The following is an open letter from BAT’s Managing Director, Artistic Director, and Board of Trustees. Dear members of theater and the greater community: We are compelled by recent events to join other theater organizations…
Following up on BAT Trustees helping some BAT partners: https://burienactorstheatre.org/blog/2020/04/bat-lends-a-hand/ BAT received a very kind thank you note.
At BAT, the health and safety of our audiences, performers, and staff are of the utmost importance. We are monitoring developments around Coronavirus (COVID-19) very closely. To date, BAT has not decided to cancel any…
Seeking Latinx and white actors for moving and funny drama A Good Farmer at Burien Actors Theatre Burien Actors Theatre (BAT) is seeking Latinx and white actors to play characters aged 30s through 50s in…
The Rocky Horror Show is dedicated to Craig Orsinger (1956-2020). You may not have seen Craig around the theater, but he was a big part of what you did see and hear. Craig worked backstage…
As you may have heard, in executive session (closed to the public) the Burien City Council supported the termination of the leases of all seven nonprofits in the Burien City Annex. This includes Burien Actors…
The Burien Arts Commission has a few new members. A good thing. But they do not know BAT. A bad thing.
So, soon BAT will be introducing itself the Burien Arts Commission. BAT was asked to 
tell the Commission what BAT does. Here is a brief outline of what BAT does. (Can you think of more?)
Brief History
BAT is getting ready for the 40th consecutive season in what is now called the Burien Parks Annex. Originally this space was offered free to BAT, but when Burien became a City, the City saw the Annex as a profit center and began changing BAT rent. That rent has gone up significantly over the years.
About BAT
BAT has a 94 seat house in the Annex
BAT typically does four main stage shows a season (usually over four weekends). EXAMPLE HERE are some photos from BAT’s recent seasons!!!
According to the 2017 study by Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, these four shows bring $141,000 to Burien, over and above ticket prices. On average each patron spends $22.70 per person in Burien
70% of BAT audience is from outside Burien. The audience comes from as far away as Vancouver, BC, and Vancouver, WA. The audience is mostly from nearby cities, and the Eastside and Covington areas.
Burien Actors Theatre is pleased to continue its tradition of awarding scholarships to high school students who have a passion for arts within the Highline School District. BAT want Burien to be a place where…
Award-winning-new plays by Washington State playwrights provoke thought, entertain in 2019 BAT Playwrights Festival $12 tickets to see two plays (April 17, 2019 – Burien, WA) For about the price of a matinee movie ticket, enjoy…
The close of HERE // HEAR – REVIEW HERE – on June 24th ended BAT’s 2017-18 
season. By all accounts, the season was a success. However, that is only because of BAT’s donors, patrons, volunteers, creative team, and Trustees. Each of which helped make better live theater possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
BAT is a 94-seat live theater that has thrived in Burien since 1980. As times have changed, BAT has changed. Through community support, this small theater has proved itself to be mighty.
BAT started its 2017-18 season with Ben Butler – REVIEW HERE. Ben Butler earned repeated standing ovations. It was an amazing historical play about the events that lead to the end of slavery. It set the pace for the year.
Next up at BAT was The Christmas Carol Rag – REVIEW HERE. This was the first time BAT had produced a musical for the Holidays. The retelling of the classic Holiday tale was very successful with repeated sellout crowds.
In the Winter it was Rapture, Blister, Burn – REVIEW HERE. Some called this a “chick-
show.” Not so, the look into the lives and four women was spellbinding, but there was more than enough storyline for everyone to enjoy. Again, the audience both men and women were on their feet at the end of many performances.
Finally, on the main stage, it was Church & State – REVIEW HERE. This is a tale that the author hopes will lose its relevance, but that does not look like it will happen anytime soon. Senator Witmore’s campaign speech where he goes off script and talks about the need for reasonable gun control made standing ovations inevitable, and most nights the crowd was on their feet.