Baytown Little Theater

The much-anticipated fall production at the Baytown Little Theater, Harper Lee’s great American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted for the stage, opens for nine performances at the theater’s intimate home venue, 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd.

Opening Friday, September 28, it continues for three weekends. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees are at 2:30 PM. Tickets are on sale, and brisk activity is indicating that this will be one of the most well-received shows BLT in a long time.

Season ticket holders are encouraged to check their calendars and make sure they take advantage of their opportunity to see this show. Reservations can be made by visiting the box office online link, or calling the theater at 281.424.7617.

If you missed the 2012 summer musical, Urinetown, directed by John Morales, you missed an edgy modern production with many talented people singing and dancing their hearts out to happy music with less than happy lyrics. Set in a fictional dank, dark place the cast members of Urinetown made audience members forget they were watching a story about the privilege to pee. As unappealing as the title appeared, this production was tastefully done. Ryan Martin as Office Lockstock narrated and kept onlookers involved and up to speed with the story line. Little Sally portrayed by cute young Mica Box was courageous as she hobbled on stage aided by crutches with a very real broken foot. Bravos! to choreographer, Jenny Johnson, and music director, Johnny Nichols, for their superb creative crafting of the musical numbers. Many thanks go out to all who worked both on and behind stage to make this production a success.

Don’t miss another of the remaining shows in the BLT season. Coming next is To Kill a Mockingbird, running September 28 through October 14. Next comes a special production of A. R. Gurney’s Love Letters, the poignant play about a tender correspondence over many years between two people, featuring special guest actors Delene and Weston Cotten. Tickets will go on sale for the October 19 & 21 performances on September 24. And watch for more information coming soon on Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig, coming in November.

Co-directors Taylor Dobbs and Amy Miller-Martin have announced the casting for the production To Kill A Mockingbird.  The drama, adapted by Christopher Sergel from the beloved American novel by Harper Lee, tells the story of a young Scout and her brother Jem as they observe their widowed father’s courageous defense of the young negro unfairly accused of a grave crime.

Cast as Jean Louis Finch, the adult Scout and narrator, making her BLT debut, is Carolyn Dockery; the role of young Scout will be Jayce Welch and Scout’s brother Jem, will be portrayed by Kellen Solomon. Last seen as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, actor, Ryan Martin, will portray the children’s father and attorney, Atticus Finch. Additional cast members include a couple of Dixie Swim Club actresses, Tammy Calaway and Patti Meiners as neighbors. Missouri Wilkinson also portrays a neighbor along with BLT newcomer Bryant Crawford as Nathan (Boo) Radley.  Other cast members, including past and new BLT performers are Chelsea Denard, Claude Cook, David Helms, John Meiners, Kenny Wade, Mary Citizen, Michael Davis, Randy Robinson, Robert Richard, and Tanner Files.

Also assisting Miller-Martin and Dobbs on this production will be Stephen Bent, Bella Hockaday, Dennis Garza and Samuel Estrada.

Production dates are set for September 28, 29, 30, October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2012.

Tickets are $15. and may be purchased online at baytown.littletheater.org

Groups of 10 or more may call 281-424-7617 for assistance to book reservations with a group discount. (All members of party should plan to arrive together and book as one group.) Season ticket holders wishing to exchange ticket dates should call BLT box office at least 24 hours before the originally assigned play date.

The call for auditions for BLT’s fall debut of To Kill a Mockingbird resulted in an unexpectedly high turnout that presages an excitingly special production. Co-directors Taylor Dobbs and Amy Miller-Martin have announced the results of auditions for the upcoming production.

The drama, adapted by Christopher Sergel from the beloved American novel by Harper Lee, tells the story of young Scout and her brother Jem as they observe their widowed father’s courageous defense of the young negro unfairly accused of a grave crime.

 For more information on the results of the auditions click this link and choose To Kill a Mockingbird. For a preliminary MOCKINGBIRD rehearsal calendar, click link.