Baytown Little Theater

Fences
2025-02-07 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-08 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-09 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-02-14 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-15 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-16 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-02-21 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-22 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown, TX, 77520, United States
All Performance Dates:
February 7 & 8 – 8:00 pm
February 9 – 2:30 pm
February 14 & 15 – 8:00 pm
February 16 – 2:30 pm
February 21 & 22 – 8:00 pm
February 23 – 2:30 pm
Set in 1957 Pittsburgh, Fences by August Wilson is a poignant and powerful exploration of family, dreams, and the human condition. The play centers around Troy Maxson, a former baseball star of the Negro Leagues, who now works as a garbage collector. His unfulfilled dreams and the racial barriers that kept him from the Major Leagues have left Troy embittered, and his simmering resentment impacts his relationships with those closest to him—his devoted wife Rose, and his ambitious son Cory, who aspires to follow in his father’s athletic footsteps.
As Troy struggles to reconcile his past with the harsh realities of his present, he becomes increasingly entrenched in his beliefs, creating a metaphorical fence that distances him from his family and the possibilities of the future. Through Troy’s journey, Wilson masterfully delves into themes of generational conflict, racial tension, and the complexities of love and loyalty within a family. Fences is not just a story of one man’s fight against the world, but a universal tale of the human spirit, grappling with the fences we build in our own lives—those meant to keep things out, and those meant to keep things in. This timeless drama resonates deeply, inviting audiences to reflect on their own struggles, dreams, and the fences that define their lives.
Directed By: Jim Wadzinski
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The Bold And Bob
2025-04-04 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-04-05 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-04-06 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-04-11 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-04-12 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-04-13 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-04-18 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-04-19 20:00 - 22:30 and 1 more date | Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown, TX, 77520, United States
All Performance Dates:
April 4 & 5 – 8:00 pm
April 6 – 2:30 pm
April 11 & 12 – 8:00 pm
April 13 – 2:30 pm
April 17 & 18 & 19 – 8:00 pm
Get ready for a hilarious and heartwarming ride with “The Bold and Bob”, a comedy written by Jean Ciampi, where an eclectic mix of characters comes together in the most unexpected and uproarious circumstances. Bob O’Kineski, a mild-mannered high school teacher in his mid-50s, has always played it safe—until now. When his mother’s passing sparks a journey of self-discovery, Bob finds himself surrounded by an eccentric group of neighbors and friends who push him to embrace boldness in ways he never imagined.
From Arne, a military vet with no concept of personal boundaries, to Thelma, an aging ex-hippie still clinging to the ideals of the ’60s, each character brings their own quirks and comedic flair. Throw in Monica, the apartment building manager with her sights set on Bob, Stafford, the funeral director moonlighting as a taco truck operator, and Danielle, a woman with a heart of gold, and you have a recipe for uproarious comedy.
As Bob grapples with his mother’s legacy and his own insecurities, he embarks on a journey that will challenge his notions of love, life, and what it truly means to be bold. “The Bold And Bob” is a laugh-out-loud exploration of self-discovery, community, and the sometimes awkward, always funny, road to finding oneself.
Join us for an evening of laughter, surprises, and unforgettable characters in “The Bold And Bob”—a play that reminds us all that it’s never too late to take a chance and live boldly!
Directed By: Ryan Laubach
Auditions: Ended
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Mustang Martha Auditions for Script Reading
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-19 | TX
Do you remember the “Purple Planter” over at Baytown Motors in 1994? It was a Mustang painted hot-pink/purple and planted with flowers all over to help promote the auto body shop that’s now Frank’s Collision on Main St. Only after people complained, the city said it was a violation of the Junk Car Ordinance. Martha Barnett, who owned Baytown Motors at the time and was one of the only female auto body shop owners in the country, fought to keep the Mustang. And now, with the blessing of Martha and others involved, we’re making a movie about it!
MUSTANG MARTHA is a fictionalized “inspired by true events” type film, and we are partnering with Jenny Waldo to perform a staged reading of the script here at Baytown Little Theater on Saturday, June 28th at 7pm. She is excited to connect with our historic theater and our members by casting all roles from our Baytown Little Theater community for this event. While we cannot guarantee that role in the eventual movie, she wants to showcase the local talent as we bring awareness to this project. If you’re available, please send us your videotaped audition.
We are telling a Baytown story, and we want Baytown involved. Last November, we hosted a community awareness event at the Baytown Historical Museum when it was still called Martha’s Mustang. You can read more about it in the Baytown Sun article: https://baytownsun.com/local/martha-s-mustang-filmmaker-seeks-community-input-on-project/article_a8c7c448-a1f9-11ef-a275-1f627e72340e.html. Jenny and her team are Houston-based filmmakers with over 25 years of experience and look forward to working with you to highlight Baytown and this feel-good, fun story.
Below is the scene to read for the recorded audition. Female actors read for Martha. Male actors read for Bobby. She does have a couple of male kid roles, but they can simply read for Bobby too.
Please record your audition and email me a private link or WeTransfer (or other transfer platform) to purpleplanterproductions@gmail.com.
Also below are the Character Breakdowns that we are casting. There are about 20 good speaking roles and over 30 one-scene/one-liners!
You WILL NOT NEED to be off-book for the audition or for the staged reading. You will be walking around with the script in hand for simple entrances and exits.
We will have a rehearsal sometime in the week or two before the 28th.
We will be complying with the Baytown Little Theater protocol, and all roles are volunteer-based.
More information as we move closer to the event.
PLEASE SEND YOUR AUDITIONS to purpleplanterproductions@gmail.com. You can also email any questions you have.
www.jennywaldo.com
Facebook and Instagram: MustangMarthaMovie
Character Breakdowns
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Radium Girls
2025-05-16 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-05-17 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-05-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-23 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-05-24 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-05-25 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-05-30 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-05-31 20:00 - 22:30 and 1 more date | Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown, TX, 77520, United States
All Performance Dates:
May 16 & 17 – 8:00 pm
May 18 – 2:30 pm
May 23 & 24 – 8:00 pm
May 25 – 2:30 pm
May 30 & 31 – 8:00 pm
June 1 – 2:30 pm

BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE DIAL PAINTERS WHO MADE LABOR HISTORY
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.

Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.
As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece for 9 to 10 actors, who play more than 30 parts—friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders.
Called a “powerful” and “engrossing” drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

Directed By: Joshua Figueroa
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Tuesdays with Morrie
2025-06-07 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-06-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Baytown Little Theater, 2 E Texas Ave, Baytown, TX, 77520, United States
THE STORY: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
Directed By: Carrie McRay
Haven’t seen Tuesdays with Morrie yet? You still have a few more chances! All performances are pay-what-you-can and first-come, first-served. All proceeds help the cast and crew travel to AACTFest in Des Moines, Iowa!

Owen Theatre (The Players Theatre Company): June 7th at 7:30 pm
Art Park Players: June 14th at 7:00pm
Baytown Little Theater: June 20th-21st at 8:00 pm

Read about BLT Board Member Lyle Tate’s journey in theater, from Mississippi to Baytown, and now to the national stage at AACTFest 2025!
Lyle Tate’s Article
