SALEM— Distracted, a comedic take on modern family life, kicks off the 2019 Pentacle Theatre season Jan 18. – Feb. 9. What’s wrong with 9-year-old Jesse? His teacher and parents aren’t really sure. He can’t sit still, he curses, he raps, and his teacher thinks it’s Attention Deficit Disorder. Dad says, “He’s just a boy!”…
What: Open auditions for the Broadway hit musical Mamma Mia! — Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and some songs with Stig Anderson. Book by Catherine Johnson. Originally conceived by Judy Craymer. When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec 27. 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec 29. 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec 30. If you are unable to…
One of musical theater’s most popular and enduring Disney shows, The Little Mermaid, brings its charms to the Elsinore Theatre stage for a limited engagement Friday, Jan. 4 – Sunday, Jan. 6. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale, and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love…
Each year, Pentacle Theatre members elect three new members to the board to replace three members whose terms have expired. The outgoing board members are Ed Arabas, Lisa Godwin and Matt Woolsey. The board presents the following slate of candidates for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019: Brett Hochstetler, Todd Logan and Lizabeth Rogers. Scroll…
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Read the Little Shop of Horrors program here. Inside, our governing board president David Ballantyne previews the end of 2018 and the start of our 2019 season. Little Shop of Horrors Program
Call for applications Pentacle Theatre is seeking proposals for one-act production to represent the theater in the AACT Oregon One-Act Play Festival on March 10, 2019, at The Historic Grand Theatre in Salem. If selected to represent Pentacle Theatre, the production will compete for the opportunity to represent the state in a regional competition in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct 26, 2018 Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 lisa@pentacletheatre.org What: Open auditions for The Producers — book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. Directed by Robert Salberg. When: 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22. About 6 miles west of…
One of theatre’s strangest, funniest and most beloved musical comedies, Little Shop of Horrors, brings its sci-fi charm and blood-lusting plant from outer space to the Pentacle Theatre stage Nov. 9 – Dec. 1. Mixing weird happenings and unrequited love set in a run-down florist shop, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken of Disney’s The Little…
What: Open auditions for DISTRACTED, written by Lisa Loomer. Directed by Lucas Hill and Isaac Joyce-Shaw When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20. Where: Pentacle Theatre 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22 About 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon Casting: Five adult females, two adult males, one teen girl, one boy age 9-12. Excellent…