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Barefoot in the Park
January 16 – February 1

Posted in 2026 Season.

By Neil Simon

Co-Produced by the Friends of BCT

Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find – too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, as she sees it. He’s too staid, too boring, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous. Running “barefoot in the park” would be a start.

Production Team

  • Director – Sarah Coyle
  • Assistant Director / Stage Manager – Corinne Smelker
  • Lights and Sound Operators – Kendall Poole and Jonathan Varella

Cast

  • Corie Bratter – Maria Slaughter Nuss
  • Telephone Repair Man – Paul Peterson
  • Delivery Man – Corinne Smelker
  • Paul Bratter – Davis Hayes
  • Mrs. Banks – Dorothy Lin Imrie
  • Victor Velasco – J-Fiah Reeves

Game of Tiaras
February 20 – March 1

Posted in 2026 Season.

By Don Zolidis

Co-Produced by Rodney and Sheri Franklin

When the aging king of a Magical Kingdom (England) decides to split his empire between his three daughters, Cinderella, Belle, and the Snow Queen (who in no way resembles a copyrighted character), terrible tragedy ensues. Terrible, hilarious tragedy. Combining the gut-wrenching plot twists of Game of Thrones and the soul-numbing despair of Shakespearean tragedy, this adaptation of King Lear will leave you dying with laughter as the body count mounts. When you play the Game of Tiaras, you win or you die.

Production Team

  • Director/Tech Chief – Ian Schoolcraft
  • Stage Manager – Sarah Coyle
  • Youth Programs Director – Patricia Hausman
  • Costume Mistress – Mary Ann Matteson
  • Hair/Makeup/Costumes – Tahrya Black and Lyla Pitts
  • Set Design and Construction – Ian Schoolcraft, Adam Bailey, and Bek Bailey
  • Dance Captain – Riley Martinez
  • Lights and Sound Operator – Meggan Padvorac

Cast

  • Narrator 1 – Juliana Hargrove
  • Narrator 2 – Fox Matiella
  • Snow White/Soldier – Alex Nichols
  • Belle – Brynn Cruff
  • Cinderella – Atlantis Flores
  • Snow Queen – Elissa Buczek
  • Little Mermaid – Stella Evans
  • King – Jason Simonton
  • Smeagol – Sachin Heatherley
  • Prince Charming – Samuel Nowotny
  • French Prince – Russell Dean
  • Blood Packet Guy – Margaret Coyle
  • Herald/Snowman/Teapot – Kenza Carr
  • Dwarf 1 – Alice McManus
  • Dwarf 2/Guard – Logan Elble
  • Princess Pocahontas – Lola Alvarez
  • Princess Jasmine – Peyton Patafie
  • Princess Leia – Sophie Speck 
  • Peasant/Soldier – Zelle Cervantes
  • Guard/Soldier – Ethan Bailey
  • Guard/Soldier – Gary Hall
  • French Soldier/Guard – Madilyn Sharp
  • Soldier/Guard – Carter Smith
  • Peasant/Candle/Soldier – Penny Nunn
  • Crowd/Soldier – Lily Childs
  • Ice Minion – Gunnar Engstrand
  • French Soldier – Jonna Padvorac
  • French Soldier – Mandi Padvorac

Angel Street
March 27 – April 12

Posted in 2026 Season.

By Don Zolidis

Co-Produced by the Friends of BCT

Angel Street tells the story of the Manninghams, who live on Angel Street in 19th-century London. As the curtain rises, all appears to be the essence of Victorian tranquility. It is soon apparent, however, that Mr. Manningham, a suavely handsome man, is slowly driving his gentle, devoted wife, Bella, to the brink of insanity with an insinuating kindness that masks more sinister motives. While he is out, Mrs. Manningham has an unexpected caller: amiable, paternal Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard. Rough is convinced that Mr. Manningham is a homicidal maniac wanted for a murder committed 15 years earlier in this very house. Gradually, the inspector restores Bella’s confidence in herself and, as the evidence against Manningham unfolds, the author has built and sustained some of the most brilliant, suspenseful sequences in modern theatre.

Production Team

  • Director – Allen Rudolph
  • Assistant Director/Stage Manager – Rebecca Vidal
  • Lights and Sound Operator – Cara Cyrus

Cast

  • Mr. Manningham – Jesse Christopher
  • Mrs. Manningham – Ila Nell
  • Elizabeth – Emmalydia King
  • Nancy – Genevieve Ellis
  • Inspector Rough – Martin Vidal
  • Policeman – David Clingan

Helen on Wheels
May 15 – 31

Posted in 2026 Season.

By Cricket Daniel

Co-Produced by Terry and Corinne Smelker

Helen Wheeler is a gun totin’ and whiskey drinking Granny, living in the small town of Crockett, Oklahoma.  When Helen isn’t locked up in the local clink, she’s on her front porch shootin’ up critters and the local kids.  Not even the local sheriff, who has already taken away all of her ammo and her driver’s license, can manage to uphold the law when it comes to Helen, her sidekick Zona, and their daily “Thelma and Louise” antics.  Helen’s son Nelson thinks it’s time for Mama to move out of Crockett and closer to him.  But, her dearly departed husband practically built that town and was the mayor for over 20 years, and she isn’t going anywhere. Loss, loneliness and the threat to independence that accompany aging are issues that Helen and the other characters wrangle with zany comedy and touching realism.  Helen on Wheels is a delightful heartwarming new comedy proving that feisty old ladies have the right to cause hell, play bingo and to bear arms.

Production Team

  • Director – Jerry Watson
  • Assistant Director – Denise Fortenberry
  • Stage Manager – Corinne Smelker
  • Lights and Sound Operator – Kendall Poole
  • Stage Crew – Paul Peterson and Jonathan Varella

Cast

  • Helen – Dara Hinshaw
  • Zona – Kelli Grant
  • Nelson – Steve Harris
  • Seth – Dwayne Shaw
  • Elmer – Allen Rudolph