The Main Stage at BT was host to an amazing history of great shows mounted by the theater, as well as some pretty cool rental and touring company visits. City Center Acting Company (later The Acting Company) led by John Houseman and featuring actors such as Patty Lupone, William Hurt, David Ogden Stiers and Mercedes Reuhl was one example. The Royal Shakespeare Company brought “Love’s Labors Lost” and “He That Plays The King” to the BT stage, featuring such well-known actors as Ian Richardson, Tony Church and Susan Fleetwood (sister to famed musician Mick Fleetwood).
Many wonderful community performers donated their time to stand on a stage that was surrounded with professional staff who provided top-notch sets, props, costumes, lighting and sound. While not all shows were a smashing success, many were favorably reviewed and well attended. It was a unique platform for amateurs to hone their skills in the best possible environment. From the opening performance of “Green Grow the Lilacs” in 1953 to the closing of “A Christmas Carol” in 1985, there were 231 Main Stage productions.
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Production shots and programs from the 1950’s (618 images):
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Production Shots and programs from the 1970’s (1649 images)
Production Shots and programs from the 1980’s (162 images)
List of Bonfils Mainstage Productions
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| Season | Opening_Date | Title | Director |
| 53-54 | Wed, Oct 14, 1953 | Green Grow The Lilacs | Alexander Ivo |
| 53-54 | Thu, Nov 12, 1953 | Portrait In Black | Alexander Ivo |
| 53-54 | Thu, Jan 14, 1954 | I Remember Mama | |
| 53-54 | Thu, Feb 11, 1954 | Tobias And The Angel | Alexander Ivo |
| 53-54 | Thu, Mar 11, 1954 | Gigi | Alexander Ivo |
| 53-54 | Thu, Apr 15, 1954 | The Moon Is Blue | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Oct 14, 1954 | The Love Of Four Colonels | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Nov 18, 1954 | Affairs Of State | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Jan 20, 1955 | Life With Mother | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Feb 17, 1955 | Bell, Book And Candle | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Mar 17, 1955 | The Winslow Boy | Alexander Ivo |
| 54-55 | Thu, Apr 21, 1955 | Time Out For Ginger | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Mon, Jun 13, 1955 | Harvey With Joe E. Brown | Bradford Hatton |
| 55-56 | Thu, Nov 17, 1955 | The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Thu, Jan 19, 1956 | Picnic | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Thu, Feb 16, 1956 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Thu, Mar 15, 1956 | The Rainmaker | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Thu, Apr 19, 1956 | The Importance Of Being Earnest | Alexander Ivo |
| 55-56 | Thu, May 17, 1956 | The Frogs Of Spring | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, Oct 18, 1956 | Father Of The Bride | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, Nov 29, 1956 | The Innocents | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, Jan 17, 1957 | As You Like It | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, Feb 21, 1957 | Mrs. Gibbons Boys | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, Apr 04, 1957 | Ladies Of The Jury | Alexander Ivo |
| 56-57 | Thu, May 09, 1957 | Roberta | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Thu, Oct 17, 1957 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Wed, Dec 04, 1957 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Thu, Jan 16, 1958 | The Mousetrap | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Wed, Feb 19, 1958 | Inherit The Wind | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Thu, Apr 10, 1958 | The Loud Red Patrick | Alexander Ivo |
| 57-58 | Sat, May 03, 1958 | The Pajama Game | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Thu, Oct 09, 1958 | No Time For Sergeants | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Thu, Dec 04, 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Thu, Jan 15, 1959 | Will Any Gentleman | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Thu, Feb 26, 1959 | Missouri Legend | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Thu, Apr 02, 1959 | The Happiest Millionaire | Alexander Ivo |
| 58-59 | Fri, May 15, 1959 | Guys And Dolls | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Thu, Oct 01, 1959 | Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Thu, Dec 03, 1959 | Sailor Beware | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Sun, Jan 03, 1960 | A Touch Of The Poet | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Thu, Feb 18, 1960 | Kind Sir | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Thu, Mar 24, 1960 | Dial M For Murder | Alexander Ivo |
| 59-60 | Tue, May 03, 1960 | Kiss Me Kate | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Fri, Sep 30, 1960 | Make A Million | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Fri, Sep 30, 1960 | The Grass Is Greener | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Mon, Jan 30, 1961 | Not In The Book | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Fri, Feb 03, 1961 | Another Part Of The Forest | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Sun, Apr 02, 1961 | Maybe Tuesday | Alexander Ivo |
| 60-61 | Tue, May 02, 1961 | The Most Happy Fella | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Mon, Jan 30, 1961 | The Devil’s Advocate | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Mon, Oct 02, 1961 | Watch It Sailor | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Sat, Dec 02, 1961 | The Deadly Game | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Sat, Feb 03, 1962 | Glad Tidings | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Fri, Mar 02, 1962 | The Little Foxes | Alexander Ivo |
| 61-62 | Wed, May 02, 1962 | Pal Joey | Alexander Ivo |
| 62-63 | Tue, Oct 02, 1962 | Everybody Loves Opal | Harry Geldard |
| 62-63 | Fri, Nov 02, 1962 | I Killed The Count | Harry Geldard |
| 62-63 | Thu, Jan 03, 1963 | Roar Like A Dove | Harry Geldard |
| 62-63 | Fri, Feb 01, 1963 | All The Way Home | Harry Geldard |
| 62-63 | Fri, Mar 01, 1963 | Blood Sweat And Stanley Poole | Harry Geldard |
| 62-63 | Wed, May 01, 1963 | Wonderful Town | Harry Geldard |
| 63-64 | Mon, Sep 16, 1963 | Emily Griffith | Harry Geldard |
| 63-64 | Tue, Oct 01, 1963 | Dear Delinquent | Alexander Ivo |
| 63-64 | Fri, Nov 01, 1963 | The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs | Alexander Ivo |
| 63-64 | Wed, Jan 01, 1964 | Sunday In New York | Alexander Ivo |
| 63-64 | Sat, Feb 01, 1964 | Death of a Salesman | Harry Geldard |
| 63-64 | Wed, Apr 01, 1964 | Hocus Pocus | Harry Geldard |
| 63-64 | Fri, May 01, 1964 | Sail Away | Harry Geldard |
| 64-65 | Thu, Oct 01, 1964 | Calculated Risk | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 64-65 | Thu, Oct 01, 1964 | The Ponder Heart | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 64-65 | Fri, Jan 01, 1965 | Gideon | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 64-65 | Mon, Feb 01, 1965 | Holiday For Lovers | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 64-65 | Thu, Apr 01, 1965 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 64-65 | Sat, May 01, 1965 | Bells Are Ringing | Dr. Edwin L Levy |
| 65-66 | Thu, Oct 07, 1965 | Enter Laughing | Harry Geldard |
| 65-66 | Mon, Nov 01, 1965 | Love’s A Luxury | Harry Geldard |
| 65-66 | Sat, Jan 01, 1966 | Dark of the Moon | Harry Geldard |
| 65-66 | Tue, Feb 01, 1966 | Boeing Boeing | Harry Geldard |
| 65-66 | Thu, Mar 31, 1966 | The Desperate Hours | Harry Geldard |
| 65-66 | Thu, May 12, 1966 | Anything Goes | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Sat, Oct 01, 1966 | Poor Richard | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Tue, Nov 01, 1966 | Life With Father | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Sun, Jan 01, 1967 | A Case Of Libel | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Wed, Feb 01, 1967 | A Rainy Day In Newark | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Wed, Mar 01, 1967 | Catch Me If You Can | Harry Geldard |
| 66-67 | Mon, May 01, 1967 | Silk Stockings | Bob Bannister |
| 67-68 | Thu, Oct 12, 1967 | Finian’s Rainbow | Bob Bannister |
| 67-68 | Wed, Nov 01, 1967 | The Man | Bob Bannister |
| 67-68 | Fri, Dec 01, 1967 | Emlyn Williams As Dylan Thomas Growing Up | |
| 67-68 | Thu, Jan 04, 1968 | The Private Ear And The Public Eye | Jim Edson |
| 67-68 | Fri, Feb 02, 1968 | Come Blow Your Horn | Bob Bannister |
| 67-68 | Sat, Mar 23, 1968 | A Raisin In The Sun | Bob Bannister |
| 67-68 | Mon, Apr 01, 1968 | A Delicate Balance | Jim Edson |
| 67-68 | Wed, May 01, 1968 | Critic’s Choice | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Fri, Sep 06, 1968 | Gypsy | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Fri, Oct 18, 1968 | A Far Country | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Fri, Nov 15, 1968 | A Servant Of Two Masters | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Fri, Jan 10, 1969 | Night Of The Iguana | Jim Edson |
| 68-69 | Fri, Feb 14, 1969 | Barefoot In The Park | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Fri, Mar 14, 1969 | The Tiger And The Typists | Bob Bannister |
| 68-69 | Thu, Apr 10, 1969 | Hogan’s Goat | Jim Edson |
| 68-69 | Sat, May 10, 1969 | The Impossible Years | Bob Bannister |
| 69-70 | Thu, Oct 09, 1969 | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | Bob Bannister |
| 69-70 | Thu, Nov 06, 1969 | Summertree | Robert Downing |
| 69-70 | Thu, Dec 04, 1969 | Under The Yum Yum Tree | Bob Bannister |
| 69-70 | Thu, Jan 08, 1970 | Tiger Tiger Burning Bright | Bob Bannister |
| 69-70 | Thu, Feb 05, 1970 | I Remember Mama | Robert Downing |
| 69-70 | Thu, Feb 26, 1970 | The Royal Hunt Of The Sun | Bob Bannister |
| 69-70 | Thu, Apr 02, 1970 | The Odd Couple | Robert Downing |
| 69-70 | Thu, May 07, 1970 | Celebration | Bob Bannister |
| 70-71 | Fri, Sep 18, 1970 | Around The World In 80 Days | Bob Bannister |
| 70-71 | Fri, Oct 16, 1970 | Sheep On The Runway | Barry Lorie |
| 70-71 | Thu, Nov 12, 1970 | The Time Of Your Life | Kendrick A. Wilson |
| 70-71 | Fri, Jan 08, 1971 | Ceremonies In Dark Old Men | Bob Bannister |
| 70-71 | Fri, Feb 05, 1971 | Emlyn Williams As Charles Dickens | |
| 70-71 | Fri, Mar 05, 1971 | The Boys In The Band | Dr Edwin L. Levy |
| 70-71 | Fri, Apr 02, 1971 | The Cactus Flower | Bob Bannister |
| 70-71 | Fri, May 07, 1971 | The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie | Gary Montgomery |
| 70-71 | Fri, Jun 04, 1971 | Your Own Thing | Bob Bannister |
| 71-72 | Fri, Oct 01, 1971 | Fiddler On The Roof | Bob Bannister |
| 71-72 | Thu, Nov 04, 1971 | The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail | Gary Montgomery |
| 71-72 | Thu, Jan 13, 1972 | Any Wednesday | Bob Bannister |
| 71-72 | Thu, Feb 17, 1972 | Hadrian The Seventh | Gary Montgomery |
| 71-72 | Fri, Mar 03, 1972 | Adaptation – Next | Bob Bannister |
| 71-72 | Thu, Apr 06, 1972 | Taming Of The Shrew | John Powell |
| 71-72 | Thu, Apr 13, 1972 | Becket | John Powell |
| 72-73 | Thu, Oct 05, 1972 | Kismet | Bob Bannister |
| 72-73 | Fri, Nov 03, 1972 | Amahl And The Night Visitors | Bob Bannister |
| 72-73 | Thu, Nov 09, 1972 | The Hostage | Gary Montgomery |
| 72-73 | Fri, Dec 01, 1972 | A Holiday Evening With Buddy Greene And Frank Brenner | |
| 72-73 | Thu, Jan 11, 1973 | Promenade, All! | Gary Montgomery |
| 72-73 | Thu, Feb 08, 1973 | Dames At Sea | Bob Bannister |
| 72-73 | Thu, Mar 15, 1973 | To Be Young Gifted And Black | Bob Bannister |
| 72-73 | Thu, Apr 12, 1973 | Forty Carats | Gary Montgomery |
| 72-73 | Tue, May 01, 1973 | The Apple Tree | Bob Bannister |
| 72-73 | Thu, May 10, 1973 | Company | Bob Bannister |
| 73-74 | Thu, Oct 11, 1973 | Follies | Bob Bannister |
| 73-74 | Thu, Nov 08, 1973 | 13 Rue De L’amour | Gary Montgomery |
| 73-74 | Thu, Nov 29, 1973 | The Apple Tree | Bob Bannister |
| 73-74 | Thu, Jan 03, 1974 | Kabuki Dancers – Shozo Sato | Shozo Sato |
| 73-74 | Tue, Jan 15, 1974 | The Beggars Opera – City Center Acting Company | Gene Lesser |
| 73-74 | Tue, Jan 22, 1974 | Measure For Measure – City Center Acting Company | John Houseman |
| 73-74 | Thu, Feb 14, 1974 | My Sweet Charlie | Bob Bannister |
| 73-74 | Thu, Mar 14, 1974 | You Can’t Take It With You | Bob Bannister |
| 73-74 | Wed, Apr 03, 1974 | Messiah ’74 | |
| 73-74 | Thu, Apr 18, 1974 | A Doll’s House | Gary Montgomery |
| 74-75 | Tue, Oct 08, 1974 | Sugar | Bob Bannister |
| 74-75 | Thu, Nov 14, 1974 | The Last Of Mrs. Lincoln | Gary Montgomery |
| 74-75 | Thu, Jan 09, 1975 | Five On The Black Hand Side | Bob Bannister |
| 74-75 | Wed, Feb 05, 1975 | The Curious Savage | Gary Montgomery |
| 74-75 | Tue, Mar 04, 1975 | Love’s Labour’s Lost – Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 74-75 | Thu, Mar 20, 1975 | High Button Shoes | Bob Bannister |
| 74-75 | Tue, Apr 08, 1975 | He That Plays The King – Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 74-75 | Thu, Apr 17, 1975 | 6 Rms Riv Vu | Carol Bacall |
| 74-75 | Wed, May 07, 1975 | Everyman – Guthrie Theatre | |
| 74-75 | Tue, May 13, 1975 | She Stoops To Conquer City Center Acting Company | |
| 74-75 | Fri, May 16, 1975 | The Time Of Your Life – City Center Acting Company | |
| 74-75 | Fri, May 16, 1975 | The Three Sisters – City Center Acting Company | |
| 74-75 | Tue, May 20, 1975 | Edward II – City Center Acting Company | John Houseman |
| 75-76 | Thu, Oct 09, 1975 | Seesaw | Gary Montgomery |
| 75-76 | Tue, Nov 11, 1975 | Gilgamesh – National Theatre Of The Deaf | |
| 75-76 | Tue, Nov 11, 1975 | Parade – National Theatre Of The Deaf | Larry Arrick |
| 75-76 | Thu, Nov 20, 1975 | The Blue Bird | Dan McNally |
| 75-76 | Thu, Jan 08, 1976 | Purlie | Eric Hughes |
| 75-76 | Sat, Jan 31, 1976 | Emily | Gary Montgomery |
| 75-76 | Thu, Feb 26, 1976 | Philadelphia Here I Come | Gary Montgomery |
| 75-76 | Tue, Mar 16, 1976 | Mummenschanz | |
| 75-76 | Thu, Apr 01, 1976 | The Crucible | Gary Montgomery |
| 75-76 | Tue, Apr 27, 1976 | Tom Jones – Loretto-Hilton Repertory Company | |
| 75-76 | Wed, Apr 28, 1976 | Desire Under The Elms – Loretto-Hilton Repertory Company | |
| 75-76 | Thu, May 20, 1976 | Paint Your Wagon | Gary Montgomery |
| 76-77 | Tue, Oct 05, 1976 | Children’s Letters To God – National Theatre Of The Deaf | David Hays |
| 76-77 | Tue, Oct 05, 1976 | Four Saints In Three Acts – National Theatre Of The Deaf | David Hays |
| 76-77 | Tue, Oct 05, 1976 | The Harmfulness of Tobacco – National Theatre Of The Deaf | David Hays |
| 76-77 | Thu, Jan 13, 1977 | Auntie Mame | Gary Montgomery |
| 76-77 | Fri, Mar 18, 1977 | The Kitchen – The Acting Company | |
| 76-77 | Sat, Mar 19, 1977 | The Way Of The World – The Acting Company | |
| 76-77 | Tue, Mar 22, 1977 | Love’s Labour’s Lost – The Acting Company | |
| 76-77 | Thu, Apr 14, 1977 | Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope | Buddy Butler |
| 76-77 | Thu, May 19, 1977 | Man Of La Mancha | Gary Montgomery |
| 76-77 | Fri, Oct 21, 1977 | Candide | Gary Montgomery |
| 76-77 | Fri, Nov 18, 1977 | Wait Until Dark | David Ode |
| 77-78 | Thu, Oct 13, 1977 | Oliver! | Gary Montgomery |
| 77-78 | Thu, Oct 27, 1977 | Chapeau – The Acting Company | |
| 77-78 | Fri, Oct 28, 1977 | King Lear – The Acting Company | |
| 77-78 | Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | Mother Courage – The Acting Company | |
| 77-78 | Thu, Nov 10, 1977 | Camino Real – The Acting Company | |
| 77-78 | Thu, Nov 17, 1977 | Murder Among Friends | Bev Newcomb |
| 77-78 | Thu, Jan 19, 1978 | Sherlock Holmes And The Affair Of The Amourous Regent | Gary Montgomery |
| 77-78 | Thu, Feb 23, 1978 | Defiant Island | Buddy Butler |
| 77-78 | Fri, Mar 10, 1978 | All Summer Long | Gary Montgomery |
| 77-78 | Fri, Apr 14, 1978 | Animals Are Passing From Our Lives | Gary Montgomery |
| 77-78 | Thu, May 18, 1978 | Canterbury Tales | Gary Montgomery |
| 78-79 | Wed, Sep 27, 1978 | Pippin | Gary Montgomery |
| 78-79 | Wed, Nov 01, 1978 | The Brownsville Raid | Buddy Butler |
| 78-79 | Wed, Dec 06, 1978 | Harvey | Gary Montgomery |
| 78-79 | Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | Born Yesterday | Bev Newcomb |
| 78-79 | Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | Tambourines To Glory | Buddy Butler |
| 78-79 | Wed, Apr 04, 1979 | Hot L Baltimore | Bob Wells |
| 78-79 | Fri, May 18, 1979 | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum | Gary Montgomery |
| 79-80 | Fri, Sep 14, 1979 | Arsenic And Old Lace | Bev Newcomb |
| 79-80 | Fri, Oct 19, 1979 | Death of a Salesman | Bob Wells |
| 79-80 | Fri, Jan 11, 1980 | The Wiz | Buddy Butler |
| 79-80 | Fri, Mar 21, 1980 | Last Of The Red Hot Lovers | Bev Newcomb |
| 79-80 | Thu, May 22, 1980 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Bob Wells |
| 80-81 | Fri, Sep 12, 1980 | Sly Fox | Bob Wells |
| 80-81 | Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | Guys And Dolls | Buddy Butler |
| 80-81 | Fri, Jan 16, 1981 | The Glass Menagerie | Bev Newcomb |
| 80-81 | Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | Same Time Next Year | Bev Newcomb |
| 80-81 | Wed, Apr 15, 1981 | Grease | Bob Wells |
| 81-82 | Tue, Sep 01, 1981 | Tintypes | Bob Wells |
| 81-82 | Fri, Nov 20, 1981 | Chapter Two | Bev Newcomb |
| 81-82 | Wed, Jan 20, 1982 | Loose Ends | Bob Wells |
| 81-82 | Fri, Mar 12, 1982 | The Diary Of Anne Frank | Bev Newcomb |
| 81-82 | Wed, May 05, 1982 | El Bravo! | Buddy Butler |
| 82-83 | Fri, Sep 03, 1982 | Tribute | Bev Newcomb |
| 82-83 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | The 1940’s Radio Hour | Bev Newcomb |
| 82-83 | Fri, Feb 04, 1983 | The Miracle Worker | Bob Wells |
| 82-83 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | Ceremonies In Dark Old Men | Buddy Butler |
| 82-83 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | Home | |
| 82-83 | Fri, May 06, 1983 | Annie Get Your Gun | Bev Newcomb |
| 83-84 | Fri, Sep 16, 1983 | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street | Bob Wells |
| 83-84 | Fri, Nov 04, 1983 | Snoopy!!! | Bev Newcomb |
| 83-84 | Fri, Feb 03, 1984 | The Lark | Bev Newcomb |
| 83-84 | Thu, May 03, 1984 | Storyville | Buddy Butler |
| 84-85 | Fri, Nov 16, 1984 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Wells |