BAT turns 40! - BAT's 40th Season - don't miss a show!!!
This Summer, BAT is taking it the streets (well the parks anyway)
"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" by Oscar Wilde
In a beautiful adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest, set in 1984 with all the big hair and Valley Girl charm that goes with that, BAT will make you laugh out loud.
Oscar Wilde's farce follows the story of two men who use fictitious personas to escape from the social standards of the Valley Girl era. The show is full of dramatic, romantic proposals that are only thwarted by the women's' claim that they must marry a man named Ernest!
Coming to parks in South King County. Locations and schedules:
Des Moines - Sunday, July 14, 2019, at 3 pm at Wooton Park at Redondo, 28336-28464 Redondo Way S, Des Moines, WA 98198
Burien - Friday, August 2, 2019, at 8 pm at Town Square Park, 480 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA 98166 (part of Burien's First Friday)
Normandy Park - Sunday, August 4 at 5 pm at Marvista Park, 19990 4th Avenue SW, Normandy Park, WA 98166
SeaTac - Friday, August 9, 2019 at 7pm at Angle Lake Park, 19408 International Blvd, Seatac, WA 98188
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BAT Gala
BAT's Gala
September 14, 2019, 6 to 9 pm
Saturday at 6:00 pm
BAT’s ever wonderful pre-season Gala! What a party, what a good time!
Get your tickets online: BAT Gala - tix, buy your tickets in person at Pickled & Preserved, or send an email request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NATIVE GARDENS A COMEDY written by Karen Zacarias
September 27-October 20, 2019, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to community stalwarts Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement. Planted in difficult issues, this hilarious play guarantees no one comes out smelling like a rose.
Get your tickets online: Native Gardens - tickets, buy your tickets in person at Pickled & Preserved, enjoy dinner and a show with Frankies B-Town Bistro, send an email request toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you are willing to risk being turned away due to a sellout, just show up before the show!
Reviews:
B-Town Blog HERE and Burien Culture Hub HERE
Co-stage directors Rochelle Flynn and Maggie Larrick direct the talented cast of Jesse Calixto (Pablo Del Valle), Connie Murray (Virginia Butley), John Murray (Frank Butley) and Ashley Salazar (Tania Del Valle). Performer-stagehands will paly the Surveyor, Landscapers and Inspector are Shelbi Figgins and Melissa Wilson. Heather Bernadette is the show’s stage manager.
The creative team for the show is: Albie Clementi, set; Ruben Pina, lighting; Cyndi Baumgardner, props and set dressing; Eric Dickman, sound.
| Friday, September 27, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, September 29, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, October 4, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, October 6, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, October 11, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, October 12, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, October 13, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, October 18, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT A HOLIDAY COMEDY written by Frederick Stroppel
November 29-December 22, 2019, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
When Death arrives to spirit Julia Dowling to the afterlife, Julia instead wheedles him into joining her for a Christmas party with her family. Julia, who had no such party planned, scrambles to persuade her estranged family to come together on Christmas Day. Old resentments surface, new connections are made, and everyone, even Death, feels the magic of the Christmas spirit. A touching and hilarious look at the things that really make life worth living.
Get your tickets online: Christmas Spirit - tickets, buy your tickets in person at Pickled & Preserved, enjoy dinner and a show with Frankies B-Town Bistro, send an email request toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you are willing to risk being turned away due to a sellout, just show up before the show!
Cast
Bernie Dale Bowers
Rosemary Dawn Brazel
Julia Pat Haines-Ainsworth
Father John Eric Hartley
Jack/Death Phillip Keiman
Melissa Kpojo Kparyea
Paul Marc “Mok” Moser
Beth Devin Rodger
Matthew Chap Wolff
Creative Team
Co-Production Manager
& BAT Managing Director Maggie Larrick
& BAT Artistic Director Eric Dickman
Stage Director Taylor Davis
Stage Manager Heather Bernadette
Set Designer Albie Clementi
Properties Designer Cyndi Baumgardner
Lighting Designer Ruben Pina
Sound Designer Eric Dickman
Costume Designer Jae Hee Kim
Dialect Coach Elizabeth Kaye
Seamstress Diane Gaskill
Showtimes:
| Friday, November 29, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, November 30, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 1, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 15, 2019 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, December 20, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, December 21, 2019 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 22, 2019 |
2:00 PM |
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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW AN OUTRAGEOUS MUSICAL written by Richard O’Brien
February 21-March 22, 2020, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
In a musical send-up of sexual awakening, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stranded during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of a Transylvanian transvestite scientist and his household of unforgettable characters. Come do The Time Warp again in this sexy parody of sci-fi/horror genres. Join us for throwback cult classic honoring our 40th season! Costumes are encouraged.
Get your tickets online: Rocky Horror - tickets, buy your tickets in person at Pickled & Preserved, enjoy dinner and a show with Frankies B-Town Bistro, send an email request toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you are willing to risk being turned away due to a sellout, just show up before the show!
This production is dedicated to longtime BAT volunteer Craig Orsinger.
Contains a little adult language (one "D", one "F", and three "G" words), plus sexuality.
Audience participation kits are available for purchase at the show. No outside participation items allowed, including liquor.
THE CAST, DIRECTORS, AND DESIGNERS
Stage Director Marc “Mok” Moser
Music Director Aimee Hong
Choreographer Gayle Staker
Heather Bernadette is the show’s stage manager.
CAST
Maureen Coulton (Phantom)
Claire Ingalls (Phantom)
Shane Patrick Hoffmann (Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter)
Max Lopuszynski (Eddie/Dr. Scott)
Travis Martinez (Rocky)
Greg Michaels (The Narrator)
Kim Orcutt (Usherette/Magenta)
Kenn Pridgen (Janet)
Olivia Robinson (Phantom)
Tiana Ross (Phantom)
Megan Smith (Columbia)
Thomas Thompson (Riff Raff) and
Tony “Ton” Williams (Brad)
The creative team
Albie Clementi, set
Rob Falk, lighting
Cyndi Baumgardner, props and set dressing
Eric Dickman, sound; and
Marian Mays, costumes.
THE MUSICIANS
Music Director Aimee Hong as bandleader on keyboards,
Brian Keiper on lead guitar,
Julee Felts on bass guitar,
Cody Clark (Feb. 21-March 1), Dr. William Bryant (March 6-March 22) sharing the saxophone position, and
Tai Taitano on drums.
SHOW DATES
| Friday, February 21, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 22, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, February 28, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 29, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 1, 2020 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, March 6, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 7, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 8, 2020 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, March 13, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 14, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, March 20, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 2:00 PM |
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A GOOD FARMER A MOVING DRAMA WITH HUMOR written by Sharyn Rothstein
Postponed due to COVID-19
Laced with humor and heartache, A Good Farmer is the story of two women—a farm owner and her unlikely best friend, an illegal Mexican immigrant—fighting to survive in a small town divided by America’s immigration battle. Rothstein brings us the very human story behind some of today’s contentious political issues in a play about love, friendship and finding the power to face what divides us.
Get your tickets online: A Good Farmer - tickets, buy your tickets in person at Pickled & Preserved, enjoy dinner and a show with Frankies B-Town Bistro, send an email request toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you are willing to risk being turned away due to a sellout, just show up before the show!
| Friday, June 12, 2020 | 8pm |
| Saturday, June 13, 2020 | 8pm |
| Sunday, June 14, 2020 | 2pm |
| Friday, June 19, 2020 | 8pm |
| Sunday, June 21, 2020 | 8pm |
| Friday, June 26, 2020 | 8pm |
| Saturday, June 27, 2020 | 8pm |
| Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 2pm |
| Friday, July 3, 2020 | 8pm |
| Sunday, July 5, 2020 | 2pm |
BAT’s 2020 Shelter-in-place Season consists of five plays read over nine weeks. These five plays are the Artistic 
Director’s choice, with only limited oversight. That means they will be different than what you can find anywhere else on social media or streaming. You may like them all. You may like only a few, but either way, I am sure you will be entertained.
Two of the plays have been on BAT’s stage, and three have not. Even if you saw the play on stage, a performance reading is a very different experience. In a pre-pandemic world, BAT would have a show on stage. That is blocked, but BAT has to make theater. It is in our blood.
For you, it is a chance to see a live reading and almost-live theater. (The readings will not be recorded. You must see them live, in real-time, or not at all.) It is also a chance to experience something unique in these twisted times. And because they are presented through Zoom, putting on pants is optional.
Here is the schedule for BAT’s 2020 Shelter-in-place Season (all times are Pacific Daylight Time.
June 27 at 8 pm - They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein - Donate here for Zoom link
June 28 at 2 pm - They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein - Donate here for Zoom link
PRIOR in the 2020 Shelter-in-place Season:
May 2 at 8 pm - The Letters by John W. Lowell - Donate here for Zoom link
May 3 at 2 pm - The Letters by John W. Lowell - Donate here for Zoom link
May 16 at 8 pm - Ripcord a comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire - Donate here for Zoom link (donations matched!)
May 17 at 2 pm - Ripcord a comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire - Donate here for Zoom link (donations matched!)
May 30 at 8 pm - Zombie by Bill Connington - Donate here for Zoom link
May 31 at 2 pm - Zombie by Bill Connington - Donate here for Zoom link
June 13 at 8 pm - Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton - Donate here for Zoom link
June 14 at 2 pm - Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton - Donate here for Zoom link
Each reading will be live on Zoom. To be part of the reading, you must donate to BAT. DONATE HERE TO GET ZOOM LINK. (These are very hard times for a small business that sells tickets. BAT’s very existence is in jeopardy.) The donation can be as small or as large as you are able to make. Following the donation, you will be sent an email with the Zoom link and password that will get you into the “show.”
BAT has missed you all VERY much. Hopefully, we all will be together again soon.
Stay safe, and wash your hands!
