After spending most of 2020 and 2021 “dark,” BCP is making plans to reopen our stage in 2022. BCP President Heidi Parsons convened the Brush Creek general membership meeting virtually on Sunday, November 28.

At the meeting, the BCP Board shared tentative plans for the 2022 season — the Board hope to start our season with The Bat in early Spring, followed by the annual children/young adult show, The Brothers Grimm Tale of Snow White, in late Spring/early Summer. We plan a melodrama over the Summer and perhaps another production during the Fall. We will be rounding the season off with a Holiday Variety Show in December.

Because BCP owns its building outright and was able to decrease (but not eliminate) its ongoing expenditures by letting the stage “go dark” — and because of continuing donations by friends of the theater, as well as a grant received from the Marion County Cultural Trust — Treasurer Michael Wood was able to report that BCP remains in reasonable financial shape, with more than $1,000 in Operating Funds and more than $6,000 in Capital Funds. That means that we should be able to take the financial risks necessary to start the season in 2022, relying upon continued support from audiences, members, and friends to cover our ongoing costs.

The membership elected the four officers for next year, whose terms will begin January 1, 2022. Linda Zellner was elected President, Sharon Jensen-Messman was elected Vice President, Norman Gouveia was elected Secretary, and Michael Wood was elected Treasurer. Norman and Michael will be returning in the same positions they hold today, and both Linda and Sharon are long-time Board members who are serving as at-large members in 2021.