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…
Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300, [email protected] SALEM—The Elephant Man, Bernard Pomerance’s story of John Merrick’s journey from a sideshow freak to become a celebrated member of Victorian London’s high society, opens April 13 at Pentacle Theatre. The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 8, 2018 Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300, [email protected] Calendar Girls, Tim Firth’s stage adaptation of his original film script, opens March 2 at Pentacle Theatre. In the small village of Knapeley, in England’s Yorkshire Dales, after Annie’s husband, John, dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2018 Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 or [email protected] The Salem Theatre Network will hold its second annual Cherry Blossom Theatre Festival March 9 through 11 in Salem. The three-day event features 15 performances and five workshops in six venues across the city. The Salem Theatre Network is an alliance of 12…
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SALEM—Leading Ladies, a rollicking cross-dressing farce by Ken Ludwig, opens May 26 at the Pentacle Theatre. In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the…
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The Wyeth family Christmas takes a sharp turn when daughter Brooke arrives bearing a soon-to-be-published family memoir. SALEM—It’s the Christmas 2004 holiday, and the family of old-guard California Republicans Polly and Lyman Wyeth gathers in their Palm Springs home. Their successful magazine writer daughter, Brooke, returns for the first time in six years after recovering…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 ext. 20 Sept. 9, 2016 [email protected] Of Mice and Men opens Sept. 30 at Pentacle Theatre SALEM — John Steinbeck’s timeless tale of depression-era migrant workers, Of Mice and Men, opens Sept. 30 at Pentacle Theatre, 6 miles west of downtown Salem. Of Mice and Men originally was…
Our productions—1954 to 2019 YearPlayFundraiserDirector Last Name Director First NameCo or Assistant Director First NameCo or Assistant Director Last Name 1954Blithe SpiritPutnamBob 1954An Inspector CallsPutnamBob 1954Doctor in Spite of HimselfPutnamBob 1955RopeAlexanderRod 1955Blithe SpiritPutnamBob 1955Girl CrazyPutnamBob 1955The Silver CordPutnamBob 1955You Can’t Take It With YouPutnamBob 1956Private LivesPutnamBob 1956Of Thee I SingRitchieCarl 1956Craig’s WifePutnamBob 1956Blithe SpiritXPutnamBob 1956The…