“Naughty & Nice” tickets on sale now!

Jacob Barz-Snell, John Fogle and Jeff Barz-Snell are featured in "A Child's Christmas in Wales."

Tickets for the Salem Theatre Company’s holiday repertory productions of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” are now available online at http://salemtheatre.com/tickets/ or by phone at (978) 790-8546.

Tickets ordered and paid for online will be held at the box office for pick up the day of the show. Tickets may be purchased online up to 24 hours before a performance.

You may also reserve tickets for pick up at the box office by calling 978-790-8546 or emailing info@salemtheatre.com. Please tell us the date of the performance you plan to attend, and how many tickets are desired. ONLY CASH AND CHECKS CAN BE ACCEPTED AT THE BOX OFFICE.

Don’t miss this unique holiday experience of two fantastic holiday treats in repertory production: the “nice” (the 5th annual production of the heart-warming Dylan Thomas classic “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” directed by Caroline Watson-Felt) and the “naughty” (Jeff Goode’s edgy comedy “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” directed by Catherine M. Bertrand).  There are only three performances of each production, so don’t miss out!  Show dates are December 4th-13th, at the Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex Street:

• “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” on stage December 4th and 12th at 7:30pm and December 6th at 3:00pm.
• “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” on stage December 5th and 11th at 7:30pm and December 13th at 3:00pm.

   

  

  Chris Clark, Adam Gutierrez and James Wilcox are featured in "The Eight: Reindeer Monologues."

STC offers something naughty, something nice for holidays

HO-HO-HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS!
STC Presents Naughty & Nice: A Christmas Repertory

The Salem Theatre Company will produce two holiday productions in their new repertory offering – Naughty & Nice.

For the nice, the STC offers their fifth annual production of Dylan Thomas’ classic, charming holiday tale A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Fun for the whole family, this heart-warming production has become a new holiday tradition in Salem. Thomas’ poetry weaves a touching reminiscence of Christmas’ past and all the joys of being a child during the holiday season. A Child’s Christmas in Wales will be on stage December 4th at 7:30pm, December 6th at 3:00pm, and December 12th at 7:30pm.

If you are looking for naughty, catch the STC’s production of Jeff Goode’s risqué comedy The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, directed by Catherine M. Bertrand. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa’s reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the media descends, the other members of the sleigh team share their own tales of corruption and worse at Santa’s Workshop. The Eight features strong language and adult situations. It will be produced December 5th and 11th at 7:30pm and December 13th at 3:00pm.

All performances will take place at the Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex Street in Salem. Tickets are available separately for each production at www.salemtheatre.com or (978) 790-8546. $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Due to strong language and subject matter, children under 18 are not permitted at The Eight.

Two Audition Opportunities from the STC

Audition Announcement – Naughty and Nice: A Christmas Repertory

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues by Jeff Goode

directed by Catherine M. Bertrand

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

directed by Caroline Watson-Felt

Roles to be filled are as follows:

2 Men, 30+, Both actors will play 2 roles: one in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues and one in A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Roles to be filled in The Eight are “Dasher” and “Donner”. Open roles in A Child’s Christmas in Wales are not yet specified.

2 Women, late 20’s+, One actor will play 2 roles, one in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues and one in A Child’s Christmas in Wales.  Open role in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues is “Vixen”. One actor will play 1 role in A Child’s Christmas in Wales.  Open role in A Child’s Christmas in Wales is not yet specified.  All actors in A Child’s Christmas in Wales will play multiple roles of equal importance.

3 boys, ages 10-14 for A Child’s Christmas in Wales

Performances are alternating nights December 4,5,6 and 11,12,13. Rehearsals will begin immediately. Both performances and rehearsals will take place in Salem.

Auditions will be held by appointment only on Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12 between 6pm and 9:30. Please email catherinembertrand@gmail.com for an audition time.

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Audition Announcement  - Joe Orton’s Loot

Loot, Joe Orton’s 1960s black farce, is a tightly plotted play about two bank robbers—Hal and Dennis—who need to hide their loot. Complicating and aiding this situation is the funeral of Hal’s mother, his grieving father, a nurse with a mysterious past, and a police officer who says he’s from the Water Board.

Audition Format: A short comic monologue if you have one and cold readings from the script. British accents are required.

Audition Times & Location: Auditions will be held on November 18 & 19 at 7:30 PM each evening in the Salem Arts Association Gallery on Artists’ Row in Salem.  24 New Derby Street – Unit One.  Please arrive by 7:30.

Characters:

MCLEAVY:  Older man—60s—respectable, religious, middle class, smitten by Fay, confused and appalled by his son Hal.

FAY:  30s–40s. A nurse with dead husbands in her past. She appears to be devout and upright but will stop at nothing to get rich.

HAL: 20s. A young man of loose sexuality and even looser morals. He desperately needs to hide his loot.  Hall is McLeavy’s son and because of his strong Catholic upbringing, he cannot lie.

DENNIS: 20s. He works at a funeral home but wants more. Another young man with loose morals although he wants to marry Fay.

TRUSCOTT: Middle aged. A police detective trying to find the bank robbers. He is absolutely corrupt and makes up the rules as he goes along.

MEADOWS: Any age. A police officer who does as he’s told.