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, 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…
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…
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…
David Ballantyne received the American Association of Community Theatre’s Region IX honor for outstanding performance by an actor for his portrayal of Jerry in Pentacle Theatre’s production of The Zoo Story. Thanks to generous support from the Pentacle Theatre community, The Zoo Story production team was able to travel to Boise to compete. “I’m very honored and humbled…
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…
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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…
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With the generous support of our sponsors and patrons, Pentacle Theatre was able to survive the pandemic strong enough to begin remounting productions. The cost of putting on a show continue to grow while audiences size has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Sponsors help keep Pentacle Theatre strong and tickets affordable and receive the…