What: Open auditions for The Cake, a contemporary dramedy by Bekah Brunstetter. Directed by Jennifer Gimzewski. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW — located off Highway 22, about 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon. Casting: Three females and one male. For a full list of roles, genders…
Pentacle Theatre released two requests for proposals today. “This is an opportunity to become a part of one of Oregon’s oldest community theaters,” said Lisa Joyce, Pentacle’s executive director. For 65 continuous years, Pentacle – Salem’s premiere community theater – has been an artistic treasure in the Mid-Willamette Valley. It is powered by hundreds of…
SALEM—While “Dancing Queen” and “Waterloo” may have made the Swedish band ABBA a worldwide sensation from the mid-1970s through the early 80s, their award-winning Broadway musical Mamma Mia! has ensured them continuing fame. You can see ABBA’s Mamma Mia! live onstage at Pentacle Theatre March 1-23. An added performance on March 12 is a sing…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 Sept. 10, 2018 lisa@pentacletheatre.org Just in time to get you in the mood for Halloween, Dracula, Steven Dietz’s adaptation of the classic Bram Stoker scary story, takes to the Pentacle Theatre stage Sept. 28 – Oct. 20. Directed by David Ballantyne, with support from assistant director Heathre…
We are thrilled to announce that Michael Strelow will again lead a Pentacle Theatre book club–this time for our Oct. 4 performance of Dracula! He last led a discussion group for our 2016 production Of Mice and Men. Bram Stoker was an Irish author with theater connections. Michael taught Irish literature for many years, and…
If hearing the dialogue has been a challenge for you or members of your family, we think our new assistive listening system will improve the theater-going experience. We’re pleased to announce that a newly installed Listen Technologies system improves upon the Loop system the theater previously offered to patrons with hearing loss. For patrons with…
SALEM—“What’s in a name?” For Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor Robin Goodrin Nordli, it’s the scores of roles she has played as Shakespeare’s women during her 25 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. Nordli brings those women to life in her solo show, Virgins to Villains: My Journey with Shakespeare’s Women, Nov. 26 for…
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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…