Exit Laughing added to the 2023 season!

Photo by Lonnie and Kim Thurston.

Dear Lisa,

Due to unforeseen personal circumstances affecting the production team, we are sad to announce that The Crucible will no longer be a part of the 2023 season.

We know that many were looking forward to seeing or participating in The Crucible, but we are very thrilled to announce that an exciting new play has been selected in its place!

Exit Laughing by Paul Elliott, directed by Karen McCarty, will grace the Pentacle stage June 9th through July 1st.

A winner of the AACTNewPlayFest with record-breaking reception, Exit Laughing follows Connie, Leona, and Millie - three southern ladies from Birmingham - who have recently lost a close friend. After trying to "borrow" their friend's ashes from the funeral home for one last girl's night, the evening spirals into the wildest, most thrilling night of their lives and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you're truly living.

Current ticket holders for The Crucible have the option of letting their tickets transfer over to Exit Laughing, receiving a credit or swapping their tickets to another show, donating the cost of their tickets back to the theatre, or requesting a refund.

What: Open auditions for Exit Laughing, a comedy by Paul Elliott, directed by Karen McCarty

When: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, March 25

Where: Pentacle Theatre’s downtown rehearsal space, 197 Liberty St. SE, Salem OR 97301

Show dates: Friday, June 9 – Saturday, July 1

Casting call: Open casting for actors of all abilities, genders, races and ethnicities for the following roles:

• Rachel Ann, age 21 — A young woman who seems to have issues with life and men until bridge night opens her eyes.

• Connie Harland, age 55 — Rachel’s mother, who discovers on this fateful bridge night that life doesn’t end at 55.

• Leona, age 50+ — One of Connie’s closest friends and a member of the bridge club for over 30 years. A woman who’s a beautician by profession and a rather caustic lush by preference.

• Millie, age 50+ — Another of Connie’s friends and a long-standing member of the bridge club. A woman who moves to the beat of her own special drummer, even though she’s the only one who can hear him.

• Policeman/Bobby, age 23 — A young man of many talents, and they all come to “bare” on the ladies’ bridge night.

Pentacle Theatre affirms, promotes and celebrates the participation of all, without regard to race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion or socioeconomic status.

For more information, please visit our website.

We hope to see you there!

Emma Thurston | emma@pentacletheatre.org

Governing Board President