The Aliens definitely isn’t about strange beings from another planet. Sorry, no Ripley in this one. Instead, it’s an award-winning comedy-drama about three young men who hang out in a coffee shop alley in modern-day Vermont. The play opens with two 30-ish slackers—Jasper and KJ—sitting behind a small-town Vermont coffee shop discussing music, their failed…
Greg Kotis had a vision for a show he said might not be performed, perhaps should not be performed, but it would be called Urinetown, and it would take place in a town where everybody had to pay to pee. Urinetown went on to become a smash hit on Broadway and won the Tony Award…
Pentacle Theatre’s Education Committee will accept scholarship applications between March 5 and May 1, 2016, from students pursuing higher education and the arts. Three scholarships are available to qualifying high school seniors and students currently enrolled in community college or a four-year institution: The Jo Dodge Performing Arts Theatre Scholarship The Tony Zandol Technical Arts…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 ext. 20 Feb. 15, 2016 lisa@pentacletheatre.org The Diary of Anne Frank opens March 4, features educational exhibit Pentacle Theatre’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank opens for a three and half week run beginning on March 3 and ending March 26. In this transcendentally powerful new adaptation…
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time will capture your heart in a new way: As a practically perfect musical! All four performances will be held at Central High School in Independence, just 15 minutes from the theater. Mary Poppins is the story of the Banks family who live in a big…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 ext. 20 December 15, 2015 lisa@pentacletheatre.org Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens Jan. 22 at Pentacle Theatre Pentacle Theatre opens Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, on Friday, Jan. 22, for a run that ends February 13. Mary Poppins…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Joyce, 503-485-4300 ext. 20 Oct. 30, 2015 lisa@pentacletheatre.org Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful opens Nov. 13 at Pentacle Theatre Pentacle Theatre opens Horton Foote’s, The Trip to Bountiful, on Friday, Nov. 13, for a run that ends Dec. 5. This is the poignant story of Mrs. Watts, an…
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Attention all high school graduating seniors! The Pentacle Theatre’s Education Committee is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Bill and Phyllis Cross Pentacle Theatre Scholarships for pursuit of higher education and the arts. Three scholarships are available to qualifying high school seniors: The Jo Dodge Performing Arts…
Contact Rachel Duncan, coordinator, at PentacleStudentNight@gmail.com to RSVP for every show, about one to two weeks in advance. Ask questions, or let us know how we can assist you. You may also communicate and find information through our page on Facebook at “Pentacle Theatre Student & Community Nights” For 2015, Rachel won’t be able to take…