The Savannah Sipping Society, Salem’s hot end-of-summer comedy about four mature southern belles and their new-found friendships, takes to the Pentacle Theatre stage Aug. 17-Sept. 8 in grand southern style. Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures — and the occasional liquid refreshment — four women bond and find the confidence…
What: Open auditions for Disney’s The Little Mermaid — book by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken & lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Directed by Karen McCarty. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8. Where: Pentacle Theatre lobby, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22 about 6 miles west of downtown Salem. Casting: Numerous…
SALEM—From mermaids to Broadway flops that go hilariously awry, and from trailer parks to contemporary American dramas, Pentacle Theatre’s 2019 season promises to thrill, delight and challenge audiences with its selection of eight shows plus its annual fundraiser special. Pentacle Theatre’s Jan. 4-6 fundraiser show will once again be presented at The Elsinore Theatre in…
What: Open auditions for Little Shop of Horrors — book and lyrics by Alan Menken & music by Howard Ashman. Directed by Robert Salberg. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22, About 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon. Casting: Eight actors, including an onstage puppeteer and…
Read the 1984 program.
1984, George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel of misplaced government authority comes alive onstage July 6-28 at Pentacle Theatre. 1984 is a thrilling drama adapted for the stage from Orwell’s novel. It depicts the horrors of man’s fate in a society where Big Brother is always watching, and where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory.…
Learn more about what it is like to audition for a Pentacle Theatre production What: Open auditions for DRACULA, written by Steven Dietz, from the novel by Bram Stoker. Directed by David Ballantyne. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, July 14. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22, About 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon Casting: Six males,…
Learn more about Pentacle Theatre’s production of Cabaret: read the program
Pentacle Theatre’s Education Committee is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Bill and Phyllis Cross Pentacle Theatre Scholarships for pursuit of higher education and the arts. Three scholarships are available to qualifying high school seniors: The Jo Dodge Performing Arts Theatre Scholarship The Tony Zandol Technical Arts Theatre Scholarship The Tom…
Kander and Ebb’s musical Cabaret opens May 25 and runs through June 16 at Pentacle Theatre. “This contemporary update of the show is not your grandmother’s Cabaret,” said Ed Schoaps, who co-directs with his wife, Susan. Cabaret’s revised script and musical numbers wowed audiences and won numerous awards in a recent Broadway revival. It more…