Bowie Community Theatre

Bowie Community Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing live theatre productions and experiences for the Bowie and surrounding communities. Membership and participation is on a volunteer, amateur basis. BCT officers receive no payment for their services. HISTORY In the middle of the 1960's a group of people dedicated to the theater and dedicated to bringing this venue to the fledgling community of Bowie founded the "Belair Community Theatre." Sets were painted and stored in our garages, rehearsals were held in still empty stores in the small "Belair Shopping Center" and sound and light boards were transported back and forth for every performance. Performing first in the Bowie elementary schools and later in the multipurpose room of the new Bowie High School, the troupe quickly won a following in the new community. Subsequently, we made a favorable arrangement to perform at the D.A.V. Hall on Rt. 197. We were now performing cabaret style. However, we still needed a "home" of our own. And so it was that the "Arts Center," after many years of consideration, was constructed. Completed Nov. 19, 1976, the Center was dedicated by Mayor Audrey Scott (a former member of the Prince George's County Council). Musicomedy Productions of Bowie inaugurated the new facility with a concert performance of "Carousel." The Belair Community Theatre's production of "Lysistrata" was performed the following summer. The Belair Community Theatre was incorporated on February 16, 1967. On October 5, the name was changed to the Bowie Community Theatre to give the organization a Bowie identity. The Arts Center later became "The Bowie Playhouse." BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - John Nunemaker Vice President - Michael Forgetta Secretary - VACANT Treasurer - Joanne Bauer AT LARGE: Bernadette Arvidson Bridget Arvidson Gail Russell MEMBERSHIP You are invited to become a member of BCT. Membership includes the following benefits: - Voting privileges at general membership meetings - Subscription to BCT newsletters - Audition notifications - Invitation to BCT social functions - Volunteer opportunity notifications - BCT membership surveys - BCT Board of Directors meeting invitation Membership is required for participation in BCT productions. The membership year runs from September 1 through August 31 or any portion thereof. Our membership fee is $10.00. To join, or for other information, just call or write us. Membership Request BCT Hotline 301-805-0219 (read less)