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WAM Theatre presents "The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause" at WANDER in Pittsfield, MA on 3/2

By Sarah LaDuke

Published February 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM EST

55 million women in the United States are currently experiencing menopause.

The film, “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause,” looks into the unknown impacts of menopause on women’s lives. With evidence-based information, the film empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging.

WAM Theatre will present a screening of “The M Factor” on Sunday, March 2 at 3pm. The screening is hosted in collaboration with WANDER in Pittsfield, MA and the Center for Listening and Presence. The event will feature a special talkback facilitated by Berkshire-based certified Menopause Coach, Edi Pasalis.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has been a public radio producer for over fifteen years. She grew up in Saranac Lake, New York where she worked part-time at Pendragon Theatre all through high school and college. She graduated from UAlbany in 2006 with a BA in English and started at WAMC a few weeks later as a part-time board-op in the control room. Through a series of offered and seized opportunities she is now the Senior Contributing Producer of The Roundtable and Producer of The Book Show. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with actors, musicians, comedians, and artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing.

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