Pentacle Theatre’s production of The Zoo Story won the Outstanding Performance award at the Oregon Community Theatre Alliance one-act competition Saturday during the Cherry Blossom Theatre Festival. Adjudicators’ reactions: “Moving.” “Authentic.” “Genuine.” “Moments of laughter and heartbreak.” “A realistic examination of friendship and human connection.” Read the whole newsletter.
Emma’s Child, a beautiful drama about a woman’s attachment to the child she had hoped to adopt, opens March 3 at the Pentacle Theatre. Emma’s Child tells the story of Jean and Henry Farrell, a childless couple who decide to adopt the baby of young birth mother Emma. To help Jean as she’s waiting for…
What: Open auditions for Leading Ladies, written by Ken Ludwig. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, March 11. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22. About 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon. Casting:Three women, five men. For a full list of parts, genders and ages, please see below, or visit the Pentacle Theatre…
Jesus- Brian Smith Judas- Jeff Sanders Mary- Lise Shearer Pilate- Isaiah Burrell Caiaphas – Lance Nuttman Annas- Ty Hendrix Peter- Brett Hochstetler Simon Zealots – Adam Anderson Herod – Kevin Hamler-Dupras Ensemble: Karl Anderson, Lauren Alexander, Ian Barth, Emma Blanco, Alan Cheshire, Claire Clubb, Lauren Donovan, Zoey Hock, Ellie Knoll, Amanda Konstantin, Sarah Landstrom, Emily…
Due to the inclement weather, A Zoo Story auditions are postponed. We will post here when they are rescheduled.
The Zoo Story put Edward Albee on the American theater map for its compelling and provocative portrayal of two very different men. It explores themes of isolation, loneliness, communication and the gap between those who have and those who have not. Pentacle Theatre lifetime member, Jo Dodge, has selected this play as the theater’s entry…
What: Open auditions for Noises Off, written by Michael Frayn. When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29. Where: Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Ave. NW, off Highway 22. About 6 miles west of downtown Salem, Oregon Casting: Five men, four women. For a full list of parts, genders and ages, please see below. Auditions: Actors will read…
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who came out to audition. It takes plenty of guts just to put yourself out there and we can’t thank you all enough for it. Plenty more opportunities to come but thank you for coming out for Other Desert Cities. Brooke: Kate Thompson Polly: Pamela Abernathy…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 ext. 20 Sept. 9, 2016 lisa@pentacletheatre.org 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…
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