September 27 - Wee Folks Stage
11:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

A classic tale about a young girl, a handsome king, a taxing promise and a clever, little man who can spin straw into gold. Will the girl find out the magic name to unlock the promise? The audience helps participate in this fun and lively version of the original story.

Recommended Grades: Pre-school to First - Shown on the Wee Folks Stage

October 11 - Main Stage
10:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

Mole has never seen a river until he encounters his water-loving friend Rat. Along with their less-than-social friend Badger, these friends of the Wild Wood try to help their friend Toad who is obsessed with stealing and crashing motorcars. While Toad is put in jail for the abuse of property, the sneaky weasels take over Toad Hall. Mole, Rat, and Badger must find a way to bring Toad back to his senses and law-abiding order back to the Wild Wood.

Recommended Grades: First-Sixth

Peter & The Wolf

November 1 - Main Stage
11:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

This classic story of Peter and the Wolf begins with a twist involving the Russian writer himself. In this new for BCT adaptation, we meet Sergei Prokofiev and Natalya Satz as they are in the middle of creating a “symphonic fairy tale for children”. We watch and listen as they begin to match instruments in the orchestra with possible characters for a story. The flute sounds like a bird; the oboe like a duck quacking. The clarinet is smooth and aloof like a cat. The instruments define the characters and from those characters a story is discovered...

From Prokofiev's creative mind and his childhood memories of the Ukraine, we see Peter, his grandfather, and his friends: the bird, the duck, and the cat all coming to life on stage. When a menacing wolf traps Peter and his animal friends, he tests his courage and cleverness to outsmart the beast. All ends well in this magical production that combines the Orchestra, Russian history, dance and theatre to capture the essence of Prokofiev's classic; the triumph of taking risks and trusting the limitless potential of the imagination.

November 29 - Wee Folks Stage
11:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

It's Christmas Eve at the Merrywood Mega Mall and there are lots of children there to see Santa. As the last of the children leave Mr. Bob Broom (the night watchman), thinking that everyone is gone, locks the doors to the Mega Mall. What Mr. Broom doesn't know is that Santa is still inside. As Santa tries to find a way out he finds, Dottie, the gift wrapping clerk, and Amanda a broken mannequin who is about to be thrown away.

The three begin to try to find a way out. They try getting the keys from Mr. Broom's pocket but fail. Then they come up with the idea to wrap Santa and Amanda as a present and have Dottie tell Mr. Broom that it needs to go to the loading dock. Will the new plan work? Will Santa find his way out in time to save Christmas? Find out when BCT presents Santa's Adventure in the Merrywood Mega Mall this Christmas season!

A Christmas Carol

December 13 - Main Stage
10:00 a.m.
$7.00 per ticket

A Christmas Carol is a classic tale of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge.  Scrooge's "humbug" attitude toward Christmas and his assistant, Bob Cratchit, lead a ghost from his past to visit on Christmas Eve.  His former partner Jacob Marley warns Scrooge of visits from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.  Experience Scrooge's transformation on the BCT mainstage and see the amazing costumes, set, and characters in this lively, timeless, classic story.

Jack & The Beanstalk

February 7 - Wee Folks Stage
11:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

When Jack trades the family cow for magic beans, his mother is so disappointed. However, the beans grow a stalk so tall that it disappears into the clouds. Jack sets off to explore a strange land in the clouds at the end of the beanstalk. This adaptation is filled with adventure, fun and audience interaction as Jack confronts the giant to bring home fortune to his poor mother.

Recommended Grades: Pre-school through First Grade

February 14 - Main Stage
10:00 a.m.
$6.00 per ticket

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is based on the classic story by Mark Twain. Tom's adventures begin with a whitewashed fence, a sweet girl named Becky, Huckleberry Finn, and tales of pirating and treasure hunting. Only after a surprising funeral and a murder trial where the truth is uncovered does the audience see Tom not only as an adventurer but also as a moral hero. Join BCT to share in lessons of bravery, truth, and adventure where Tom meets his match and mischievous fun begins...Tom Sawyer style.

Recommended Grades: First-Sixth

Romeo & Juliet

March 27 - Main Stage
12:30 p.m.
$7.00 per ticket

The tragic tale of star-crossed lovers open in the Renaissance Italian city of Verona. Members of two powerful families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been fighting in the streets, prompting the ruling prince to issue an ultimatum: No more bloodshed or Lord Montague and Lord Capulet will pay with their own lives.

Romeo, a member of the house of Montague and his friends sneak into a party being given by the Capulets. He is entranced by Juliet, daughter of Lord Capulet. Romeo speaks to Juliet and they begin to fall in love without either realizing who the other is. Later Juliet appears on her balcony and they profess their love for each other in spite of their families. The following day the two are secretly married by Friar Laurence.

Unbeknownst to Juliet her father prepares to marry her to to Count Paris in three days. Friar Laurence comes up with a plan to render her unconscious for 42 hours in which her family would think her dead and put her in the family tomb. He sends a message to Romeo of the plan. However the message never arrives and Romeo shows up in the tomb just moments before Juliet is to awaken, but in his sorrow, he kills himself with poison. Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead and uses Romeo's dagger to kill herself.

The Prince, the Capulets and the Montagues enter the tomb. What they see is enough to make them proclaim peace to one another for all time.

Recommended Grades: 7-12