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| | The Smell of the Kill
by Michele Lowe
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
Directed by Shawn Fuller
September 10-26, 2021
Take three delicious, malicious wives, add three miserable, unloving husbands—and chill. That's the recipe of Michele Lowe's tantalizing new comedy that had Broadway audiences cheering. The Smell of the Kill revolves around Nicky, Debra, and Molly who have tolerated one another during once-a-month dinners for years. While their unseen spouses play golf in the dining room, the women exchange confidences for the first time, revealing that all three marriages are on the brink of disaster and all three women are facing the challenges of their lives. Nicky's husband has been indicted for embezzlement, Molly's husband is stalking her, and Debra's husband is leaving her for another woman. When the men mistakenly lock themselves in a basement meat locker the women are faced with a life-or-death decision—should they leave the men out in the cold—permanently—or let them thaw? One by one the women make their choices with more than a little help from one another. | Buy tickets | |
| | The Harry and Sam Dialogues
by Karen Ellison
THE HARRY AND SAM DIALOGUES is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
Directed by Les Campbell
October 1-17, 2021
Meet Harry and Sam: two old friends who like to pass the time posing outlandish questions to one another: Is there life after death? How are men and women different? And, of course, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? These questions, shrouded in indifference, allow each man to question the other without asserting his fears. Eventually, time passes and the indifference melts into destruction—changing their friendship forever.
This production was BTG’s entry at AACTFest’21 and won the Outstanding Acting Ensemble award and was nominated for Outstanding Production. | Buy tickets | |
| | Cancelled
Cheaper by the Dozen
Adapted by Christopher Sergel. From the book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
Directed by Christy Conant
November 26 ‑ December 12, 2021
This hilarious, heartwarming tale of “America’s best loved family” is sure to fill the audience with laughter! Based on the real life exploits of turn-of the-century efficiency pioneer Frank Gilbreth, "Cheaper by the Dozen" chronicles a year in the life of his large and loving family. Set in the 1920's, this uplifting, coming-of-age comedy is sure to entertain the entire family! | | Cancelled |
| | Scarecrow for Hire
by Tony Beeman
Directed by Brian Francis
January 21 ‑ February 6, 2022
There’s been a murder in Oz, and we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. Imagine L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wizard of Oz as put through the gritty filter of 1940s film noir, with harsh city streets, grey rainy skies, femmes fatales, tough guys, trenchcoats, fedoras and plot twists. This is Oz as if it were seen through the eyes of Raymond Chandler. Come see your favorite characters somewhere over the rainbow. | Buy tickets | |
| | Vino Veritas
by David MacGregor
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
(www.playscripts.com)
Directed by Dee Dee O'Connor
March 25 ‑ April 10, 2022
It's Halloween night, but everyone is dropping their masks. When two couples drink a strange blue Peruvian wine together, the evening turns eventful as their traditions and their relationships to one another begin to unravel. Will the truth set them free or is it another trap to escape? A dark comedy about the perils of honesty. | Buy tickets | |
| | Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Directed by Teri Grimes
June 10-26, 2022
Be careful what you wish for!
How far would you go to make your wish come true? Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (of beanstalk fame), and a baker and his wife find out when they take a journey into the woods. It’s a magical, bewildering place full of witches, wolves, giants and mysterious strangers, where familiar fairy tales get tangled up together. Wishes come true here, but at a price. Even storybook characters must face the music—of which there is plenty—in Sondheim and Lapine’s irreverent Tony Award–winner. | Buy tickets | |