Benjamin Burdick News

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, a captivating true story of suffragettes and astronomy intertwined with humor and the beauty of life under the endless sky, runs Wednesday through Saturday for three weeks, April 17 - May 4, 2024, at Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT).

Boise Contemporary Theater has announced that it 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 4th Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival.

Rogue Machine Theatre starts off their 2024 season with the West Coast premiere of Juan José Alfonso’ Middle of the World opening January 27, 2024, at the Matrix Theatre. Guillermo Cienfuegos directs the cast of Cheryl Umaña, Christian Telesmar, Leandro Cano, Jennifer Pollono and Dan Lin. Guillermo managed to spare some time out of his multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.

Boise Contemporary Theater Costume Designer, Darrin Pufall Purdy, is set to make his Broadway debut in February 2024. Get all the details in the attached press release.

The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse is the first Broadway play by a Native American woman, coming to Boise Contemporary Theater. Don't miss this brave satire!

Join us for the off-Broadway premiere of 'THE PERSISTENT GUEST' at UNITED SOLO FEST. A darkly funny one-woman show about breast cancer, this stripped-back storytelling experience is a must-see. No props, no costumes, just raw and immersive storytelling.

As Boise continues to experience unprecedented growth, BCT is expanding to serve the needs of a larger and more diverse community. Especially in a rapidly changing city like Boise, BCT wants to impress upon businesses, donors, and audiences how important it can be for Boise to be part of a national theatrical conversation.

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT), the only professional theater in 300 miles that focuses entirely on new and contemporary plays, welcomes Emily Mahon as its new Managing Director.

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) will present their first show of the new year, Sweat by Lynn Nottage, in two weeks, with previews on January 25 and 26 at 7 pm and 27 at 8 pm.

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) will present the world premiere of The Persistent Guest by Jodeen Revere to open its 25th Anniversary Season next week.

Boise Contemporary Theater has announced the Second Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival August 1-6, funded in part by a partnership with Boise Cascade, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the incredible generosity of the Morrison Center Endowment Fund.

This NEA program provides project-based funding and “supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.”

Boise Contemporary Theater will present the world premiere of The Show on the Roof, with book by Tom Ford and music and lyrics by Alex Syiek.

Boise Contemporary Theater has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT), the only professional theater in the state of Idaho that focuses entirely on new and contemporary plays, has been been designated by Mayor Lauren McLean as the City of Boise’s 2022-23 Cultural Ambassador.

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT), the only professional theater in the state of Idaho that focuses entirely on new and contemporary plays, has been been designated by Mayor Lauren McLean as the City of Boise’s 2022-23 Cultural Ambassador.

Boise Contemporary Theater, the only professional theater in the state of Idaho that focuses entirely on new and contemporary plays, is thrilled to announce the selections for its inaugural BIPOC Playwrights Festival, made possible by the Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation and the Morrison Center Endowment Foundation. The festival will take place August 2-14th at the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

Boise Contemporary Theater, the only professional theater in the state of Idaho that focuses entirely on new and contemporary plays, will welcome Sheila Hennessy as its new Director of Development.

Boise Contemporary Theater has announced that the Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation (IWCF) is awarding BCT $30,000, establishing IWCF as founding sponsors of the First Annual BCT BIPOC Playwrights Festival.

Ice cream. Water fights. The color yellow. A seven-year-old boy starts a list for his mother. A list of everything that is brilliant in the world a?" all of the reasons to want to live.