Open auditions for “Shrek the Musical” Dec. 3

What: Open auditions for Shrek the Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed at Pentacle Theatre by Robert Salberg. When: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW — off Highway 22, about 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon. Casting…

“She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition” opens Sept. 23

She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by MaryKate Lindbeck–assisted by Emma Thurston–opens Sept. 23 at Pentacle Theatre. While the plot of She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition centers on high schoolers who play the long-popular roleplaying game “Dungeons and Dragons,” Pentacle Theatre’s production will ring true with older audiences as…

Open Auditions for “The Fantasticks” at Pentacle Theatre

What: Open auditions for The Fantasticks, a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. It is the world’s longest running musical, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt. Directed at Pentacle Theatre by Cherie Ulmer. When: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday,…

Open auditions for Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night

Shakespeare’s classic story of love, lust, mistaken identity, gender exploration and la dolce vita. When Viola is shipwrecked on the coast of a city called Illyria, and believes their brother Sebastian is lost at sea, Viola sets out to make a life for themselves in this new land. Presenting as a young man, Viola takes…

Modern comedy Over the River and Through the Woods runs Feb. 4-26

Pentacle Theatre opens its 2022 season with the modern comedy, Over the River and Through the Woods, by Joe DiPietro, directed by Jo Dodge. The show runs Feb. 4-26. Nick is a single Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In…