Find yourself with some extra
time on your hands and a desire to be involved in a community theater. Join
us as together we celebrate the finest plays the theater as to offer.
Beloit Civic Theatre is always
looking for volunteers to help with productions.
Maybe you've always wanted to be a part of a
theater group, but just felt you couldn't act, sing, dance or take a prat fall.
Well, now's your big chance! If you can pound a nail, know which end of the
paint brush the paint goes, sew a hem, or just like the chance to meet new and
unusual people, we can help you accomplish any or all of that plus fill any
of that spare time you have.
If you would like to be part of the show as well as the audience, go to the
mailing list page. Fill out the mailing form, and in the comments box let us
know how and when you can help.
We are always looking for people to help us with any or all of the following:
Set Construction, Painting, Costumes, Sound, Lighting, Props, Ushers, Box Office,
Reservations. We are especially in need of individuals to help with taking reservations
during production weeks.
Our 75TH Anniversary Year
WE’RE READY: IT’S OUR 75th YEAR AND WE’RE CELEBRATING!
BCT President Pat Hoye presents the latest diamond give-a-way to Mary and Richard Wallace of Beloit. They were the lucky season ticket holders who won the diamond bracelet at the closing night of our recent production of Laura. Mary and Richard told us that they went to their first Civic Theatreplayback in the 1970's when afriendof their son's was in the musical Carnival. They enjoyed the show so much that they have kept coming back and have purchased season tickets ever since. Congratulations Mary and Richard!
WELCOME TO OUR DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY YEAR! Beloit Civic Theatre
was founded in 1932, and we are still going strong! Come help us celebrate
after every opening night show at our cake receptions backstage, and meet
the Board of Directors, the actors, the directors and the stage crew! We
would love to meet our patrons who have made it possible for our little theatre
to remain open for 75 years. During this season we will also be giving away
door prizes at every performance to any audience member, and, for our season
members only, we will be giving away a piece of diamond jewelry at the closing
night of every show. The winner will be drawn from a list of all current
season ticket holders. Our final giveaway at the end of the season, will
be a very special custom-made diamond pendant necklace worth $750 generously
donated by Mr. Kim Beals of Brill Jewelers in downtown Beloit. So, become
a member today! See you at the show!
BELOIT CIVIC THEATRE’S NEXT
PRODUCTION:
Directed by Carl Balson
About "The Whole Town's Talking":
The Whole Town’s Talking was the very first play Beloit Civic Theatre ever produced. We managed to locate a copy of the out-of-print play, and found ourselves pleasantly surprised that the comedy was very funny. It made perfect sense to Beloit Civic Theatre’s Board of Directors to try a revival of this show 75 years after our founding.
In the play, a successful businessman finds himself giving advice to the lovelorn to his shy business partner, including the suggestion that he should invent a love interest in order to make himself more appealing to other women. After selecting a random photo to be his “girlfriend,” things start to fall apart. It turns out that the photo is of a famous movie star, and the whole town starts gossiping about the new love interest. To make matters worse, the movie star is scheduled to make a local celebrity appearance and everyone expects our hero to appear with his “intended.” The plot twists and turns, and as in all good comedies, everything is resolved at the end. In 1926, the play was made into a silent film. There also was a 1935 film based on the play, but it switched the plot around completely. Don’t miss our hilarious production of this classic comedy!
Production dates are April 24, 25, 26, and May 1, 2, 3 Curtain
time: 7:30 p.m. There will also be a 3:00 p.m matinee on May 3rd.
TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS:
The box office phones will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday
through Thursday of both production weeks. Please call (608) 362-1595 to
make a reservation for a performance, or visit our website at Reservations.
The box office phone is also open at 6:30 p.m. on performance nights. If
you have already purchased your season tickets, please bring one of the small
lime green admission tickets to the show for each person in your group. If
you have NOT purchased your season tickets yet, you may do so at the theatre,
but please call ahead for a seat reservation. Season memberships are $18
per person ($12 per person for senior citizens 60 and over.) If you wish
to purchase a single admission to a performance, the cost is $8 ($6 for students
and senior citizens.) You may call for seat reservation when the box office
is open, and then pay for your tickets at the door on the night of the show.
Performances are held in the Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre in the Beloit Memorial
High School building at Fourth and Middle Streets in Beloit, WI.
A Friendly Reminder to All Our Patrons:
When we are sold out for a performance, your reserved seats will be given
away at 7:28 p.m. to people on a waiting list in our lobby. If you arrive
after the show has started, we will try to seat you in a row of chairs against
the back wall of the theatre.
Intermission at BCT:
During intermission, we welcome you to enjoy some home-baked goodies and
coffee or soft drinks, for a simple donation to our scholarship fund. We
will also have on sale DVD’s and VHS tapes with an exclusive interview
with Elizabeth Reinholz, conducted by our very own Board Member Les Blumreich.
The cost is only $4 for this heartwarming piece on BCT history
HELP US OUT!
One of the easiest ways you can help out BCT is by saving your original
CUB FOOD receipts. You can either bring your receipts to the show, or mail
them to the theatre office at 400 East Grand Avenue – Suite #310, Beloit,
WI 53511. The theatre will receive a 1% rebate of the total sales before
tax for each receipt. Thank you in advance for remembering us!
WHY ARE WE SO CHEAP?
We get asked that question a lot! More accurately put, why are our ticket
prices so low? Beloit Civic Theatre is officially a part of the Beloit Recreation
Department. An agreement with the city and the schools allows us to use the
school’s theatre facility without a rental fee. We have always been
very grateful to the School District for their cooperation and generosity
in allowing us to rehearse and perform at the Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre.
And this is why we can offer such wonderful shows at very family friendly
prices!
A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL OUR PATRONS:
When we are sold out for a performance, your reserved seats will be given
away at 7:28 to people on a waiting list in our lobby. If you arrive after
the show has started, we will try to seat you in a row of chairs against
the back wall of the theatre.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Thank you to all of you who continue
to bring in your original Cub Food Receipts. BCT will receive a 1% rebate
of the total sales before tax on each
receipt. You can either bring in your receipts to the show, or mail them
to the theatre office at 400 East Grand Avenue – Suite #310, Beloit,
WI 53511.
Also, thank you to the following for ushering for Of Thee I Sing: Molly
and Greg Wilson, Roberta St. Mary, Pat and Ellen Wolowic, Jim and Ginger
Spaight,
Diane Sass, Sandy Thom, Gary Duszynski, Jamie Dalton, Ruth Atwood, Mr.
Atwood, Ellen and Katie Colletta, Bert Sadler, Virginia Knutson,Christine
Olson
(and Chris’ friend), Dee and Al Abanes and Greg Wallendal. Thank
you to Carl Balson for doing ticket reservations, and last but not least,
thank
you to all those who donated cookies for our intermission.
THE BELOIT CIVIC THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President: Pat Hoye Vice President: Loren Sass Secretary: Denny Broderick
Treasurer: Les Blumreich Historian: Therese Duszynski
Board Members: Joyce Anderson, Donna Basely, Paul Casler, Mike Fallon, Mike
Foss, Mary Mowers, Barbara Thompson, Doris Tropp, Susan Smith, Rebecca Wallendal
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
If you’ve ever wanted to bake cookies and have absolutely no one to
make them for…you’ve found a taker! We are always happy to receive
cookie donations for our scholarship fund! Also, we could always use a hand
with ushering (you get to see the show for free!), and if you would like
to try your hand at building a stage set, or being an actor on stage, that’s
why we’re called community theatre! For more information, see our website,
BCT. or call the office at (608) 362-1595. Hope to
see you at the theatre!
THEATRE HUMOR:
(This goes out to all those who have ever been, or will one day, be on
stage. And for those who’ve never been nor will be, now you know
how anxiety-ridden actors really are.)
The Actor’s Prayer
As on the stage I take my place
I pray that I not know disgrace
Allow me not to drop a cue,
And neither on the scenery chew
Make not my props to go astray
Allow no entrance to delay
That I may not be left to groan
And hang upon the stage alone
Make all the critics to be kind,
To imperfections make them blind
And keep my brain both quick and cool
Lest of myself I make a fool
May all my lines be spoke as writ
Please make this play to be a hit!
You Know You Work in Community Theatre If…
you’ve ever appeared on stage in an English drawing room murder mystery
where half the cast spoke with Southern accents.
Beloit Civic Theatre is a member of the United Arts Alliance.
“
Just remember: It’s only Community Theatre until it offends someone...then,
it’s ART!”
