The Theatre Company of Saugus will present the musical Ride the Cyclone in October 2025. Auditions are in June. For complete details, see our Auditions page.
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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:
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.
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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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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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!
We are scared to announce auditions for our Halloween season show: Evil Dead the Musical (book and lyrics by George Reinblatt, with music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, and George Reinblatt). Performances are in mid-October 2024. Auditions are the second week of July.
For complete information about the show and the auditions, please see our Auditions page.
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We are delighted to announce plans for this summer’s Youth Theatre Workshop, now in its 14th year. There will be two programs, as there was in the past few years. Auditions are used to assign roles to all the workshop participants.
The workshop for Younger kids, in grades 1 thru 8, will be July 8 thru 19, Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. Leading up to performances of the junior musical A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS, on Fri-Sat-Sun 19-20-21 July 2024. The auditions will be Sunday 30 June starting at 4:00 PM. The callback auditions will be Monday 1 July at 6:00 PM. Both the auditions and callbacks will also be meet & greet session for parents.
The junior musical show for Older kids, in grades 6 thru 12 will be Xanadu Jr. Performances will be Fri-Sat-Sun 23-24-25 August 2024. Auditions will be on Tuesday 18 June at 7:00 PM, with callbacks on Thursday 20 June at 7:00 PM. Rehearsals will be on three weekday evenings, starting the last week of June.
Much of the staff is returning from last year. For the Younger kids the stage director will be Britt Mitchell, the choreographer will be Amanda Allen, the musical director will be KG Spungen, and the tech director will be Sean Perry. For the Older kids, the stage director will be Becca Griffing, and the musical director will also be KG Spungen.
The registration materials and more details are coming soon.
If we are unable to secure the rights to perform Frog and Toad, we will instead present Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR.
Adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit comes A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS. Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, the jazzy, upbeat score bubbles with melody. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.
This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special, along with their friends Turtle, Mouse, Lizard, Snails, Birds, Moles, and Squirrels.
Xanadu JR. is inspired by the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical and the Universal Pictures’ cult classic movie that starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Xanadu JR. is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats.
Xanadu JR. follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California, on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first Roller Disco. (Hey, it’s 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
Step into the wacky world of Wonderland in this vibrant new retelling of a Disney classic!
Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of Wonderland on a journey of self-discovery. When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.
Alice in Wonderland JR. features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film. Whether this is your first experience with Alice or your hundredth, you’ll fall in love all over again with this timeless story of adventure, imagination, and pure fun!
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To all those signed up to audition on Sunday 7 January 2024 for the Theatre Company of Saugus production of Puffs:
A big snowstorm is expected on Sunday. If it turns out that we get mostly rain, or just a few inches of snow, then we will hold auditions as planned at our location, American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, MA 01906.
If there is a snow emergency, then we will notify you via email on Sunday morning between 10:30 and 11:30 AM that we are not holding our in-person auditions. Instead we will meet via Zoom, with breakout rooms. You should join the Zoom at your originally scheduled audition slot time. Make sure you have Zoom installed and updated beforehand. The Zoom link will be emailed to you Sunday. We will deal with audition paperwork at the Callbacks on Wednesday at 7 PM.
You can find the link to the audition monologues on the Auditions page. Questions? Respond to our general TCS email: TCSaugus@gmail.com
Thanks for joining us. We look forward to seeing you!
The Theatre Company of Saugus will present the comedic play Puffs – Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic (two act edition) by Matt Cox. Performances will be in April 2024.
Auditions for Puffs will be January 7 & 8, 2024, with callbacks on January 10. Complete information is on our Auditions page.
We are also looking to engage several other roles for the show. Stipends are available.
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact us at TCSaugus@gmail.com.
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