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Tickets on sale for A Charlie Brown Christmas

Posted on November 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Tickets on sale for A Charlie Brown Christmas

Tickets are now on sale for our holiday season 2017 show:  A Charlie Brown Christmas, based on the Peanuts television special by Charles Schultz.  The program also includes a short readers theatre version of A Christmas Carol, based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens.

Remaining performances are Saturday 9 December at 7:30 PM, and Sunday 10 December 2017 at 2:00 PM.  At this time we do not plan to cancel the show because of snow, but watch this space for any further developments.

Performances are December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2017.  At the Saugus American Legion Post.

See our Charlie Brown page for more info about the show.

See our Tickets page to purchase or reserve seats.

See our Directions page for how to get to the venue.

Click here to download the flyer.

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The cast of A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Left to right standing:  Kyle Bernard as Charlie Brown, Rylan Workman as Pig Pen, Caitlyn Muldoon as Frieda, Paige McNeill as Snoopy, Rhianon Brown as Woodstock, Gianna Ferace as Violet, Tyler Desmond as Shermy.  Left to right kneeling:  Grace Antonelli as Lucy, Dillon Bresnahan as Schroeder, Kate Pepitas as Sally, Brooks Workman as Linus.

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Studio Recording of Jack the Ripper

Posted on November 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Studio Recording of Jack the Ripper

Introducing the World Premiere – 2018 Studio Recording of

Jack the Ripper:  The Whitechapel Musical

The show recently performed by Theatre Company of Saugus in October 2017.

A recording of the score will be available in early 2018.

Featuring performers from Boston to Broadway!

Purchase your copy today!  Two ways to buy:

  • $15 for a copy of the CD, plus unlimited digital streaming
  • $25 for a copy of the CD, SIGNED by the writers, plus unlimited digital streaming

In both cases, $5 of your cost is donated to Theatre Company of Saugus!  Delivery is expected in early 2018.  Price includes delivery.

Click here to download the order form.

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Victims of Jack the Ripper

Posted on October 11, 2017 | Comments Off on Victims of Jack the Ripper

Here are photos taken in 1888 by Scotland Yard of some of the victims of the mysterious killer known as “Jack the Ripper”.

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Polly Nichols

 

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Elizabeth Stride

 

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Catherine Eddowes

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Annie Chapman

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Auditions for Charlie Brown Christmas & A Christmas Carol

Posted on October 5, 2017 | Comments Off on Auditions for Charlie Brown Christmas & A Christmas Carol

The Theatre Company of Saugus is holding Auditions for its holiday season production, which will consist of two short shows:

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas, with a kids cast.
  • A Christmas Carol – Readers Theater, with an adult cast with some kids.

Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday 23 & 24 October 2017.  Performances are the first two weekends of December 2017.

For complete info, please see our Auditions page.

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Need artistic staff for Spelling Bee

Posted on September 21, 2017 | Comments Off on Need artistic staff for Spelling Bee

We have changed the plan for the spring musical.  We will be doing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  Performance dates are currently scheduled for the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May 2018.

We are in need of the artistic and technical staff for the show.  We need a Director, Choreographer, Musical Director, Technical Director, Stage Manager, and Producer.

If you are interested in any of these jobs, please send a letter of interested with theatrical resume to us at TCSaugus@gmaill.com.  Interviews will be scheduled in the next few months.

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TCS Performs at Saugus Founders Day 2017

Posted on September 6, 2017 | Comments Off on TCS Performs at Saugus Founders Day 2017
Founders Day is the annual street fair held in front of the Saugus Town Hall.  This year it is on this Saturday 9 September 2017.
Don’t miss out on this amazing Saugus tradition.  There will be food booths,
vendors, informational booths with raffles, prizes, and give-aways!
Fun area for the children includes:  Games & Prizes, Sand Art, Inflatables,
a Bounce House, Face Painting, Craft Areas, Photo Booth, & Superhero Pictures.
TCS will have an information table set up in front of Town Hall.  We will be offering raffles and discounts on tickets.  Founders Day Only Special Discount on Tickets to Jack the Ripper!  Visit us!
There will a performance by TCS at 2:30 PM on the front steps of Town Hall.  Featuring musical selections from several recent and upcoming shows.  Come and watch to relieve some great moments on stage, or to preview what’s next!
  • Nunsense II – The Second Coming, from June 2017
  • Honk! Jr. – Youth Theatre Workshop, from July 2017
  • Jack the Ripper:  The Whitechapel Musical, coming in October 2017
  • 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, coming in Spring 2018
We can use some help working at the TCS table, setting it up, passing out flyers, etc.  If you want to volunteer please contact us at TCSaugus@gmail.com

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Audiences love Jack the Ripper!

Posted on August 27, 2017 | Comments Off on Audiences love Jack the Ripper!

After the show on October 26, Kris Reynolds spent a half hour telling us how good it was!

“The show was great!  Everyone should go!!” – Karen Collins

“Oh, I really really enjoyed it!  Costumes, set, lights, special FX all on point!  I was super impressed with Steve Russo!  He was so good!  Your Jack was great, and all the girls as a whole worked very well together.  It was honestly very very very well done!  I’d see it again if I could!” – Amanda Arruda

“Very impressive production of this musical.  Great sets, music, costumes, four musicians, great cast including Jack the Ripper played by Dustin Teuber, who gives a chilling performance.  Not to be missed!  Small theatre where every seat is close up.  They even have snacks and a bar!  Support local theatre at a fraction of the cost!” – Tom Anderson

Click here for an article by Neil Zolot about the show, with rehearsal photos by Jared Charney, in the Saugus Advertiser on Wicked Local.

Click here for an album of photos taken at the final dress rehearsal by Sabrina Ornae.

Tickets are going fast for our Halloween season show, Jack the Ripper:  The Whitechapel Musical.

Remaining performances are October 26-29, 2017.  At the Saugus American Legion Post.

To read more about the show and the cast, see our Jack the Ripper show page.

To purchase or reserve seats, see our Tickets page.

For how to get to the venue, see our Directions page.

Click here to download the flyer.

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TCS Wins DASH Awards 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017 | Comments Off on TCS Wins DASH Awards 2017

Once again Theatre Company of Saugus (TCS) has been honored with multiple DASH nominations.  And this year we came up with two Awards!

DASH is like the local Tony awards, “Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors”, offered by the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT).  Reviewers watch performances of each show and make detailed ratings of all aspects.  Those with the highest ratings are nominated.  There were 192 shows this season.

Three nominations were earned by the TCS production of Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon, directed by Ryan Began, presented in February 2017.

  • Supporting Actress in a Play – Angela Rossi as Bella
  • Youth Actor or Actress in a Play – Zack Perry as Arty
  • Youth Actor or Actress in a Play – James Cormier as Jay

And the winner was Zack Perry!

The DASH program also offers Consultants’ Choice Awards, for especially creative work that doesn’t fit into any of the usual categories.  TCS won one of these:

  • Bobby Imperato for Fight Choreography in Heathers the Musical, which TCS presented in October 2016.

In addition, several TCS members were winners or nominees for shows done by other companies:

  • James Murphy won for Musical Direction of Big Fish at The Umbrella
  • Also nominated for Musical Direction were:
    • Steven Bergman for Sunset Boulevard at Arlington Friends of the Drama
    • Shawn Gelzleichter for Little Shop of Horrors at the Footlight Club
  • Samantha Brior-Jones won for Choreography of Young Frankenstein at the Norton Singers
  • Jason Hair-Wynn won for Best Actor in a Play for Extremities at Acme

The nominations were announced on a webcast on 19 July 2017.  The trophies were awarded at the annual EMACT DASH Gala, which was on Saturday 26 August, at Cary Hall in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Congratulations to all!  A complete list of nominees and winners is at:  www.emact.org.

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