Producing over 700
shows in the past 84 seasons, the Bellingham Theatre Guild (BTG) is
entering its 85th season.
Another monumental birthday for BTG has passed
as well.
On August 17, 1963 BTG had their
first musical open, according to BTG.
To celebrate 50 years of musicals a
musical re-view playing Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, 2014 will be BTG’s way to celebrate.
The musical birthday bash will be directed
by Kathryn Murray and Martha Benedict. Auditions will be held Dec. 1 and 2 at 7
p.m.
Trustee member of the board of
directors, Mike Schackel said, “It’ll be quite a show,” as the re-view will
cover a number of songs in a little over 2 hours.
Schackel said the guild plays five
shows a season, with the first how starting in September and the last show
ending in the third week of June.
Though the guild doesn’t strictly hold
to this marker, Schakcel said the types of shows run as follows:
First show: A known play,
playwright, or director
Second show: Holiday themed
Third show: Farce/comedy
Fourth show: Drama
Fifth show: Musical
In 2012
however, the season consisted of four musicals.
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