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Tickets on sale for Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Posted on March 5, 2025 | Comments Off on Tickets on sale for Picasso at the Lapin Agile

The Theatre Company of Saugus presents presents the thoughtful comedy by Steve Martin: Picasso at the Lapin Agile. At a bar in Paris in 1904, patrons look ahead at the 20th Century, including a young Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, and a Visitor from the future. For more info about the show and cast, see our show page.

Performances are April 25-26-27 and May 2-3-4, 2025. At the American Legion Post in Saugus; see our Directions page.

Tickets are now on sale; see our Tickets page. Seating is immersive at tables in the bar.

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TCS at the Saugus Cultural Festival

Posted on February 7, 2025 | Comments Off on TCS at the Saugus Cultural Festival

The Saugus Cultural Council is hosting the first Saugus Cultural Festival, at which a number of local groups will perform and show off their work. The date is Sunday 23 February 2025, from 11 AM to 3 PM. The location is the Saugus Middle/High School, which is located at 1 Pearce Memorial Drive / Saugus, Massachusetts.

TCS members will perform a scene from the classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. The scene, about 15 minutes long, will be presented at 1:00 PM on the stage of the Lemoine-Mitchell Performing Arts Center at the school. The TCS performers include:

  • Caroline DeBrota as Gwendolyn
  • Shawyoun Shaidani as Jack (pretending to be Ernest)
  • Valerie Whiteneck as Lady Bracknell

All three will also appear in our April-May 2025 production of the comic play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, by Steve Martin. Caroline will be Schmendiman, Shawyoun will be Einstein, and Valerie will be the Visitor.

Here is the schedule of performances at the Saugus Cultural Festival:

  • 11:15 AM – Saugus Public Schools Acapella Singing Group
  • 11:30 AM – Iskwelahang Pilipino Dance group
  • 12:00 noon – Majur Indian Dance group
  • 12:15 PM – Lucia Ingemi Solo Ballet performance
  • 12:25 PM Phunk Phenomenon
  • 12:45 PM – Keane O’Brien Irish Dance School
  • 1:00 PM – Scene by Theatre Company of Saugus
  • Break
  • 2:00 PM – Veronica Roble’s Mariachi Band

TCS will also host a table in the lobby promoting our upcoming production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Let us know if you wish to help us out that day talking to the public about TCS: tcsaugus@gmail.com. Plan to visit our table when you come to see the festival.

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Picasso Painting Night Fundraiser

Posted on February 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Picasso Painting Night Fundraiser

Join us for our special Fundraiser to benefit our Spring 2025 production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Picasso Painting Night will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7:30PM.

Join us as we paint together. Our volunteer instructors will lead us through painting a colorful picture, inspired by the works of Picasso, or help you create a painting in a direction all your own. All art-skill levels are welcome as this is a fun night to benefit our production, have fun, play with some colors, and make something that is yours to keep. 

There will be a cash bar serving soft-drinks and libations. An opportunity to win tickets to our show. And who knows, you may even get a glimpse at Picasso himself!

Tickets, by advance purchase only will cost:

  • $25 for an individual
  • $40 for a couple

Click here to visit our Tickets page.

The location is the Theatre Company of Saugus home at the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, MA 01906. (The upstairs hall is not wheelchair accessible.)

Click here for an article about the event, attended by Joanie Albee from the Saugus Advocate newspaper.

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Staff Needed for Youth 2025 Summer Workshops

Posted on January 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Staff Needed for Youth 2025 Summer Workshops

The Theatre Company of Saugus is seeking to engage some staff for its two Youth Theatre Workshop programs during the summer of 2025. Stipends are provided.

The current plan is for our Kids workshop (for those in grades 1 thru 8) to run July 21 thru August 3, Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM, plus performances throughout the final weekend. The Teen workshop (for those in grades 6 to 12) is planned to run in the early evenings starting in early June and concluding with performances August 15-16-17. For some information about the program, see the web page about our 2024 workshops. We are currently seeking for:

  • Stage Director for the Kids program. Responsibilities include directing, casting, and designing the show; as well as working collaboratively with a creative team, teaching theatrical workshops, leading theater games, and providing guidance and support to student interns.
  • Costume Designer for the Teen program

To apply for any of these positions, please send a message to us at tcsaugus@gmail.com. Include a resume and letter describing your experience with theatre and youth education. The deadline to apply is Friday 7 February 2025. Candidates must be COVID-vaccinated and CORI-checked.

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Costume & Props Storage Reorganization

Posted on January 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Costume & Props Storage Reorganization

TCS has a very cluttered storage unit stuffed with bins of costumes and props. And there’s lots of stuff in the Legion basement. We are going to sort and organize all of it, discard stuff we don’t need, and make a database of everything we have showing where it is located.

On Friday 21 February we will load all the bins from the storage unit into a UHaul truck. Then on Saturday 22 February we will move everything from the truck into the Legion upstairs, where crews will then spend a few days sorting through everything.

We also need crews to do data entry and labelling, and to reorganize the Legion basement and put a floor down on top of the bocce court.

On Sunday 2 March we will truck all the bins back to the storage unit and arrange them on shelves.

We need lots of people to get all this done. Please set aside these dates on your calendar: Feb 21-22-23 and March 1-2.

Click here to sign up for the various work crews. Snacks and water will be provided.

At the start and end of the process we will be working at Extra Space Storage at 222 Central Street / Saugus, Massachusetts, at the loading dock and in unit #372. The sorting and organizing work will be upstairs at the TCS home at the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, Mass. Other tasks will be done in the basement of the Legion building, in our storage area on the old bocce court. See our Directions page.

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Lady Bracknell at Cultural Council Event

Posted on January 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Lady Bracknell at Cultural Council Event

The Saugus Cultural Council is planning an event at Saugus High School to showcase the talents of all the arts organizations in town. The date is Sunday 23 February 2025. TCS will present a cutting of the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

We are seeking an actor for the role of Lady Bracknell, a very snobby English lady. This role is traditionally female-presenting, but can of course by played by someone of any gender. The actor should also be able to do an RP British accent, and at least plausibly be of appropriate age to be the parent of a young adult. Candidates should be available on the show date, as well as for a few rehearsals leading up to it, which could be on Zoom, at the Legion in Saugus, or nearby in Medford.

To audition for the role, send us a video clip up to two minutes long. Send it to us by Thursday 23 January 2025. Read from this script. Your video should at least include the speech by Lady Bracknell on page 8 starting with “The line is immaterial….”, but can include more than that. You are not required to read Jack’s lines. Send the video to us at tcsaugus@gmail.com.

We will also need volunteers on the day of the event to help us out backstage, and to staff our table greeting the public and handing out publicity materials about TCS. If you are interested in helping out, please write to us at tcsaugus@gmail.com.

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Auditions for Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Posted on December 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Auditions for Picasso at the Lapin Agile

The Theatre Company of Saugus will present Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a play by the popular comedian Steve Martin. Performances are in April-May 2025.

Auditions are January 20 & 21, with callbacks on January 23. The location is the TCS home at the American Legion post in Saugus.

There are 11 roles in the show, open to any race, gender, age, etc. For complete details, including role descriptions and audition sides, see our Auditions page.

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Holiday Cabaret December 2024

Posted on November 10, 2024 | Comments Off on Holiday Cabaret December 2024

THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER
IS PERFORMING IN A CABARET FOR ALL TO HEAR!

The Theater Company of Saugus is thrilled to present our annual holiday cabaret: “Christmas Lights, Camera, Action!” 

Have at least 30 seconds of your best holiday act(s) to send us. The theme is anything cinema, whether that’s your favorite holiday movie, TV show, or commercial!

Use the form on our website to tell us about yourself and your act, and send a short sample video clip. Please submit by Sunday 1 December.

Show dates will be Saturday evening 14 December 2024 at 8 PM, as well as a 2 PM matinee on Sunday 15 December. The location is the American Legion Post 210, at 44 Taylor Street in Saugus, Massachusetts.

Performers will be expected to attend two dress rehearsals during the week prior to the shows, TBD based on availability. 

To sign up, fill out this form.

If you have questions, please write to TCSaugus@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you! 

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