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Mission Statement of BCT

BCT is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Bowie and surrounding communities through engaging, insightful, and inspiring works of art!

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Central to this mission are our three crucial core values:

Enrichment

  • To develop and deliver productions that transform, thrill and illuminate.
     

  • To provide opportunities to create and hone talent and expertise in the theatrical arena.

Advancement

  • To cultivate future generations through hands-on experiences that strengthen valuable skills and team building.
     

  • To ensure that the arts remain an integral part of the education and development of our community.

Belonging

  • To establish an environment that reflects the city of Bowie with trust, integrity, and fairness.
     

  • To foster inclusion of all types, and respect varied backgrounds, work, and life experiences.
     

  • To build an audience base that will support quality programming.

Board of Directors

Penni Barnett

President

Alan Barnett

Vice President

Joanne Bauer

Treasurer

Jennifer L. Franklin

Secretary

Jason Braswell

Member At-Large

David Chalmers

Member At-Large

Ilene Chalmers

Member At-Large

Cathy Holmes

Member At-Large

Fred Nelson

Member At-Large

Reed Sigmon

Member At-Large

Maureen Roult

Volunteer Coordinator

Jennifer L. Franklin

Webmaster

Portia Bagley

Past President

Awards & Recognitions

Washington Area Community Theatre Honors (WATCH)

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Bowie Community Theatre joined WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) in 2006. Each year BCT's productions are adjudicated by 10 different judges from the WATCH organization companies. Scores are tabulated and nominations are announced in January of each year. The top 5 scores in each of the categories are nominations for WATCH. The top score in each category is the WATCH Award winner. Winners are announced at the WATCH Award Ceremony in March of each year.


Below are BCT's WATCH nominations and awards. Winners are in BOLD.

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2024

Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Dionne Belk

  • Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Play - Roy Hammond

  • Outstanding Set Construction in a Play - Alan Barnett

  • Outstanding Set Painting in a Play - Rose Hull

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2023

All My Sons

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Gene Valendo as "Joe Keller"

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Janet Constable Preston as "Kate Keller"

  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Fred Nelson

  • Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Sascha Nelson

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The Old Settler

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Dionne Belk as "Quilly McGrath"

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Jennifer Thomas as "Elizabeth Borny"

  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Brock Brown as "Husband Witherspoon"

  • Outstanding Set Painting in a Play - Rose Hull

  • Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play - The Cast

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2022
Fences 

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Louis B. Murray as "Troy Maxon"

  • Outstanding Play

  • Outstanding Set Design in a Play - Daniel Lavanga

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2018
Becky's New Car 

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Rebecca Ellis as "Becky"

  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Matt Leyendecker as "Joe"

 

Frankenstein

  • Outstanding Special Effects - Brian Douglas 

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2017
A Tuna Christmas 

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Jeanne Louise playing various roles

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2016
An Act of the Imagination 

  • Outstanding Cameo in Play - Rebecca Feibel-Kotraba as "Brenda Simmons"

 

Foxfire

  • Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Hillary Glass

  • Outstanding Direction of a Play - Frank Pasqualino

  • Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play - John Davis DuRant, Jr. as "Dillard Nations"

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Kathryn Huston as "Annie Nations"

  • Outstanding Properties in a Play - Kate Small

  • Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play - Kate Small

  • Outstanding Set Construction in a Play - Ken Kienas & Ryan Ronan

  • Outstanding Set Design in a Play - Ryan Ronan

  • Outstanding Set Painting in a Play - Ryan Ronan

  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Eric Small

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2015
Flyin' West

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Sandra Cox True as "Miss Leah"

  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Lolita Marie as "Fannie"

  • Outstanding Direction of a Play - Estelle Miller

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2013
Tale of the Allergist's Wife

  • Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Design for a Play - Hillary Mazer

  • Outstanding Achievement as a Featured Actress in a Play - Hillary Mazer


The Cover of Life

  • Oustanding Achievement in Hair Design for a Play - Maureen Roult

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2011
Sordid Lives

  • Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play - Scott Beadle

  • Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Kaeti Bradley and Scott Ross

  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Scott Beadle as "Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram"

  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Bernadette Arvidson as "Juanita"

  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Joanne Bauer as "Sissy Hickey"


Grace & Glorie

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Sandra Cox True as "Grace"

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Jo Black Sullivan as "Glorie"

  • Outstanding Direction of a Play - Estelle Miller

  • Outstanding Play - John Nunemaker, Producer and Scott Beadle, Stage Manager

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2010
The Glass Menagerie

  • Outstanding Play - Joanne Bauer, Producer and John Nunemaker, Stage Manager

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2009
Out of Order

  • Outstanding Special Effects - Cynthia and Fred Bentley

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2007
Proposals

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - TiaJuana Rountree as "Clemma Diggins"

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2006
Dearly Departed

  • Outstanding Sound Design - Joe Thompson

  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Joanne Bauer as "Marguerite"

Ruby Griffith Awards
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Bowie Community Theatre has been participating in the British Embassy Ruby Griffith Awards since the 1970s. Each year, BCT nominates a production for adjudication, the show is viewed and scored, and the highest scoring shows become the winning productions. The auspicious Ruby Griffith Award goes to the First, Second and Third Runners Up in Outstanding Achievement in a Play and Musical, Outstanding Achievement in a Play and Musical and All-Around production Excellence.

 

Below is the list of our Winning Productions:​

  • Fences by August Wilson - All-Around Production Excellence: 2023

  • Frankenstein by Victor Gialanella and adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley - Second Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2017

  • Foxfire by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn - Third Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2016

  • Flyin' West by Pearl Cleage - Second Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2015

  • Art by Yasmina Reza - Third Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2012

  • The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams - First Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2010

  • The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz based on the novel "Washington Square" by Henry James - Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2004

  • Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott - Second Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 2003

  • Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Ernest Thompson - All-Aound Production Excellence: 1998

  • Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling - First Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 1997

  • The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney - Third Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 1990

  • The Odd Couple by Neil Simon: - Third Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play: 1977

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Contact Us

​Bowie Community Theatre

P.O. Box 604
Bowie, MD 20718
(301) 805-0219

Performances

The ​Bowie Playhouse
16500 White Marsh Park Dr.
Bowie, MD 20715

Bowie Community Theatre (BCT) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, all volunteer organization. No monetary compensation is offered. BCT does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

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BCT is supported by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council.

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Land Acknowledgment: We rehearse and perform on Piscataway lands. Both the Piscataway Conoy Tribe and the Piscataway Indian Nation are still here, and both are recognized by the State of Maryland. The Piscataway Conoy Tribe is pushing for federal recognition. Learn more at https://www.piscatawaytribe.org/.

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