ABOUT BLT
The Baytown Little Theater is an incorporated, non-profit cultural organization. Our mission is to offer the play-going public the very best in comedy, dramatic and musical productions. We are an all-volunteer theater supported by the generosity of individuals, families and businesses by membership dues and by ticket sales
Our productions have been compared favorably with those of The Alley Theater, Stages, and TUTS (Theater Under The Stars) in Houston. We are fortunate to draw upon a wealth of willing talent and energetic volunteers who all love the theater and want to be a part of the community theater experience
BLT History
In May, 1961, 60 friends gathered with an idea at Goose Creek Country Club and planned the formation of a legal organization to produce community enrichment. Because of their enthusiasm, 40 families quickly joined the non-profit entity called Baytown Little Theater, and when the first production, “Biography,” was staged in August, family memberships had reached 100. “Biography” ran for three days in a rented grocery market building on Bayway Drive — to the delight of 527 theater-goers and the Little Theater’s treasury. With initial success to spur it on, the fledgling community theater produce three more plays. In the summer of 1962 the Baytown Little Theater purchased the old market building and began its gradual conversion to a theater-in-the round. Members voluntarily gave their knowledge and energy to build the necessary additions. By the close of the 1968-1969 season, membership had more than doubled. From the Baytown Sun of March 31, 1969:
There was one interesting feature of the theater that was around for many years — a large leally column smack dab in the middle of the stage that couldn’t be removed as it was a major support of the roof. All sorts of creative staging took place that incorporated this column — it was the center pole of a tent, for example; it was the chimney for a wood stove, and it was many, many other things across the years. Then Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) donated equipment, and materials to take out the column and install a steel beam in its place. Staging a production became much easier after this and the Theater was most grateful for this major enhancement.
The old theater location met its unfortunate fate on Friday, July 13, 2007, when a car lost control while traveling along Baker Road, crashing through the side wall and ending up on the other side of the arena. This incident happened a mere two weeks before the scheduled opening of "Titanic: the Musical."
Thanks to the resilience of director Jason Howard and the collective efforts of many individuals, the show managed to debut as planned at Cedar Bayou Middle School.