Eat the Runt
by Avery Crozier
d irected by Bob Russell
Sept 10 - Oct 2, 2004

Characters are genderless and selected by the audience each night; 40,320 permutations! Cultural stereotyping one night may become sexual harassment the next. A rude show; don’t come if you are sensitive about religion, race, sex or ethnicity!

The Rocky Horror Show
book, music and lyrics
by Richard O’Brien
directed by FUZZ Roark
Oct 8 - Nov 13, 2004

You know the story and the cast: Brad, Janet, Frank, Rocky, etc! Join them in the LIVE! ROCKY HORROR Show, a gender-bending, glam-rock extravaganza!
Visit www.hometown.aol.com/hairbearmd/RockyHorror.html for more info on the show, especially you ROCKY Virgins!
Late Nite Shows!

Scrooge, The Musical
book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
directed and choreographed by Laurel Burggraf
December 3 - 19, 2004

A rousing, fun-filled production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. Great for the whole family.
Dedicated to the memory of Audrey and Bill Herman.

Rudolph the Red Hose Reindeer
by David Cerda
directed by Terry J. Long
November 26 - December 18, 2004

One more time, the beloved cross-dressing Rudolph graces the Spotlighters' stage for a heck of a good time. Late night shows -- adult entertainment.

The Odd Couple
by Neil Simon
directed by Sherrionne Brown
January 7 - February 5, 2005

Travel down memory lane: divorced Felix Unger (a neurotic neatnick) and Oscar Madison (a compulsive slob) constantly get on each other’s nerves. A laugh-filled show with special surprises!

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
directed by Tim Fowler
choreographed by Timoth Copney
February 11 - March 12, 2005

Redemption is the theme of this mature and wistful Shakespearean comedy, set on an exotic island with fantastic creatures, where magic works hand-in-hand with wisdom and where it is never too late to become a better person: the classic battle between the beauty and beast in all of us.

AN OLD, CRACKED TUNE
An original idea conceived by Bob Russell
Directed and Choreographed by Laurel Burggraf
Musical Direction by Chris Bassett
March 18 - April 16
Friday and Saturday - 8PM
Sunday - 2PM
Ticket $15 adults, $12 students, seniors and BTA members

Art is illegal and all of the artists have been driven underground. Banding together to form a secret society of stealth performers, a small group of former artists vows to bring art back into society, using whatever resources are left them. An Old, Cracked Tune explores the noise that overwhelms our modern world and the age-old rhythms that still find a way of guiding our lives.

A new work, conceived and commissioned by Bob Russell, invented by the ensemble, music by Chris Bassett, text and movement arranged by Laurel Burggraf.

The ensemble: Chris Bassett, Laurel Burggraf, DC Cathro, Lisa Dulin, Phaedra Eason, Jibbs Merkel, Laurel Peyrot, Ryan Russell and Towanda Underdue

Veronica’s Room
by Ira Levin
directed by Roy Hammond
April 22 - May 21, 2005

The story of a young woman who trusts her new boyfriend and gets caught in a vicious spider web. This spine-tingling thriller is by the author of Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives and Deathtrap.

STOP KISS
by Dianna Son
Directed by FUZZ Roark

May 27 - June 25
Friday/Saturday 8PM and Sunday at 2PM

Set in present day New York City, Callie, a savvy New Yorker, and Sara, a recent transplant from the Midwest, meet, become friends, and develop, much to their surprise, mutual affection, fears, and desires. In time, an unspoken attraction develops between the two friends. When their tentative first kiss provokes a shocking act of violence, putting one of the women in a coma, their lives are forever changed.

Playwright Diana Son uses a powerful theatrical device of two converging timelines: one of the events leading up to the kiss, the other of the aftermath following the kiss. This technique of beginning the play with what turns out to be the past, and alternating between past and future totally engages the audience to wondering "how did this happen?" and "why did this happen to these two ordinary women?" Stop Kiss tells that story.

Told with a sharp sense of humor and innovative uses of language and silence, the play is both gratifying and unsettling. It invites the audience to examine the complex ways in which we identify ourselves and others.

Songs for a New World
music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
directed by David Gregory
July 8 - 30, 2005

A small, passionate cast and a driving, exquisite score by Tony-award winning Jason Robert Brown will guide you through a musical journey that captures the power and vulnerability of newly found knowledge.

2005 Baltimore Playwrights Festival
Directed by C. Dan Bursi
August 5 - 27, 2005
Shows - Friday and Saturday at 8PM; Sunday at 7PM
Tickets: $12.00

GET STUFFED by Mark Scharf
When Marty rescued his teddy-bear, Furball, from his mother's attic, he was happily surprised to find the bear still talked to him. Now, if he could only get the #&%@!& bear to shut up!

CORNERED by Rosemary Frisino Toohey
What happens to a woman when disease turn her body into stone? And, if she can no longer embrace the man she loves, is it right to push him into someone else's arms?