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PAVUCHA: The Legend of the Ukrainian Christmas Spider is Coming to Boise Contemporary Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 19, 2025

Boise Contemporary Theater will welcome back Grace Ward and Elke Myers: the creative team that captured hearts with BL!NK and The Wind in the Wildflowers....

ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Comes to Boise Contemporary Theater


by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2025

Moving Holiday docu-musical, All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 will come back to Boise Contemporary Theater [BCT] for a third time in cooperation with Opera Idaho and poses the question, “Could it really have happened like this?'...

EUREKA DAY Will Open Boise Contemporary Theater’s 25|26 Season


by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2025

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) will open its 25|26 Season with Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day, directed by Producing Artistic Director Benjamin Burdick. ...

Jacob McGaughey Receives Inaugural Ari Keever Trajectory Fellowship


by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2025

The University of Idaho Theatre Arts Department and Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) have announced Jacob McGaughey as the inaugural recipient of the Ari Keever Trajectory Fellowship....

EUREKA DAY Comes to Boise in October


by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2025

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector is coming to Boise. Performances will run in October at Boise Contemporary Theater. The show is directed by Benjamin Burdick....

Boise Contemporary Theater To Host Fifth Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival


by A.A. Cristi - August 07, 2025

Boise Contemporary Theater’s Fifth Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival runs August 20–23, 2025, featuring Jesa or the Realm of Possibility by Jeena Yi and The Wetlands by AriDy Nox, directed by Mei Ann Teo and Chanel Bragg....

BL!NK to Play One Night Only At Boise Contemporary Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2025

BL!NK, the sharp and heartfelt new musical about friendship, ambition, and women in tech, will hit the Mainstage at Boise Contemporary Theater for one night only. Learn more!...

World Premiere Production Of BIPOC Playwrights Selection At Boise Contemporary Theater


by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2025

World Premiere production at Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) of a 2023 BIPOC Playwrights Festival Selection, The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi, directed by Hamid Dehghani. ...

Idaho Playwright Samuel D. Hunter Returns to Boise Contemporary Theater


by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2025

Spring will bring lauded Idaho playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s work, A Case for the Existence of God back to Boise Contemporary Theater. Learn more about the show here!...

Boise Contemporary Theater To Receive $25,000 Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2025

Boise Contemporary Theater has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support BCT's 5th Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival to be held in August of 2025. ...

Past Shows


All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 returns to Boise Contemporary Theater, showcasing the poignant story of the unofficial truce during World War I ...

Eureka Day
10/1 - 10/18/2025


Eureka Day, a Tony award-winning play by Jonathan Spector, opens the 2025 season at Boise Contemporary Theater. The production features a talented cast including Joe ...

The Life You Gave Me
4/23 - 5/10/2025


The Life You Gave Me, written by Novid Parsi and directed by Hamid Dehghani, is a world premiere play at Boise Contemporary Theater. The story ...

The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi


WORLD PREMIERE The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi Directed by Hamid Dehghani 2023 BIPOC Playwrights Festival Selection A son tries to save his ...

BCT's Fourth Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival


Playwrights of Color workshop five new works with directors and actors, then present staged readings and performance pieces for their first audience.

BIPOC Playwrights Festival
8/21 - 8/25/2024


The BIPOC Playwrights Festival returns to Boise Contemporary Theater from August 21 to August 25, 2024, showcasing new works from diverse playwrights. This year's event ...

CLYDE'S by Lynn Nottage
CLYDE'S by Lynn Nottage
2/14 - 2/17/2024


"mesmerizing... a whirling tour de force, both brazen and fragile," Jeanne Huff, BOISE WEEKLY

Middle of the World
Middle of the World
10/11 - 10/28/2023


"How far would you go for the ones you love?" Fast-paced dramedy spans two continents, and many Uber rides to bring political intrigue and laughter.

BREAK IT DOWN, written and performed by Herb Newsome


Held at the Morrison Center at 2PM & 7PM, Boise Contemporary Theater celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with this one-man multimedia show telling ...

Wild Wild Jest & This Town of Perfect Flaws


Why is that cactus dressed like a clown? And what's with the basketball? Theater Lab students perform their own original works WILD WILD JEST & ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
Tiny Beautiful Things
3/8 - 3/25/2023


March 8 - 25, 2023, Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes with NO intermission “…a show that aims to open our eyes to the tiny moments when ...

Sweat
Sweat
1/25 - 2/11/2023


SWEAT by Lynn Nottage January 25 - February 11, 2023 Run Time: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission Filled with warm humor and ...

The Hollow In Between & Dead Ends


Where are we? How did we get here? How do we get out?? Is this a cult? Similar questions, but two very different stories. Find ...

The Show on the Roof
The Show on the Roof
4/15 - 5/9/2020


Enter into this show Ive created. It may not be real, but reals overrated. Theres a nightly floor show at the local drive-in on the ...

Super Secret Site Specific Something


A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure somewhere in Boise. Immerse yourself in stories that move through a ...

Graphic Depictions
4/3 - 4/27/2013


- Eric Coble; dir: Dwayne Blackaller....

A Nighttime Survival Guide
1/30 - 3/2/2013


Eleven-year-old Verne lives in Arco, Idaho, where the nights are getting longer. Half a world away, where more often than not it's already tomorrow, lives ...

A Nighttime Survival Guide
1/30 - 3/2/2013


Eleven-year-old Verne lives in Arco, Idaho, where the nights are getting longer. Half a world away, where more often than not it's already tomorrow, lives ...

Damascus
11/28 - 12/22/2012


Master storyteller Andrew Weems (NAMASTE MAN) returns with an adventure of self discovery. DAMASCUS is an irreverent tale of a dubious hero, who embarks on ...

GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
1/25 - 2/18/2012

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ComedySportz in Boise ComedySportz
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Morrison Center for the Performing Arts (6/9 - 6/14)
The Secret Show | Monthly Comedy Special 2026 in Boise The Secret Show | Monthly Comedy Special 2026
Liquid Lounge (11/27 - 11/27)
Comedy Open Mic! Liquid Laughs Underground! in Boise Comedy Open Mic! Liquid Laughs Underground!
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