Category Archives: Community

Articles about BLT’s relationship to the community, and articles about people who are, or have been, involved with BLT.

Meet and greet at Foster

Posted on April 19, 2017 by eric

Met the full group at the Foster School of Business who will be working with BAT. Nice group of people. There were a dozen folks in suits and me. While I believe this will be a very good experience, I … Continue reading →

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Art at BAT during Sex with Strangers

Posted on February 8, 2017 by eric

During Sex with Strangers BAT will be hosting Burien Arts with an exhibit of photos by the Artful Activists of the the Backbone Campaign. The exhibit runs in conjunction with Sex with Strangers.   Meet the photographers and artists Jeff … Continue reading →

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BAT has a new intern

Posted on February 4, 2017 by eric

BAT has a new high school intern. This time, she is from Bellevue High School. (Many of BAT’s patrons come from the Eastside, and it is nice to get an intern from there, too..) From time to time BAT has … Continue reading →

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Year end 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016 by eric

Year end. Can it be? Looking back a year, BAT reaches back to In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. (Yes, the second part is intentionally lower case.) This was a step for BAT. The play was suggested by … Continue reading →

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BAT’s Restaurant Directory

Posted on December 23, 2016 by eric

Did you know over 86 percent of the people who see a show at Burien Actors Theatre (BAT) eat or drink at a restaurant before or after the show? They do! This is just one of the ways theaters help … Continue reading →

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Slow early bidding on the Toxie barrel, but time is running out.

Posted on October 20, 2016 by eric

So far, just two people have bid on the clean 35-gallon drum that was specially painted by the artist Sam Sneke for BAT’s The Toxic Avenger set. Toxie is a very funny musical comedy set in a New Jersey waste … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Twelve

Posted on October 9, 2016 by eric

It’s football season. Once again I see the 12 person flags, bumper stickers, even auto paint jobs. What an amazing marketing tool. Everyone, even those without an ownership interest in the Seahawks, are part of the game. All of the … Continue reading →

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Rules – The Bill & Peggy Hunt Playwrights Festival 2017

Posted on September 1, 2016 by eric

Burien Actors Theatre is seeking submissions of new plays by Washington State playwrights for the 2017 Bill and Peggy Hunt Playwrights Festival. Both one-act and full-length plays are sought. Winning scripts will be staged April 14 through May 7, 2017 … Continue reading →

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Pre-season musings – #BATBurien

Posted on June 6, 2016 by eric

Two things happened in one day that got me thinking. First, I saw an article on small theater and how it is small theaters that keep American theater alive. The thrust of the article was that for American theater to … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the Season

Posted on May 11, 2016 by eric

BAT’s 36th season has come to a close. BAT has already begun work on its 37th, the 2016-17, season. But before that adventure gets fully underway, BAT wants to thank its donors, volunteers, sponsors, and patrons, without whom BAT could … Continue reading →

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