The Salem Theatre Company is offering nearly 50 free tickets for subscribers of the North Shore Music Theater to the STC’s upcoming production of Steve Martin’s “The Underpants.”
The STC will make a half-dozen tickets per production available gratis to NSMT subscribers. The tickets will be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis.
To claim free tickets to this uproarious comic romp, NSMT subscribers should email info@salemtheatre.com or call the STC Box Office at (978) 790-8546. Proof of NSMT subscription must be shown at the Box Office the day of the performance to collect the tickets.
Only one complimentary ticket per subscriber will be granted. Complimentary tickets are not available for opening night’s performance (July 16th) or for performances on Saturday evenings (July 18th, July 25th, and August 1st). The STC reserves the right to sell any complimentary tickets not claimed by 24 hours prior to show time.
Steve Martin’s adaptation of “The Underpants” by Carl Sternheim runs July 16 – August 2 at the First Church, 316 Essex Street in Salem. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Regular tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors; discounted group rates are available. Tickets on sale now at www.salemtheatre.com.
The Salem Theatre Company has received its sixth distinction from Wicked Local’s “Reader’s Choice Awards” of readers of the Salem Gazette, North Shore Sunday, and other Wicked Local publications in the region.
The STC was awarded the Silver Medal for “Best Place to See Theatre” in 2008 – the fourth year in a row the group received this recognition. Many thanks to our supporters and patrons who continue to help the STC grow and succeed!
Drop everything for the STC’s production of Steve Martin’s The Underpants July 16-August 2 at the First Church, 316 Essex Street, in Salem!
Called “laugh-out-loud funny” by The New York Times and “hilarious and bawdy” by the Village Voice, this comic gem tells the story of Louise and Theo Maske, whose quiet, conservative existence is shattered when Louise’s bloomers fall down in public. It doesn’t take long for two prospective and peculiar boarders to show up at the door, both with a not-so-subtle ulterior motive to renting a room in the Maske’s house. As scandal explodes into spectacle, the characters reflect – and reflect upon – society’s fascination with fame, our reliance on gender roles, and our enslavement by sex.
“This play is a real romp,” said director Dominick Pangallo. “Steve Martin reinvigorates Carl Sternheim’s 1910 comedy, loading it up with his own unique brand of humor, wit, and comic timing. Brimming with off-the-wall comedy, clever banter, and edgy wordplay, this adaptation is as relevant today as Sternheim’s original play was a century ago.”
The Underpants is directed by Dominick Pangallo (Salem), with stage management by Jason Feran (Beverly). Jessica McGettrick (Salem) is the assistant stage manager and Alicia Greenwood (Salem) designed the costumes. The cast includes Sarah Carlin (Beverly), Stephen Cooper (Marblehead), John Fogle (Marblehead), Bob Karish (Salem), Craig Owen (Georgetown), Caroline Watson-Felt (Salem), and James Wilcox (Beverly).
Production Details
Thursdays-Sundays, July 16-August 2
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Adults $20, Students/Seniors $15 – reservations at www.salemtheatre.com or (978) 790-8546. If reserving by phone, please leave your name, the date of the show you would like tickets for, and the number of people in your party. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to curtain; reservations not picked up by five minutes to curtain are subject to cancellation. Groups of 15 or more making advance reservations receive $3 off each ticket in their group; group inquiries should be sent by email to gary@salemtheatre.com.
At the First Church, 316 Essex Street, Salem
This venue has limited handicapped accessibility. Patrons with disabilities that are unable to walk up or down stairs are kindly asked to call the STC in advance at (978) 790-8546 so that appropriate arrangements may be made for them to be able to access the theater.
Show time is approximately 90 minutes, including one 10-minute intermission. The Underpants contains suggestive language and innuendos that may not be appropriate for children.
STC is proud to be a ticketing partner with the following businesses and organizations. Members of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Arts Association, Massachusetts Teachers Association, House of the Seven Gables, or the Salem YMCA can show their membership card at the box office to receive a $3 discount off their ticket price. Patrons who dine at Cafe Graziani, Gulu-Gulu, or Capt’s or who stay at the Hawthorne Hotel or Salem Inn the day of the show and show their receipt at the box office will receive a $3 discount off their ticket price. These discounts may not be combined.
Related Programs and Events
Sneak a peek at our Underpants! Open dress preview and sneak peak of the show. Admission is “pay what you will” and advance reservations are not accepted. Wednesday, July 15, curtain at 8:00pm, First Church Salem, 316 Essex Street.
Blush. A special themed show of original visual art by members of the Salem Arts Association, running in conjunction with The Underpants. July 3-26, SAA Gallery, Artists Row, Salem. More information at www.salemartsassociation.org.
Donate for a Discount. Patrons who bring an unopened, new package of at least three pairs of underpants to the box office at any Sunday matinee of The Underpants will receive $8 off their ticket. The collected items will be donated to Salem Mission at the close of the show’s run. This discount applies only to one patron per donation and may not be combined with any other discount.
There are still a few tickets left for Wednesday’s cocktail party and benefit to celebrate the wrap of the STC’s remarkable 6th Season and to kick-off our exciting 7th Season. The party is Wednesday, 6-8pm, at 25 Linden Street in Salem. You can get your tickets in advance by emailing info@salemtheatre.com or get them online at this website!
The Salem Theatre Company has announced the schedule for its landmark Seventh Season, with nine productions to be staged around the North Shore, including the group’s first musical.
Tickets for all productions – both Main Stage and Second Stage – are available at www.salemtheatre.com or by calling the Box Office at (978) 790-8546. Main Stage passes are available for $50 and are good for one adult admission to all three Main Stage performances – a savings of over 15%. Passes can also be purchased at www.salemtheatre.com.
October 2009: Supernatural at sea! The 7th annual offering of Chilling Tales: Eerie Legends of the Supernatural at Sea once again goes aboard the Friendship, Salem’s tall ship docked in Salem Harbor. This year’s stories feature classic tales of maritime macabre by Edgar Allen Poe, in celebration of his 200th birth year. Produced in partnership with the National Park Service. Stories adapted by Dominick and Matteo Pangallo, directed by John Fogle, and managed by Art Hennessey. Weekends in October starting October 9, 5:30-9:30pm, Tickets $15/$10, Friendship at Derby Wharf, Salem.
December 2009: Holiday traditions, classic and comic. The STC stages its 5th annual production of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales, with musicians, refreshments, and Thomas’ classic radio play in performance, directed by Caroline Watson-Felt.
Adults seeking for some holiday humor can catch the STC’s production of the hysterical and edgy The Eight: Reindeer Monologues by Jeff Goode and directed by Catherine Bertrand.
A Child’s Christmas in Wales, December 4 and 12 at 7pm, and December 6 at 2pm, tickets $15/$10, venue TBA. The Eight, December 5 and 11 at 7pm, and December 13 at 2pm, tickets $15, venue TBA. Adult combination ticket to both plays $25.
February 2010: Masterpiece of black farce… The first Main Stage production of the Seventh Season features Joe Orton’s Loot, directed by Pauline Wright. Orton’s classic, darkly comic play has been called a masterpiece of black farce. The script follows the misfortunes of two young thieves, their floundering attempts to throw the law off their trail, the loot they made off with, a nurse with a vicious secret, an innocent man, and one corpse. February 11-28, Tickets $20/$15, venue TBA.
April 2010: All too timely comedy… The STC welcomes spring with its first ever production outside the city of Salem. The second Main Stage of the Seventh Season is Michael Frayn’s Alphabetical Order, directed by John Fogle. This ironically timely comedy relates the final days of a provincial newspaper and the battle between the easy going manager and her fiercely organized new young assistant. April 8-25, Tickets $20/$15, Marblehead Little Theater, 12 School Street, Marblehead.
Also in April. Shakespeare open mic. The STC once again celebrates the Bard’s birthday with their 7th Annual Shakespeare Open Mic Night. April 23rd, 8:00pm, FREE, Gulu-Gulu Café, Salem.
May 2010. STC on stage in Boston. The STC looks forward to returning for the third time to present a one-act as part of the Boston Theater Marathon. This season’s offering is yet to be announced. For those unable to make it into Boston for the performance, the STC will reprise the work for free at the Salem Arts Festival in June. Details about the STC’s entry in the Marathon will be announced in May.
June 2010. Peace, love, and HAIR! For the third and final Main Stage production of the 7th Season, the STC presents its first musical: Hair, written by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, with music by Galt MacDermot, directed by Catherine Bertrand. Hair is the story of a tribe of hippies living and loving in New York City in 1968. The play focuses on the life changing decision faced by one member of the group, to either follow his heart or conform and accept his fate when drafted to go to Vietnam. June 4-20, Tickets $20/$15, venue TBA.
July 2010. Festival of original theater returns! Returning for the third time, the STC presents the wildly popular Moments of Play – the North Shore’s own festival of original plays by up-and-coming playwrights. This experimental “test kitchen” for new works is always an enjoyable bash of theatrical creativity. New this year are is an expanded offering of programs over the four days of the festival, including symposia with notable playwrights, workshops, and, of course, performances of new, original works. The festival is produced by Caroline Watson-Felt. May 6-9, 2010, Tickets $15/$10 for one program’s admission or $50/$35 for a Festival Pass to all five programs, venue TBA.
August 2010. It’s gonna get funny out here. The STC wraps up the Seventh Season with the fourth annual offering of Improv on the Bricks. The free, family-friendly outdoor improv comedy show coincides with the city of Salem’s Heritage Days festival. August 7 and 8 at 3:30pm, FREE, Derby Square on Front Street, Salem.
Throughout the year. Theater classes. Throughout the year, STC’s theater professionals and instructors will offer community classes for children and adults in acting, directing, and other theater arts. Sign up for the STC email list at www.salemtheatre.com for bulletins about classes.
The STC welcomes their new Artistic Director, John Fogle. Since 1977, Fogle has staged over 70 productions at a variety of venues in the greater Boston area – including the Gloucester Stage Company, the Charles Playhouse, the Lyric Stage, Quannapowitt Players, Theatre-By-The-Sea, Wharf Rat and the Mugford Street Players, which he also serves as Artistic Director.
In 1980, John Fogle co-founded Salem’s Barton Square Playhouse, where he staged numerous productions including Equus, The Gin Game, Sleuth, USA, A Life in the Theatre and Scrooge & Marley. In 1990, John founded Marblehead SummerStage, where he helmed Harvey, Our Town, Marathon ‘33, The Dining Room and Talley’s Folly.
He is past President of the Board of the Salem Theatre Company, where he has directed their premiere production, The Complete History of America (abridged),plus The Crucible (twice), Molly Sweeney, and, most recently, The Memory of Water. He just tackled his first musical, Blood Brothers, for Marblehead Little Theatre.
On three occasions, productions under his direction have taken “Best Production” award at the EMACT Drama Festival and have twice been cited as “One of the Year’s Ten Best” by the Boston Phoenix.
Today at noon, STC Executive Director Gary LaParl and Board President Dominick Pangallo will announce the company’s new Artistic Director and the 7th Season schedule at a meeting of the Salem Rotary at the Hawthorne Hotel. Details from the announcement will be distributed this afternoon and posted here as well, so be sure to check back with us later today!
The next several weeks promise to very busy and very exciting for the STC! On June 16th, we will announce the details of our 7th Season – including a new Artistic Director, new main stage plays, the return of old favorites on the second stage, shows on the road, and something to get your feet tapping…
Then join us June 24th at the home of Board member Julie Rose for a celebratory cocktail party as we wrap the 6th Season in style and kick off the 7th Season. RSVP to info@salemtheatre.com to make sure you get a ticket!
The final main stage of the 6th Season – Steve Martin’s “The Underpants” – will open July 16th at the First Church, 316 Essex Street, in Salem. Tickets will go on sale in early July at www.salemtheatre.com.
Drop everything for the STC’s production of Steve Martin’s The Underpants July 16-August 2 at the First Church, 316 Essex Street, in Salem!
management by Jason Feran (Beverly). Jessica McGettrick (Salem) is the assistant stage manager and Alicia Greenwood (Salem) designed the costumes. The cast includes Sarah Carlin (Beverly), Stephen Cooper (Marblehead), John Fogle (Marblehead), Bob Karish (Salem), Craig Owen (Georgetown), Caroline Watson-Felt (Salem), and James Wilcox (Beverly).
The STC welcomes their new Artistic Director, John Fogle. Since 1977, Fogle has staged over 70 productions at a variety of venues in the greater Boston area – including the Gloucester Stage Company, the Charles Playhouse, the Lyric Stage, Quannapowitt Players, Theatre-By-The-Sea, Wharf Rat and the Mugford Street Players, which he also serves as Artistic Director.
