Audition Notice-2020 Season
Bluff City Theater today announced that the 2020 Auditions Will be Held at The Zack Theater 3224 Locust, St. Louis. Saturday, January 18th 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Bluff City Theater will be holding open auditions for 3 of 4 plays in the 2020 Season this January. Equity and non-equity actors are welcome to audition. Following are […]
Fall BCT Academy Sessions Begin Soon!
Register Now! One of the most important things we do here at Bluff City Theater is incubate local talent with the aim of creating a lasting theater culture in the Greater Hannibal Region. Theater arts enriche the quality of life for our residents young and old and BCT Academy is one way that youth gain […]
Madam-The Musical Features an Array of Historical Female Characters
While researching the background for his new musical Madam, based loosely on Eliza Haycraft, the infamous St. Louis Madam who died in 1871 as the richest woman in Missouri, playwright Colin Haycraft came across remarkable stories of women who bucked the hierarchy of male dominance that held women down and blocked them from fulfilling their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With 27 albums and 3 Grammys in a career that spans five decades, Tom Chapin may be the most successful children’s entertainer in America today! Families love his brand of smart, catchy and relevant songs about things that matter to kids. His music is described as “kid-friendly and adult safe” so everyone, no matter […]
There’s still time to subscribe AND get a premium ticket to An Evening With Tom Chapin
Subscribe Now and Save $52! Nathan Hale was just 21 years old when he became the first American to die as a spy. Washington’s forces had been swept off Long Island. Desperately needing intelligence, he sought a volunteer to go behind enemy lines to report on British plans and strength. Within a few hours, Nathan […]
Still haven’t ordered you 2019 Subscription Yet?
There’s still time to lock in savings before the New Year! With two World-Premiere original productions, one World-Premiere of a new script adaptation and an evening with one of America’s greatest living folk artists, we’ve packed a lot of experiences into our 2019 Season. Our fifth season is our biggest and best ever as […]
Who is Asher Lev? An Exclusive Interview with Drew Pannebecker
An Exclusive Interview with the Star of My Name is Asher Lev: Drew Pannebecker Last weekend, My Name is Asher Lev opened here at Bluff City Theater. Audience members have been leaving night after night with nothing but wonderful things to say. I sat down with the star of the production, Drew Pannebecker, to talk about […]