Holiday Party and Annual Meeting 2016

Posted on November 16, 2016 by | Comments Off on Holiday Party and Annual Meeting 2016

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.

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Staff needed for Lost in Yonkers

Posted on November 16, 2016 by | Comments Off on Staff needed for Lost in Yonkers

Rehearsals are underway for our winter production of Lost in Yonkers, the Tony and Pulitzer winning comic drama by Neil Simon. We are very pleased to work with our talented cast, and our director Ryan Began.  You can learn more about the show on its page.

Now we need help with many important roles back stage and in the front of house.  If you would like to volunteer, please contact the producer, Larry Segel, at  TCSaugus@gmail.com.  Below we show many of the jobs required to put on a show.  If you would like to do something new, we may be able to mentor you.

  • Scenic Artists
  • Set Builders
  • Costume Assistants
  • Hair Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Publicist
  • House Manager
  • Concessions Manager
  • Lighting & Sound Operators

To sign up for Front of House jobs during each performance, please use this link.  The jobs we need to fill at each show include:  Box Office, Lead Usher, Second Usher, Refreshments Seller, Raffles Seller.  You get to see the show for free.

Performances will be February 17-18-19 and 24-25-26, 2017.  The location is the new TCS home at the American Legion post in Saugus.

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Tickets for Mis-Cast Cabaret

Posted on November 14, 2016 by | Comments Off on Tickets for Mis-Cast Cabaret

Tickets are now on sale for the Mis-Cast Cabaret!  See your favorite musical theatre numbers presented in a whole new way!

There are only two performances, on Saturday and Sunday 3 & 4 December 2016.  The Saturday show, at 8:00 PM, has seating in rows.  The Sunday show is dinner theatre, starting at 5:30 PM, with seating at tables.

Tickets for Saturday are $18 when purchased in advance online with a credit card, or $20 when paid for at the door with cash or check.  Tickets for Sunday are $25 which includes the dinner.  For complete info, see our Tickets page.

The venue is the American Legion in Saugus, at 44 Taylor Street.  See our Directions page.

For more info about the show, including the cast list, see our Mis-Cast Cabaret page.

There is a brief preview performance of a few of the numbers in the show.  As part of the annual town Tree Lighting ceremony.  On Friday 2 December 2016.  At the Saugus Town Hall in the auditorium on the second floor.  Sometime between 5:00 PM and 8:30 PM; the exact time to be announced soon.

Click here for the flyer about the show.

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Need Staff for Mis-Cast Cabaret

Posted on November 10, 2016 by | Comments Off on Need Staff for Mis-Cast Cabaret

We are now in rehearsal for A Mis-Cast Cabaret, our upcoming musical revue.  We need to engage some people to help us out behind the scenes and in the front of house.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at TCSaugus@gmail.com.

The performances of the Mis-Cast Cabaret are on Saturday & Sunday 3 & 4 December 2016.  Both shows are in the evening.  The Sunday show is with dinner.  There is a preview show at the Town Hall in Saugus Center on Friday 2 December.  Tech week begins the previous Sunday 27 November, with all sessions in the evening.

  • Assistant Stage Manager.  Needed starting Monday 28 November.  Could come to any or all rehearsals starting now.
  • Light Board & Sound Operator.  Needed starting Monday 28 November.
  • Assistant or Principal Lighting Designer.  Needed Sunday 27 November thru Thursday 1 December.
  • Set Construction Help.  Needed on Sunday 27 November.  Also Monday 28 November.
  • A Truck with Driver.  Needed on Sunday 27 November, late afternoon to early evening, to transport set pieces from storage to the venue.  Both locations are just a few blocks from Saugus Center.
  • House Manager and Ushers.  Needed during performances.
  • Concessions and Raffles Sellers.  Needed during performances.
  • Dinner Service Staff.  Needed for the Sunday performance.
  • Set Strike Help.  In the late evening after the Sunday show we will strike the set and the lights.  We will need a truck to transport the set back to storage.

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Auditions for Mis-Cast Cabaret

Posted on October 5, 2016 by | Comments Off on Auditions for Mis-Cast Cabaret

We are excited to announce Auditions for our Mis-Cast Cabaret.  A musical revue featuring songs (or scenes or dances) performed by the wrong actors.  Your chance to perform a number you couldn’t (or shouldn’t) normally be cast in!

The audition date is Monday 24 October 2016.  (Other times can be arranged by appointment.)  The performances are on December 2-4, 2016.

For complete information, see our Auditions page.

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Founders Day 2016

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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:

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Out of the Darkness

Posted on August 31, 2016 by | Comments Off on Out of the Darkness

Thank you for supporting TCS as we walk to fight suicide in the Out of the Darkness North Shore Walk.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the leader in the fight against suicide. They fund research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states.

They held a sponsored walk on the North Shore, and TCS participated.  The walk was on Saturday 24 September 2016, starting at 10:00 AM at the Common on Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield.

The TCS team raised $625 in sponsored donations, exceeding their fundraising goal.

Thanks to Walkers and Donors like you, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.

Theatre Company of Saugus and the cast and crew of Heathers: the Musical walked as a team this year.  Heathers, although set in the 1980s, deals with many relevant difficult issues, which we as a company plan to use our production and community platform to help “Shine a Light” on.  Suicide, mental illness, bullying, gun violence, to name a few, are issues that darkened our society then, and sadly still do today.  We want to “Shine” our light, as we walk “Out of the Darkness”. 

We joined the community of nearly 250 thousand people walking in hundreds of cities across the country in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.

Now that the walk is done, come see our production of Heathers the Musical, and see how it deals with the issues created by mean kids in high school.

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So Many Heathers

Posted on August 10, 2016 by | Comments Off on So Many Heathers

Theatre Company of Saugus will soon present our Halloween-season production of Heathers the Musical. The new comic thriller musical based on the so very late-1980s movie Heathers.

While there are so very many Heathers in the show, there is limited seating in our venue.  Get your tickets now before they are gone!  For complete information about purchasing or reserving seats, please visit our Tickets page.

Two of the performances are sold out.  There are seats available for all the other shows, and we are offering a discounted price on the two Sunday matinees.

We are offering a four dollar ($4) discount for the two Sunday matinee performances.  The discount is taken off the price of up to four (4) seats on an order.  To get the discount, you must purchase tickets in advance online with a credit card, before the weekend.  To get the discount on Sunday 30 October, you must purchase by Thursday 27 October.  Start at our Tickets page.  Go to the link to purchase tickets now online.  Use this coupon code:  SHINE2

For the cast list and more information about the show, please see our Heathers page.

Performances are 21-30 October 2016, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, with Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.

The show will be at a new venue for us, the American Legion hall in Saugus, Massachusetts.  Featuring a cash bar with beverages and other refreshments available before the show and during intermission.  Please visit our Directions page.

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