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Our 98th Season


This season on the BCT Stage!

Chasing Manet

By Tina Howe
Directed by Cathy Henry

April 17, 18, 24, 25, May 1, 2 at 7:30pm
​April 26 & May 3 at 2pm

Catherine Sargent, a blind and rebellious painter, and Rennie Waltzer, her dementia-stricken roommate, tire of the confining walls of Mount Airy Nursing Home and plan their escape to Paris on the QE2. The play blends humor with poignant reflections on aging, dignity, and mortality.
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Twelve Angry Jurors

By Reginald Rose
Directed by Jacob Cota

May 15, 16, 22, 23  at 7:30pm
​May 17 & 24 at 2pm

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry people. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it—intense scenes that will electrify you and keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Book by Stephen King
Music and Lyrics by John Mellencamp
Directed by Vickie Stricklind & Rebecca Worley
Vocal Directed by Scott Deaton

June 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30pm
​June 21 & 28 at 2pm

A young couple, Anna and Frank, come to an abandoned cabin by a lake on the shore of Lake Belle Reve, MS. Here the hear the tragic story of Jack, Jenna, and Andy told to them by a mysterious Caretaker. When Frank’s brother, Drake, shows up history starts to repeat itself. This gothic ghost story reveals itself through song and the narration of the Troubadour and the Caretaker.
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38th Annual One-Act Festival

Details coming soon!

July 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30pm
​July 19 at 2pm

Summer Youth Theatre Camp 
​Showcase

.Free summer program for children ages 6-12

​Directed by Leslie Thompson & Ariel Elizondo

July 24 at 6:00pm
July 25 at 2:00pm

The culminating performance for our Summer Youth Theatre Camp
Youth Theatre INformation

Fireflies

By Matthew Barber
Directed by Jan Hefner

August 7, 8, 14, 15 at 7:30pm
​August 16 at 2pm

Retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister lives a quiet life alone in the small town of Groverdell, TX...until a hole in her roof draws the attention of Abel Brown, a smooth-talking drifter intent on renovating Eleanor’s house, and possibly her life with the unexpected sparks of late-in-life romance.
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Season 98 Past Productions


THE MOUSETRAP
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Rebecca Worley
September 2025

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Shelbe McClain
October 2025

CHURCH & STATE
by Jason Odell Williams
Directed by Divyang Motavar
November 2025

JINGLE BELL JUKEBOX
Youth Theatre Workshop
Directed by Leslie Thompson & Ariel Clark
December 2025

THE CURIOUS SAVAGE
by John Patrick
Directed by Vickie Stricklind
January 2026

MISERY
by William Goldman
based on the novel by Stephen King
Directed by Sebastian Richardson
February 2026

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    • Our 98th Season
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