsel, public safety and correctional officials, and victim-witness advocates. 
 
"While not mandatory, these guidelines were designed, among other goals, to promote consistency in the sentencing process in our judicial system. The guidelines utterly fail in some circumstances and this is one of them."
 
Warner produced child sexual abuse material, otherwise known as child pornography. In doing this, the defendant raped and assaulted a child over a period of two years. Law enforcement uncovered hundreds of images produced by Warner.
 
"Justice was served today, but Warner's crimes are deeply disturbing. When a child in our community is harmed, it naturally causes us to reflect on how we can do more to protect our children. To the survivor and their [singular] family, this outcome cannot undo the trauma you endured; however, I hope it offers some comfort in knowing that your abuser has been held accountable under the law," stated District Attorney Timothy Shugrue. 
 
Chief of the Child Abuse Unit Andrew Giarolo, an assistant district attorney, represented the commonwealth and Ian Benoit the victim witness advocate on behalf of the DA's Office. The Adams Police Department led the investigation with support from the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit's digital evidence lab.  
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