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“The Second Honeymoon” or “Burt and Molly take on Tahiti”
Join us and our hosts at Columbia St. Baptist church as we present a compilation of Carol Burnett skits from her variety show, both classic and some with a modern twist. Burt and Molly want to take a second honeymoon to Tahiti, but between navigating the shenanigans of their fellow travelers and the new-fangled contraptions at security, will the “Old Folks” even make it out of the airport? Come find out!
Show Runs
7pm Friday May 2nd and 9th, Saturday May 3rd and 10th
3pm Matinees on Sunday May 4th and 11th (Bring your mom, for a fun afternoon out!)
Doors open half an hour before the show. There will be an intermission with refreshments available for purchase, proceeds go to support BCT and Columbia St. programming.
"Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver Colorado."****
Meet the Cast
Burt
Roland Dube
Roland Dube who played Ramon in BCT’s Dinner at Eight, Dead By Nine, lives in Bangor and has retired after 41 years in education. He is the treasurer of both the Bangor Community Theatre and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine. Recent roles include: Sir Roderic Murgatroyd in G & S’s Ruddigore, Chef Louis in the Grand’s Little Mermaid, Ensemble member in Winter Harbor Music Festival’s Cosi Fan Tutte, French Soldier in Ten Buck’s Henry V, Mr. Stephens/The Inter-rogator in Some Theater Company’s Carrie The Musical, and Russell/Sidney in Lamoine’s Com. Arts Getting To Know You.
Molly
Bonnie Hardy
Bonnie Hardy has participated in more than 30 productions at the Grand and many more with other performing groups. Some favorite acting roles include Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady, Mrs. Peacock in Clue: the Musical, Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins, Mammy Yokum in Li’l Abner, and
Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. Bonnie is a retired educator, sings with the a cappella group, Ellas & Fellas, who just returned from singing at the American a Cappella Alliance Spring Sing in Denver, Colorado. She has 2 sons and several grandchildren, all of whom are wonders and Miracles.
Young Burt, Mr. Gordon and George
Paul Collins
Paul lives in Winterport and recently joined the Bangor Community Theatre Board. With BCT, he played Alan Ladd in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Paul grew up in Michigan and moved to Maine in 2021.
Mavis, Mildred, Vicki
Tamber Craig
Tamber Craig was last seen on the Bangor stage as Costanza in BTC's Enchanted April. Other roles she has brought to life onstage include acting judge Vanilla Ice in Heavenly Bandstand (Presque Isle Community Players), Sister from It Runs in the Family (Pineapple Playhouse, PSL, FL), Ventriloquist/Hanna in Three Murders and It's Only Monday, Louise in Play On!, a member of the special cast and sound for The Sugar Bean SIsters, and stage manager for Twilight of the Golds (all at The Barn Theatre, Stuart, FL). Add to that a variety of small roles and stage work/directing over the years, and it's safe to say theatre is definitely a passion in her book! When not fighting for car rental customers or commercial time, she can be found trying to make math exciting for her middle school students in Medway.
Tim, Jack, Dr. Rogers
Zach Dewey
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Zach is one of many who moved to Bangor following graduation from UMO and never left. This is his debut performance with Bangor Community Theatre, though not with community theatre in general. Years and miles away he had a cameo in Acadia Community Theatre's "Annie" as a taxi driver. More recently he was Mr. Fletcher in the Game Loft's short film, "the More Things Change". He is stoked to be on stage once again!
Gertie, Cora Sue
Ashleigh Dunham
Ashleigh has been passionate about theatre from a young age, growing up participating in numerous productions with various community theatre companies. Her early experiences on stage fostered a love for the performing arts that led her to pursue formal education at Wheaton College, MA. There, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, specializing in Acting and Directing. Additionally, she studied at the London Dramatic Academy. This is Ashleigh's 2nd show with Bangor Community Theatre. Ashleigh is thrilled to contribute to the theatre's upcoming season, and is eager to continue supporting and enhancing the local theatre community.
Mr. Sipes and Flight Captain
Alex Kearns
Alex the Kearns (Captain, Mr. Sipes) was last seen playing
Ben Johnson for Ten Bucks Theatres The Book of Will. A common face at BCT he was Inspector Bungler in Dinner by Eight Dead by Nine, Mellersh Wilkins for Enchanted April and performed the dual roles of Dr. Purgon and Dr. Diaforus in The Imaginary Invalid, Dr. Lyman Sanderson in Harvey, and Mr. Hyde in I Remember Mama. He portrayed the Boatswain in Ten Bucks The Tempest and ensemble in Julius Caesar, Dracula, Merry Wives of Windsor and A Comedy of Errors. Some of Kearns's favorite parts he played was Dr. von Scott in the musical Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as, Beauty and the Beast where he portrayed Cogsworth the tightly wound clock. A three-time graduate of EMCC he was one of the student speakers at his first graduation, and is well-known for singing throughout the hallways and general tomfoolery. He currently goes to college at Husson for Business Management.
Bus Driver, Security Guard #2,Young Molly
Co-Director and Costume Designer
Melissa Egolf
Melissa started out writing and performing plays at the callow age of 12. She went on to perform in many of the Maine Youth Summer Theater Institute's Shakespearean productions. In college she participated in the Opera Workshop productions of Dido and Aeneas and The Marriage of Figaro. She came back to the stage after a long hiatus as Caithness in Ten Bucks Theatre's Macbeth followed by Nurse Kelly in BCT's Harvey, Eileen in Moon Over Buffalo and Caroline in Enchanted April. She has also taught after-school theater programming for grades 3 and 4 for the past 6 years in her local school district. When not onstage she enjoys making costumes. She is very excited to direct and costume this production along with jumping in on a few small roles.
Mr. Johnson, Reverend Hannigan
Stephen Estey
Steve Estey returns to BCT after having taken a break from the stage. Previous BCT productions include; "Whodunnit?", "Harvey" and "The Imaginary Invalid". Steve has also performed with 10 Bucks Theater, Penobscot Theatre, The Gilbert and the Sullivan Society, and has appeared in local television commercials. In his regular life, Steve serves as an in-home daily living support professional, and pastors 2nd Congregational Church in Brewer.
Lyle, Barry Stevens, Security Guard #1, Co-Pilot
Lukas Norment
Lukas is thrilled to be debuting on the BCT stage. He is currently an Environmental Engineering Grad Student at the University of Maine. When he is not studying, Lukas enjoys artsy films, taking photos, collecting old cameras and memorabilia, and writing. He also participated as a writer in a previous Ten Bucks 24 hour playwriting festival.
Carol, Edith, Polly Bartlett
Mary Norment
Mary is the vice president of Bangor Community Theatre. Mary has been a part of the Bangor Community Theatre for several years. With BCT, she played Dr. Rank in Dinner at Eight and Dead by Nine, Rose Arnott in Enchanted April, Aunt Jane in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Aunt Sigrid in I Remember Mama, Mrs. Chumley in Harvey and Charity Haze in The Butler Did It. She also played Dr Abbott/ Mrs Lloyd in Ten Buck Theatre's Farty Towels and participated in their 24 hour new play festival for 5 seasons.
Cass, Miss Morgan, Tippy
Carolina Vargas Espinosa
Originally from Colombia, Carolina moved to the US in 2016 for graduate school, where she completed a PhD in Agricultural Economics. She has been active in theater since she was six, participating extensively in school plays and later in an independent theater group. Among her favorite roles was playing Mama Morton in her high school production of "Chicago," a performance that remains a highlight of her early acting career. In 2022, Carolina appeared in BCT's production of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," portraying Aurelia Randall, Rebecca's mother. She is excited now to be jumping into several fun roles in this zany show.
Co-Director
Tracy Greene
Tracy is delighted to be directing again. She was in her first play in her hometown of Chattanooga, TN in 8th grade and never looked back. She first was on stage with Bangor Community Theatre as Mama in I Remember Mama, then directed Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine, then was on stage again as Melissa in Love Letters. Tracy has also worked with several other local theatre companies such as Ten Bucks Theatre as Becca in Rabbit Hole, Iris and stage manager in The Tempest, Marullus/Clitus in Julius Caesar, ensemble in Dracula, The Ghost of Christmas Present and Charwoman in A Christmas Carol and both acted and directed for several years in the 24 Hour New Play Festival. At The Grand in Ellsworth, she played Carol in Closer to Home, Leslie Gorrell in The Farnsworth Invention, Shirley Markowitz and various other roles in The Producers, Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town, Mrs. Greer/ensemble in Annie, Penny in You Can't Take it With You and directed Steel Magnolias. She did her very first zoom play during covid with New Surry Theatre as Deirdre in The Humans and hopes to work with them again sometime in person! Tracy lives with her husband, 3 teenagers, 2 silly boxer dogs and 3 cats way out in Great Pond, ME.
Producer
Doreen Moody
Doreen was in her first play at age 15, and has been hooked ever since. BCT audiences will recognize her from her appearances as Veta Louise Simmons in Harvey, Aunt Jenny in I Remember Mama, and Beline in Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid. Besides acting for BCT, she has appeared at Winterport Open Stage in The Ladies' Foursome, and has been in numerous productions at Columbia St. Baptist Church, including Old Testament Rewind and New Testament Rewind. Doreen was also in two feature films that came out February, 2013: Bluebird and Under the Harvest Sky, both of which were filmed right here in Maine. Doreen is thrilled to produce this fun and wacky ensemble show.