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Theatre Company of Saugus presents Ride the Cyclone, a musical, in mid-October 2025. Auditions were held in June 2025.
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Ride the Cyclone is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, and book by Jacob Richmond. It follows the spirits of six teenagers from the St Cassian Chamber Choir who tragically died in a roller coaster accident. In limbo, they encounter a mechanical fortune teller who invites each of them to share their story in hopes of winning a chance to return to life. The narrative explores themes of death, grief, and the meaning of life as each character reveals their unique perspective and experiences. A funny and moving look at what makes life worth living and asks us whether we are living ours.
For the TCS production, the director and choreographer is Jason Hair-Wynn. The music director is Shawn Gelzleichter. Jason and Shawn have helmed previous TCS shows, including Little Shop of Horrors, and Nevermore. The stage manager is Ally Lewis, also a TCS veteran. Chelsea Callahan is the assistant stage manager.
Some cautions: The show features fog, flashing lights, cursing, suggestive innuendoes, and may not be suitable for those under age 12.
Ride the Cyclone is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing (www.broadwaylicensing.com).
TCS is pleased to announce the cast:
- The Amazing Karnak Voice … Brian Dion
- Karnak Puppeteer … Michael Silvia
- Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg … Tomiko Nicholson
- Mischa Bachinski … Mark Damon
- Noel Gruber … Link Bowen
- Ricky Potts … Arth Joshi
- Constance Blackwood … Amanda Raponi
- Jane Doe … Kristen Sehn
- Stage Crew … Mariah Hanzel, Erin Kelley, Spencer Edward
Performances of Ride the Cyclone will be on three weekends, October 17-18-19, October 24-25-26, and October 31 & November 1-2, 2025. Evening shows on Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, with matinees on Sundays and on two of the Saturdays at 2:00 PM. The Halloween performance on October 31 will feature a pre- and post-show cocktail hour with photos with the cast. Tickets went on sale on August 20, 2025. For complete info see our Tickets page.
The venue is the Theatre Company of Saugus home at the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, Massachusetts 01906. See our Directions page.
Volunteers are need to staff the front-of-house positions during the performances of the show: selling raffle tickets, selling refreshments. Click here to signup. The bar will not be open, so we will not need certified bartenders.
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