Puffs

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The Theatre Company of Saugus presents the comic play Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. The two-act edition by Matt Cox.

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. Third or Nothing!

The New York Times proclaims Puffs “a fast-paced romp through the seven increasingly eventful years…. For Potterphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, Puffs exudes a jovial winking fondness for all things Harry!”

(Puffs is a stage play written by Matt Cox as a transformative and transfigured work under the magic that is US Fair Use laws. Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.)

Performances are April 19-20-21 and 26-27-28, 2024, on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, and with Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. The location is the TCS home at the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, Massachusetts. See our Directions page.

Tickets are now on sale. Tickets paid at the door will be $25 for adults, or $23 for seniors, youth, or veterans. Tickets purchased in advance online will be $22 for adults, or $20 for seniors, youth, or veterans. See our Tickets page.

The Theatre Company of Saugus is pleased to announce the casting of its April 2024 production of Puffs. Auditions were held January 7-10, 2024. We thank all the talented people who tried out. The show has over 50 characters, and some actors play multiple roles.

Shawyoun Shaidani as Wayne Hopkins
Thomas Marsh as Oliver Rivers
Kaleigh Ryan as Megan Jones
David Lee Vincent as the Narrator
Bec Lowe as Ernie Mac
Tricia Smith as Hannah
Mark Damon as J. Finch Fletchley
Caroline DeBrota as Leanne
Heidi Fisher as Sally Perks
Mandi Totin as Susie Bones
Benedict Dawn-Cross as Cedric and Mr. Voldy
Billy Jenkins as Blondo Malfoy and others
Stephen Nedell as the Teachers
Brady Neiss-Moe as Zach Smith, Second Headmaster, and others
Joseph Grebla as Clumsy Longbottom, Uncle Dave, and others
Kathy Bedard as Xavia Jones and others
Lauren Thompson as Ginny, Helga, Bippy, and others
Samson Willcox as Harry, Fat Friar, and others
Meghan Patrick as Magic #1 and understudy
Arielle Mercier as Magic #2 and understudy
Several actors also play the Death Buddies.

TCS welcomes back a number of veterans who have previously performed with us: Kathy Bedard, Mark Damon, Billy Jenkins, Kaleigh Ryan, Lauren Thompson, and David Vincent. We also welcome many actors new to the TCS stage, including: Ben Dawn-Cross, Caroline DeBrota, Heidi Fisher, Joe Grebla, Bec Lowe, Thomas Marsh, Arielle Mercier, Stephen Nedell, Brady Neiss-Moe, Meghan Patrick, Shawyoun Shaidani, Tricia Smith, Mandi Totin, and Samson Wilcox.

Puffs is directed for TCS by Kaycee Wilson. She directed our production of the musical Zombie Prom, presented in fall 2022, which was nominated for several DASH awards, including Best Musical. Kaycee also appeared in our spring 2023 production of Comedy of Errors.. The stage manager is Delys Russell.

Puffs was originally produced Off Broadway by Tilted Windmills Theatricals (John Arthur Pinckard / David Carpenter). Puffs was developed in part during a residency with the University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance, Jerry Dickey, School Director. Originally produced Off-Off Broadway by Stephen Stout and Colin Waitt.