SAUGUS Vol. 22, No. 8 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net ~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~ Theatre Company of Saugus President Amanda Allen discusses group and its history Sachems basketball on winning streak see page 9 ADVOCATE Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, February 22, 2019 Saugus Snow Angels Volunteers offer to shovel driveways & sidewalks for snowbound seniors & the disabled IT’S SHOW TIME! Theatre Company of Saugus President Amanda Allen during an interview this week at the American Legion Hall, where the cast members of “Children of Eden” were practicing for their weekend performances, which begin tonight (Friday, Feb. 22) at 8:00 at the Legion Hall (44 Taylor St., Saugus). (Saugus Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler) Editor’s Note: For this week, we sat down with Theatre Company of Saugus (TCS) President Amanda Allen to talk about what the community theatre group has meant to the town since it began in 1968. Allen, 32, has been a Saugus resident since 2004, the year she got involved with TCS. She’s been a board member since 2015 and has devoted numerous hours to the local theatre group in many capacities. Allen describes herself as an “off and on” Saugus resident over the years and notes that her family roots here go back as far as the history of TCS. Her grandmother, Joanne Wheeler, owned a house in Saugus for 50 years. Her grandmother and many members of her family have been involved in theatre over the years. Her 17-year-old brother, William Fafard, a senior at Saugus High School, has been making a name for himself as a young actor in various theatre productions. He has also performed in several TCS productions. Allen graduated from South Paris Comprehensive High School (2004) in South Paris, Maine. She received her associate’s degree in occupational therapy from North Shore Community College in 2007. She has been an occupational therapy assistant for 12 years at Hogan Regional Center in Danvers, a residential facility for the mentally retarded. Some highlights of the interview follow. Q: Amanda, please tell me about the role of the Theatre Company of Saugus in the town and how it started. 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