Back by Popular Demand! Sweet Dreams of Patsy…
Three Performances Only to Celebrate the 4th! Direct from Branson, Alice Faye returns with her much-loved tribute to the great ladies of Country Music. If you were lucky enough to catch Sweet Dreams of Patsy in March then you know how amazing this show is! Close your eyes, sit back and enjoy all your favorite […]
Are you All Crazy About Patsy Cline?
Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:30 PM Bluff City Theater, Hannibal, MO Featuring Alice Faye as the legendary Patsy Cline Direct from Branson Bluff City Theater presents an up-close-and-personal evening with the music of Patsy Cline in a 90-minute show dedicated to Patsy and other country legends. Over 15 of Patsy’s hits are featured in this […]
Bluff City Theater to host All Crazy ‘bout Patsy, Direct from Branson!
Friday March 13th 7:30 p.m. 212 Broadway in Historic Downtown Hannibal In a first for Hannibal, Bluff City Theater will be hosting Alice Faye in her one-woman tribute “All Crazy ‘bout Patsy” for one show on Friday, March 13th. Faye has been performing for audiences in Branson, Missouri since 2016 and before that across the […]
Why We Chose to Program a Play About Eliza Haycraft…
Madam-The Musical is a totally new play we commissioned to end our 2019 season dedicated to the theme of The American Experience. Back in March, we performed David Stanley Ford’s intense work The Interrogation of Nathan Hale as a way of exploring the idealistic aspirations of those who founded America- a nation that would treat […]
Reputation! Reputation! Reputation!
I have lost my reputation! Good […]
Performances resume tomorrow-you still have time to lock in savings.
OK, you’ve been putting it off…but we are pleased to tell you that it’s not too late to buy your 2019 Season Subscription to enjoy all five remarkable plays this season for the low, low price of just $105. That’s like getting one production for free! But after this weekend, it’s over. Audiences have been […]
Today is Monday March 25th…You Have Four Chances Left!
Last week, the curtain rose on another season at Bluff City Theater with our debut of A. S. Freeman’s powerful production of David Stanley Ford’s The Interrogation of Nathan Hale. History has a way of over-simplifying events and presenting complicated and messy affairs as summary headlines (#Nathanhalehero). But history is never simple and the […]
Are You A Fan of American History?
History buffs are going to love The Interrogation of Nathan Hale by Captain John Montresor. Based on real-life events, David Stanley Ford’s thoughtful and intense script captures the final hours of Nathan Hale before he is executed as the first spy in the service of America. Through the eyes of young Hale and Montresor, a […]
NATHAN HALE-OUR FIRST REHEARSAL!
Rehearsals started on a brand new Bluff City Theater season this past Tuesday in St. Louis. Director A.S. (Alex) Freeman brought the creative team together for some “table work” on The Interrogation of Nathan Hale. This is a first read-through of the script and discussion about the characters, themes and ideas the actors will be […]
Our Season Opens With a Story About The First American Hero…
The Interrogation of Nathan Hale by Captain John Montresor Of HRM Expeditionary Force This powerful story is set in the tent of Captain John Montresor, an Engineer in the British Army who carried 21-year-old Nathan Hale’s dying declaration letter to his family under a flag of truce. Because of this, we know a lot about […]