You Must Pay to Pee

Posted on April 1, 2016 by | Comments Off on You Must Pay to Pee

Due to a serious water shortage, all residents of the Boston metropolitan area must now use only public amenities to pee.  To reduce the serious burden on our water supply, a fee is charged for each use.  Please be sure to have your money ready before entering the amenity.

Starting today, the fees are going up.  All residents must now pay the increased fee.  No exceptions are allowed.  The fee hikes were approved yesterday by the Massachusetts House and Senate and signed into law by the Governor.

Your cooperation is required.  Remember, it is a privilege to pee.  Those who are caught peeing outside of the public amenities will be arrested and sent off to Urinetown.

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One more weekend to see Urinetown

Posted on March 17, 2016 by | Comments Off on One more weekend to see Urinetown

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Click here for an article about the show by Neil Zolot in the Saugus Advertiser, posted on Wicked Local

One more weekend to see our satirical musical comedy Urinetown.  Audiences love it!  They are much impressed by the music, dancing, and acting.

(Is Urinetown a good title for a show?)  For info about the show, see our Urinetown page.

Remaining performances are Friday & Saturday 29 & 30 April at 7:30 PM, and Sunday 1 May at 2:00 PM.

The venue is the Lemoine-Mitchell Performing Arts Center at Saugus High School.  See our Directions page.

Tickets are $25 for adults or only $22 for seniors, students, and children.  For complete info about purchasing or reserving seats, see our Tickets page.

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Audiences loved The Laramie Project

Posted on March 14, 2016 by | Comments Off on Audiences loved The Laramie Project

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Click here for a review of the show by Neil Zolot in the Saugus Advertiser posted on Wicked Local.

Click here for a preview article about the show by Jeannette Hinkle in the Saugus Advertiser posted on Wicked Local.  Photos by David Sokol.

Tickets are now on sale for our winter show, the drama The Laramie Project.  For information about the show, click here.

The remaining performances are March 11-12-13, 2016.  Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, and the Sunday matinée at 2:00 PM.   To purchase or reserve tickets, see our Tickets page.

The venue is the Black Box Theatre Room C09 at Saugus High School  /  1 Pearce Memorial Drive  /  Saugus, Massachusetts  01906.  See our Directions page.

A portion of each ticket sale is going to support the Matthew Shepard Foundation and a local charity that advocates for the rights of LGBTQ youth.

You can help provide even more support to the production and the foundation by making an additional contribution.  Click here for our funding site and a promotional video about the show.

The production is directed by Jason Hair-Wynn, and features original music composed by Brian Nickerson.  Twenty-two actors portray almost 70 roles.

The audience is invited to join the cast in a talk-back discussion after the Sunday matinee performance.

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Josephine Russo

Posted on March 11, 2016 by | Comments Off on Josephine Russo

We are sad to hear of the passing of Josephine Russo, mother of Stephen Russo.  She was a frequent and supportive audience member.  Stephen has been in many roles on our stage and is a current board member.

Click here for info about the arrangements.

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Frankie Brennan

Posted on February 15, 2016 by | Comments Off on Frankie Brennan

TCS mourns the passing of Francis T. Brennan on February 11, 2016.  This young but very intense and talented actor appeared as Macduff in our May 2014 production of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.  He went with us to the EMACT Festival in June 2014, where Macbeth won the award for Risk Taking.

Prior to that he appeared with a number of other TCS members as Steve in the Psych Drama Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, presented in Rhode Island in February 2014.

Click here for info about the funeral arrangements.

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Auditions for Urinetown, the musical comedy

Posted on February 3, 2016 by | Comments Off on Auditions for Urinetown, the musical comedy

Theatre Company of Saugus is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming spring production Urinetown, a side-splitting send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.

Auditions are February 16, 21, 23, 2016.  The audition location is the Laurel Gardens Community Room in Saugus.  All roles are open.

Performances are April 22-May 1, 2016, at Saugus High School.

For information about the show and the TCS production, see our Urinetown page.

For complete information about trying out, and to sign up for an audition time slot, see our Auditions page.

For how to get to the audition location, see our Directions page.

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Do You Wanna Dance

Posted on January 11, 2016 by | Comments Off on Do You Wanna Dance

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Theatre Company of Saugus is thankful to the Do You Wanna Dance studio, the home for rehearsals during January 2016.

Do You Wanna Dance (DYWD) has been in business for over 15 years. As of the 2015/2016 season it is officially under NEW ownership. Joey Doherty, Danielle Gerniglia and Janelle Marsh are the proud new owners of DYWD and are extremely ecstatic to get this dance season underway.  With a new look and a new attitude, they can’t wait to share their positive energy and creative choreography with students new and old.

Do You Wanna Dance offers a wide range of class options geared toward each child’s skill level and style. Our goal is to make each child’s experience in dance a fun, knowledgable and positive one.

Classes are provided for children ages 2 and up, and adults.  Class topics include:  Hip Hop, Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Modern, Break, Jazz, Duet, Musical Theatre, Lyrical, Step, and Tumbling.

Do You Wanna Dance is conveniently located at 308 Central Street in the center of Saugus, Massachusetts.

For more information, including class descriptions, staff qualifications, pricing, and schedule, see the website at:  dywdsaugus.com

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New Location for TCS

Posted on January 7, 2016 by | Comments Off on New Location for TCS

As of February 2016, rehearsals for the Theatre Company of Saugus will be at the Laurel Gardens Community Room, at 2 Rice Street.  This is the one-story building, not the Laurel Towers which is also marked 2 Rice Street.

The venue for performances for our March 2016 production of The Laramie Project will be Saugus High School, in the Black Box Theater room C09.  Many thanks to Steve and the SHS Drama Club for hosting us!

For both locations, see our Directions page.

Both of these locations are temporary.  TCS is in need of a new home.  If you have any ideas or suggestions, or know somebody who knows somebody, please contact us ASAP, at TCSaugus@gmail.com.  We would prefer to be in Saugus, and are limited in how much rent we can pay.

We were formerly housed at the East Saugus United Methodist Church.  They declined to renew our lease beyond December 2015, because they say they would prefer to use their space to house other church groups.

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