4.22.21 Charting a path to return to the stage
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Open auditions for Oscar Wilde comedy “An Ideal Husband”
What: Open auditions for a modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, An Ideal Husband. Adapted and directed by Emily Adela Loberg. When: Online auditions via Zoom at 2 p.m. May 2. Contact the director if you have a schedule conflict. Where: Virtual auditions will be held online using the Zoom meeting platform…
What’s Next proposal process defined
The Pentacle Theatre Governing Board has adopted a proposal process for virtual productions and other projects during the pandemic. The process is detailed here. For more information, contact Heather Dunkin Toller. The board has also approved COVID-19 protocols for any production that will bring people into the same room. Members of the What’s Next? Workgroup:…
Meet Lifetime Member Lois Hanson
I am pleased to be able to introduce one of those rare Lifetime Members who has spent a Pentacle career in the house – from the rows of the theatre assisting on productions to caring for our patrons to cheering on three decades of performances. This Outstanding Performer in a Supporting Role spent three years…
Lifetime Member: Nancy Moen
We are beyond proud and thankful for our lifetime members and would like to dedicate a few posts to share about them and the speeches that were made in recognition of their incredible involvement with Pentacle Theatre. “It is an honor to introduce this next Lifetime Member recipient. As I was looking back over the…
STAR Initiative
March 5, 2020 To: The Pentacle Theatre Community From: Pentacle’s 2020 Governing Board and Executive Director Re: Our STAR initiative Last year, our governing board and executive director sat together to discuss how to respond to our volunteers’ evolving needs and expectations. We celebrated the fact that Pentacle provides a collaborative opportunity to create and…
Program for “Murder on the Orient Express”
Want to read ahead? Click below to read the program for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express program
Auditions for Pulitzer Prize-winning “Rabbit Hole” Feb. 1
What: Open auditions for Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by Jo Dodge. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, this drama explores grief, family, forgiveness and love. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW — located off Highway 22, about 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon. Casting: Actors…
Dashing Through the Snow program
Want to read ahead? Click below to read the Dashing Through the Snow program. Dashing Through the Snow program final
Tony-nominated “Mothers and Sons” opens Oct. 18 – with special exhibit of AIDS Memorial Quilt
Mothers and Sons a modern drama by playwright Terrence McNally, opens at Pentacle Theatre Oct. 18 and runs through Nov. 9. At turns both funny and powerful, Mothers and Sons portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who now is married to another man…