Baytown Little Theater

The Baytown Little Theater will hold open auditions for the comedy Rumors, by Neil Simon, directed by Mackey Skinner, at the theater, 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd., September 15 & 16, at 7:00 PM. Details of the roles are at this link: Auditions info

Rumors, one of Neil Simon’s most popular and enduring comedies, is a farce in which several affluent couples gather for a dinner party celebrating their hosts’ tenth anniversary. However, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the host – Charley, the deputy mayor of New York City, has shot himself through the earlobe. Comic complications arise when, given everyone’s social status (lawyer, CPA, psychiatrist and a politician), they decide they need to do everything possible to conceal the evening’s events from the local police and the media.  However, the police do arrive demanding to see the host and Lenny (pretending to be Charley) comes downstairs to “explain everything.” Lenny invents a ludicrous, rambling explanation for everything. The police, partly out of exasperation, buy the story and leave the house. The guests, elated at their success, begin to troop upstairs to confront Charley and find out the real story once and for all, when an incredible development occurs!

Auditions will be readings from the script and will be held at 7PM on September 15 and 16 at the Baytown Little Theater, 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd., Baytown, TX   77521. For more information about this production, read Rumors.

The Baytown Little Theater production of the new play, Dream Date, by Dan Borengasser, winner of the Texas Nonprofit Theatres’ POPS! New Play contest, is seeking a middle-age or older African American male for a supporting role in the upcoming premier production of this comedy. As one of the winning plays from the 2012 contest, this is the debut performance of this witty and highly imaginative play.

Anyone interested in this role is asked to submit inquiries to director Kim Martin at hkmart3@me.com, or call 713-858-6243. Submission of a photo and resume will be appreciated. Performance dates are October 4-6, 2013 at the Baytown Little Theater, 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd. in Baytown. Rehearsal times are flexible at this time. Other roles have been cast and will be announced soon.

It won’t be long now. The show that has been in the planning and practicing for well over a year, Fiddler on the Roof opens in this coming Friday, July 26, and continues for six performances: Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, July 26, 27, August 2, & 3, and Sundays at 2:30 PM, July 28 & August 4.

This musical, with book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock, makes its third appearance as a production of the Baytown Little Theater, this time under the direction of Jim Wadzinski and performing in the opulent Lee College Performing Arts Center. Familiar songs such as Sunrise, Sunset, Tradition, and Matchmaker, and moments such as the spine-tingling L’Chaim and the exciting Bottle Dance, will have you standing in acclaim at the conclusion of the show.

Tickets are only $20.00. You can reserve yours by calling the Lee College PAC Box Office at 281-425-6255, or by visiting this link: http://www.lee.edu/pac/calendar-of-events/. You can also click on the photo in the right column of this page.

Don’t miss this summer highlight community event.

2013 AACT Region VI winners

Encore performances of God of Carnage, will be held at Baytown Little Theater on June 27, 28, & 29 at 8:00 p.m. A reception in honor of the cast and crew will follow the June 29 performance. All tickets are $10 and reservations can be made through the BLT website (baytown.littletheater.org) or by calling 281-424-7617. Please, leave a brief message with your name, the show you wish to see and a phone number. A box office volunteer will return your call as soon as possible.

Since the year 2000, the Baytown Little Theater has performed for AACTFest with winning shows that advanced through the ranks of Quad and State. This year the BLT entry, God of Carnage, directed by Taylor Dobbs, advanced from State to Region competition held in LaFayette, Lousiana in March where they won 1st place in Region VI. The cast and crew has advanced to the AACTFest 2013 national competition to be held June 17-23 in Carmel, Indiana.

The talented cast consists of Amy Miller-Martin and Ryan Martin as Veronica and Michael Novak, Chelsea Denard, and Kenny Haney as Annette and Alan Raleigh. In addition the brilliant backstage crew includes Stephanie Whitley, Stephen Bent, Ryan Marshall and Dawn Daily. Jamie Garza also worked on crew for the festivals leading up to nationals. This talented group of people dedicated their time and energies to succeed at the highest level possible in AACT Fest 2013.

The play, written by Yasmina Reza, is a comedy about two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos.

Suggested for mature audiences only.