Cabaret program
Learn more about Pentacle Theatre’s production of Cabaret: read the program
Cabaret opens May 25
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…
The Elephant Man opens April 13
Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300, lisa@pentacletheatre.org 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…
Calendar Girls opens March 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 8, 2018 Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300, lisa@pentacletheatre.org 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…
Cherry Blossom Theatre Festival to run March 9 to 11 in Salem
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2018 Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 or lisa@pentacletheatre.org 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…
Acting Workshop
Join Jo Dodge’s Acting Workshop Proof of vaccination is required and masks are required. Join skilled director and actress Jo Dodge in a fun, hands-on 11-week theater workshop exploring the human spirit. Since 1981, Jo has taught this popular acting workshop through Chemeketa Community College and Pentacle is proud to offer the workshop directly to…
Leading Ladies opens May 26
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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Other Desert Cities opens Nov. 11 at Pentacle Theatre
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…
Of Mice and Men opens Sept. 30 at Pentacle Theatre
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…