Auditions for the Short Play Festival

Lovely Thoughts and Other Stories is a show with seven short plays, with musical interludes by the Marvelous Wonderettes. Performances are in March 2022. There are many open roles.

Auditions are December 12-13-14, 2021. For complete information, see our Auditions page.

Annual Meeting & Holiday Party 2021

Each year the Theatre Company of Saugus holds an Annual General Membership Meeting, at which we hold the election of members of the Board of Directors. This year, as is typical, we are combining the meeting with our annual Holiday Season Party. This event will be on Sunday 5 December 2021, starting at 5:00 PM. At the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, Massachusetts.

All are invited, members, friends, family, etc. This is a potluck food affair. You are welcome to bring a dish to share. There may also be entertainment. Have a reunion with cast members from past shows, or just enjoy seeing old friends in person. The bar will be open, serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Click here to sign up to bring food or help out.

In addition to the election, the brief meeting agenda will also include news updates about our upcoming projects. These include: auditions for our Short Play Festival on December 12-13-14; our holiday cabaret There’s No Business Like Snow Business, running December 17-18-19; Photos with Santa; and The Lion in Winter, presented in collaboration with The Psych Drama Company, running January 14-15-16 & 21-22-23, 2022. There will also be a discussion about the musical production to be presented in the spring.

Click here for more info about the board election.

Board Elections 2021

The Board of Directors of the Theatre Company of Saugus is responsible for managing the company. It has 9 members, serving staggered three-year terms. Each board member may be elected to up to two consecutive terms. This year, the terms of three members are expiring, and all of them are eligible to be re-elected: Matthew Garlin, Allison Perry, and Larry Segel.

Allison is choosing not to run again; we thank her for her years of service on the board, and in other capacities. Matthew and Larry are choosing to run for another term, and they have been nominated for re-election. The Nominating Committee has also nominated Benjamin Tan, who has served as an Alternate board member for the past year.

The election of three new board members, for the term 2022 thru 2024, will be held in-person at our Annual General Membership Meeting and Holiday Party. This will be on Sunday 5 December 2021. Additional nominations may also be taken from the floor at the meeting prior to the vote. All members who have paid their membership fee for 2021 or 2022 are eligible to vote, and you can pay your membership fee at the meeting.

Alternate Board Members also attend the monthly board of director meetings, but they only vote on formal motions if we do not have a quorum of regular board members. Alternate board members for 2021 include Rosemary DeGregorio, Billy Jenkins, and Benjamin Tan. Alternate board members will also be elected at the annual meeting.

If you are interested in serving as a regular or alternate board member, please contact any board member, or email us at TCSaugus@gmail.com. The other regular continuing board members include: Jeff Bliss, Alicia Groves, Victoria Isotti, Sean Perry, Deirdre Shaw, and Jill Sliby.

At the next board meeting after the election, all the new, old, and continuing members will meet to elect the officers for 2022. For more info see the Board Members page on our website.

Lion in Winter

The Theatre Company of Saugus is pleased to announce its collaboration with The Psych Drama Company, in their presentation of The Lion in Winter, in January 2022. The Lion in Winter is the classic historical play by James Goldman, about King Henry II of England and his meeting with his queen, mistress, children, and rival king at his castle in Chinon, France during Christmas in the year 1183. Who shall succeed him as king? All three sons want to be the one, but how can Henry choose only one without making the others his enemies?

Tickets are now on sale! See our Tickets page. Performances are January 14-23, 2022, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, with Sunday matinees at 3:00 PM. The venue is the American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor Street, Saugus, Massachusetts.

For more information about the show, the cast, the radio-play version, and more, see our show page.

Perform in the Holiday Cabaret 2021

On Dancers, on Singers, on Prancers, and Actors, of all ages! Theater Company of Saugus is thrilled to present our annual, holiday cabaret: There’s No Business Like Snow Business. Sign-Ups are now open!! 

To sign up and for more information, see our Auditions page.

The show dates will be Friday and Saturday evenings, December 17 and 18, 2021, at 7:00 PM, as well as a 2:00 PM matinee on Sunday, December 19. The location is the American Legion in Saugus. Performers will be expected to attend two dress rehearsals during the the week prior to the performances. 

If you have questions, please write to TCSaugus@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Night of the Living Dead – Review

Night of the Living Dead opened last weekend to excited and eventually scared audiences – some more scared than others, depending on their threshold for creepiness and gore. Last Saturday, Neil Zolot attended and spoke to audience, cast members, and artistic staff.

You still have a chance to see this Halloween-season production:
Fri, Nov 5 at 8PM
Sat, Nov 6 at 8PM
Sun, Nov 7 at 2PM

Visit our Ticket Page for more details and to order tickets in advance.

CANCELLED – Support TCS by Eating Out on Wed, Nov 3 – 5PM to 9PM ONLY!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Chipotle on Broadway in Saugus is closed today. We will reschedule with them in hopefully the not too distant future and let everyone know when the new date will be.

By eating at Chipotle on Broadway in Saugus OR ordering online from the same location – 33% of your purchase goes to support Theatre Company of Saugus. And all you have to do is eat yummy food!

Use the code below or online ordering or show the image below during in-person check-out for dine-out or take-away orders.

Let us scare the living daylights out of you!

TCS is excited to announce our Fall 2021 production. Not only are we excited because we will be performing in-person w/ a live audience, but we will be presenting Night of the Living Dead. This script is by Lori Allen Ohm and based on the 1968 film of the same name by George Romero and John Russo.

For more details visit the show page.