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TCS mourns the passing of Stephen R. Walsh, age 83, from Swampscott, on November 30, 2016.  Steve played the role of Boris Semyonov-Pishchik in our 2009 production of The Cherry Orchard.  He played the lead role of Sganarelle in The Forced Marriage, one of the two short one-act plays in our 2007 production From Moliere with Love.  Steve was also in productions with the Winthrop Playmakers, Marblehead Little Theatre, and other local community theatres.

Click here for information about the funeral arrangements.

You are welcome to attend the Town of Saugus Annual Tree Lighting and Festivities.  On Friday 2 December 2016, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.  At the Saugus Town Hall, on Central Street at the corner of Hamilton Street, adjacent to the monument in Saugus Center.

Many fun filled activities for the whole family!  All activities free for Saugus residents.

• Preview performance of In / Out – A Mis-Cast Cabaret by Theatre Company of Saugus
• Gingerbread House Decorating Contest (must have pre-registered)
• Story Time (sponsored by the Library)
• Meet and Greet with Santa.  Goodie Bags.
• Hot Chocolate and Cookies
• Petting Zoo
• Train Rides (weather permitting)
• Moon Bounce (weather permitting)
• Face Painting
• Hay Rides

Share the Joy!  Donate a new unwrapped toy!

The Theatre Company of Saugus will present the next show in the Nunsense series of musical comedies about funny nuns, Nunsense 2, The Second Coming, the large cast version.

We have changed the performance dates to the third and fourth weekends in June 2017.  June 16-17-18 and 23-24-25. 

We have added an additional audition date, Wednesday 8 March 2017, starting at 7:00 PM.

For complete information, please see our Auditions page.

(We believe there will be fewer conflicts for actors and audience than our previously planned performance dates, May 12-13-14 and 19-20-21, 2017.)

All previous cast members of our previous Nunsense shows are invited back to reprise their roles in Nunsense 2, as the script requires.

We are also seeking a Choreographer for this production.  To apply for the position, please contact the Theatre Company of Saugus by sending a message to TCSaugus@gmail.com.  Include all your contact information, a theatrical resume, and a statement explaining your interest in the project.  We will contact you to schedule an interview with the board of directors.

We will hold our holiday season party on Sunday 11 December 2016, starting at 7:0o PM.  This is a potluck dinner affair.  Bring something to share, either a main dish, a side dish, a dessert, or drinks.

We will also hold our Annual General Membership Meeting.  This will be brief, but there are two important items on our agenda that require the review and approval of the membership:

1. We will hold our Election for members of the Board of Directors.
2. We will discuss and approve the plan for shows in the Next Season, 2017-2018.

The Board of Directors has nine members, with three members elected each year to staggered three-year terms.  The people with terms expiring at the end of 2016 are Mary Moffett, Jessica Stockton, and Stacey Wilson.  Many thanks to them for their service!

We have nominated one continuing member and two others to fill the open slots:

• Mary Moffett is eligible to serve another term, and is interested in doing so.  Mary has served on the board a number of times, and has worked with us for many years behind the scenes and on stage.
• Wes Toma-Lee.  Wes has been a very organized stage manager for several of our productions in the past few years.
• Damien LaCount.  Damien has been an energetic cast member on stage in two of our shows this year.

Here is our thinking about the shows for the next season.  This plan may still be refined or modified by the board of directors before the general meeting.  We expect to do four shows, as usual, in addition to our summer youth theatre workshop.

1. A Halloween 2017 season show.  Our recommendation is Bat Boy, the popular musical about a family that adopts a bat boy, by the same authors as Heathers.  The alternate, in case we cannot get the rights, would be The Woman in Black, a mystery thriller play.
2. A holiday season 2017 show.  Our recommendation is A Charlie Brown Christmas, a one-act musical with a cast of children.  This might be paired with a one-act play The Gift of the Magi, with two adults.  The alternate would be The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a one-act play with children and adults.
3. A winter season show, in early 2018.  We recommend the play Almost, Maine.  A popular comedy.  The alternate, if we need a second musical in the season, would be The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
4. Another Nunsense show in spring 2018, continuing the series.  Probably Nunsense Jamboree.

Founders Day is the annual street fair in Saugus Center.  Vendors, games, food, performances, and the presentation of the Saugus Person of the Year.  Saturday 10 September 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  On Central Street north of the monument at Main Street.

Come visit the Theatre Company of Saugus booth, on the sidewalk right in front of Town Hall.  Enter a raffle, get discount tickets to Heathers, learn about our upcoming season and past shows.

TCS will perform numbers from our shows, starting at 2:15 PM, on the front steps of Town Hall.  Come watch cast members from:

• our summer Youth Theatre Workshop production of Seussical Jr.
• our upcoming production of Heathers the Musical
• and the funny nuns from our last year’s production of Nunsense The Mega Musical

Click here for an article about William Fafard Jr., who appeared in a summer stock production of Cats at the Star Theatre in Kittery, Maine.  William, and other family members, have been in many TCS productions for over a decade.  The article, by Jeannette Hinkle, appeared in the Saugus Advertiser on Wicked Local.

It is time to plan our next season 2017-2018.  You are all welcome to join the Play Reading & Season Planning Committee.  We have two meetings scheduled so far:

• Wednesday 10 August 2016 at 7:00 PM
• Thursday 25 August at 7:00 PM

The location of both meetings is the American Legion.  (In a different room than the Heathers rehearsal that will be going on at those times.)  See our Directions page.

There are four show slots to fill.  We will most likely want to do the next in the series of Nunsense shows.  The season should also include at least one Play.  Possibly another musical.  Possibly some sort of revue.  Possibly some sort of Christmas show.  We are open to your suggestions.

If you have suggestions, or questions, please contact our Committee Chairperson, Stephen Russo, at TCSaugus@gmail.com.