Visit the BCT Wishing Tree....

The BCT Wish tree is loaded with items that the Barrow wishes for to assist the operation of the facility. The items run the gamut from office supplies to power tools. Some of the items have dollar amounts attached to them.

The Wish Tree is “planted” in the lobby of the theatre. Attached to its branches are small cards listing the item that the Barrow would like to receive Gifts of money can also be given to help purchase these items. Please call (814) 437-3440 if you would like to help.

CLAW HAMMER, DRY CLEANING BAGS FOR HANGING CLOTHES, LIGHT REFLECTORS FOR STAGE LIGHTS $45.00, PACKAGE OF AA BATTERIES, PRINTER CARTRIDGE BC-20 MODEL BJC2110, PRINTER CARTRIDGE HP TRICOLOR #28, INK CARTRIDGE HP BLACK #27, BOX OF OFFICE STAPLES, PRINTER CARTRIDGE-LEXMARK #16 B/W MODEL Z645, WHITE LASER LABELS AVERY 5160 AND AVERY BUSINESS CARD #8377, ONE GALLON FLAT BLACK PAINT PROMAX 400, AIR FRESHENERS, NEW ICE MACHINE, HEAVY DUTY VACUUM CLEANER, HOME DEPOT GIFT CARD, GAFFERS TAPE $14.00 A ROLL, PACKAGES OF 9 VOLT BATTERIES, FLAT FOLDED PAPER TOWELS, BROOM AND DUSTPAN FOR BACKSTAGE, 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR STAGE MICROPHONES, ONE CASE OF TOILET TISSUE, POPCORN MACHINE FOUND IN JC PENNEY’S CATALOGUE, FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS 4’ TUBES, ONE BOX OF DRYWALL SCREWS 1 5/8 INCHES, INDUSTRIAL COFFEE MAKER, ONE ROLL REGULAR POSTAGE STAMPS, BATTERY TESTER, WHITE COPY PAPER – 8 ½ BY 11 INCHES, ONE GALLON FLAT WHITE PAINT, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OPERATED SCREW GUN, ASSORTED PAINT SUPPLIES

Thank you for helping to make BCT’s wishes come true.

Annual Meeting Announcement

The annual meeting of the Franklin Civic Operetta Association will be held at 5:30p.m. on February 16th in the lobby of the Barrow-Civic Theatre at 1223 Liberty Street in Franklin.

The annual report will be presented and the new directors on the board will be elected. The meeting is open to the public.

Franklin Civic Operetta presents“FOREVER PLAID”

Written by Stuart Ross and featuring musical arrangements by James Raitt, this revue begins with an unseen narrator who tells us that the four members of the musical group Forever Plaid met their untimely death in 1964 when their car was slammed by a busload of eager catholic teens on their way to witness the Beatles make their U.S. television debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

Caught somewhere in between this world and the next, Forever Plaid never made it to the big time. Now, however, they are given the chance to give the concert that they never had the chance to perform while they were alive. The four guys who comprise Forever Plaid were high school friends bound by their rather nerdish personalities, but more importantly, by their love of four-part harmony. Their musical style is akin to the Four Aces, the Letterman, and the Ames Brothers.

Director Carol Brown has cast veteran musical talent as the wonderfully innocent & exuberant Plaids including Zachary Covington (Smudge), Jacob Krupitzer (Jinx), Bret Sloan (Frankie), and Stephen Teig (Sparky). Forever Plaid is an outright, yet gentle satire of the flip-side of the rock and roll groups of the era. Many songs in the show have become standards. You’ll hear such classics as “Cry,” “No, Not Much,” “Papa Loves Mambo,” “Three Coins In The Fountain,” “Love is a Many Splendored Thing,” “Day-O,” and “Kinston Market.” “Matilda” is done as an audience participation number, the entire Ed Sullivan show is performed in less than four minutes, and during “Heart and Soul” one lucky lady will get to spend some time in Plaidland.

When you see Forever Plaid you’ll be saddened by the thought of What Could Have Been if not for that tragic car crash in 1964. Saddened that is, for at least three seconds until Sparky, Smudge, Jinx, and Frankie start tuning-up in this satirical ode to one of the most joyful eras in American music.

Forever Plaid is staged and directed by Carol Brown, and stars Zachary Covington, Jacob Krupitzer, Bret Sloan, and Stephen Teig. It’s playing at the Barrow Civic Theatre, 1223 Liberty Street in downtown Franklin. Curtain times are 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 6, 7, 13, 14 and 2:00 p.m. on Feb. 15. For tickets please call 437-3440 or 800-537-7769.

FCOA Board Vacancy to be filled....maybe with you?

The FCOA Board of Directors is seeking a motivated individuals committed to the development and enhancement of the theatre arts to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors. The all-volunteer Board of Directors is responsible for the governance and oversight of the 51 year old Franklin Civic Operetta Association and it's Barrow-Civic Theatre. Individuals should have an interest in promoting the arts, time and energy to work with various management and artistic areas of operations, and acting as a community ambassador for FCOA and Barrow-Civic Theatre as a member of a working and active board of directors. Interested individuals should write a letter of interest in serving on the Board of Directors and submit it to Ted Smith, By-Laws & Nominations Chair, Barrow-Civic Theatre, PO Box 1089, Franklin PA, 16323 or can email their letter to barrowcivic@gmail.com. Deadline for interest letters is February 11th.

Forever Plaid Cast Announced!

“FOREVER PLAID” CAST ANNOUNCED!The cast for those four perfectly-harmonizing plaids has been set!

Bret Sloan (Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz), Jacob Krupiter (Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz), Stephen Teig and Zachary Scott Covington will carry the weight of the entire production. Having been a tremendous success for community theatre, dinner theatre, touring theatre and other professional venues, this amazing production just keeps packing them in!

The story revolves around a musical foursome who are killed on the way to their first big gig! As miracles would have it, they come back to life and are given that chance to perform the show they never got to do. With outstanding music, the audience will croon along to the tunes of “Cry,” “Love Is A Many-Spledored Thing,” “Sixteen Tons” and other great pop tunes from the 1950’s era!

The production is being directed by BCT Board member Carol Brown, and produced by Jodi Hoover and Lisa Harry. Choreography is led by Almi Clerkin, (Director for the Erie Playhouse and former BCT board member).

Production dates are February 6, 7, 13, 14 at 8PM; and February 15 at 2PM. Tickets are now on sale! Special group rates of 20 or more will receive a 10% discount!