Main Stage Production History & Directors
1964 1st Season
1st Production – Summer – HARVEY
Director: Chuck Helfert
1965 2nd Season
2nd Production – Spring – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Director: Annette Kamps
3rd Production – Summer – SOUTH PACIFIC
Director: David Proctor
1966 3rd Season
4th Production – Spring – ALL MY SONS
Director: Annette Kamps
5th Production – Summer – THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Director: Ann Cothran
6th Production – Fall – NEVER TOO LATE
Director: Pat Thiesenhusen
1967 4th Season
7th Production – Spring – THE GAZEBO
Director: Marilyn VanHaren
8th Production – Summer – BYE, BYE, BIRDIE
Director: Annette Kamps
9th Production – Fall – KIND LADY
Director: Tom Wells
1968 5th Season
10th Production – Spring – BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Director: Louie Warnecke
11th Production – Summer – THE PAJAMA GAME
Director: Marilyn VanHaren
12th Production – Fall – THE FANTASTICKS
Director: Louie Warnecke
1969 6th Season
13th Production – Spring – THE ODD COUPLE
Director: Marge Johnson
14th Production – Summer – THE KING & I
Director: Annette Kamps
15th Production – Fall – MARY, MARY
Director: Louie Warnecke
1970 7th Season
16th Production – Spring – THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
Director: Don Pfaff
17th Production – Summer – THE MUSIC MAN
Director: David Martin
18th Production – Fall – CACTUS FLOWER
Director: Marge Johnson
1971 8th Season
19th Production – Spring – THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Director: Jim Laird
20th Production – Summer – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Director: Annette Kamps
21st Production – Fall – A THOUSAND CLOWNS
Director: Dick Watson
1972 9th Season
22nd Production – Spring – YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
Director: Melitta Quinlan
23rd Production – Summer – OLIVER
Director: Jeff Johnson
24th Production – Fall – WAIT UNTIL DARK
Director: Jim Laird
1973 10th Season
25th Production – Spring – THE WIZARD OF OZ
Director: Melitta Quinlan
26th Production – Summer – MAME
Director: Annette Kamps
27th Production – Fall – STAR SPANGLED GIRL
Director: Dick Watson
1974 11th Season
28th Production – Spring – OUR TOWN
Director: Jim Laird
29th Production -Summer – HELLO, DOLLY
Director: Dick Watson
30th Production – Fall – MY THREE ANGELS
Director: Jim Laird
1975 12th Season
31st Production – Spring – LIFE WITH FATHER
Director: Mark Kirst
32nd Production – Summer – MAN OF LAMANCHA
Director: Al Phillips
33rd Production – Fall – AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Director: Dick Watson
1976 13th Season
34th Production – Spring – THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE
Director: Carmen Hanson
35th Production – Summer – MY FAIR LADY
Director: Doug Klitzke
36th Production – Fall – THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-MOON MARIGOLDS
Director: Jim Laird
1977 14th Season
37th Production – Spring – GODSPELL
Director: Dick Watson
38th Production – Summer – 1776
Director: Melitta Quinlan
39th Production – Fall – GOD’S FAVORITE
Director: Carolyn Buss
1978 15th Season
40th Production – Spring – ONLY AN ORPHAN GIRL
Co-Directors: Jim Laird & David Proctor
41st Production – Summer – CAMELOT
Director: Maria Berge
42nd Production – Fall – A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Director: Jim Laird
1979 16th Season
43rd Production – Spring – THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Director: Annette Kamps
44th Production – Summer – APPLAUSE
Director: Doug Klitzke
45th Production – Fall – I DO, I DO
Director: Dick Watson
1980 17th Season
46th Production – Spring – PLAZA SUITE
Co-Directors: Marilyn VanHaren, Roni Harper Miller, Jeff Rehberg
47th Production – Summer – WEST SIDE STORY
Director: Lee Schmitt
48th Production – Fall – PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
Director: John Auten
1981 18th Season
49th Production – Spring – THE MOUSETRAP
Director: Jim Laird
50th Production – Summer – OKLAHOMA
Director: Annette Kamps
51st Production – Fall – THE GOOD DOCTOR
Director: John Auten
1982 19th Season
52nd Production – Spring – THE COUNT WILL RISE AGAIN
Director: John Auten
53rd Production – Summer – PIPPIN
Director: Doug Klitzke
54th Production – Fall – THE SUNSHINE BOYS
Director: John Auten
1983 20th Season
55th Production – Spring – BLITHE SPIRIT
Director: Michael James
56th Production – Summer – SOUTH PACIFIC
Director: Diane Lutz
CELEBRATE 20 YEARS: BDCT MAGIC MOMENTS
Director: Annette Kamps
57th Production – Fall – DA
Director: John Auten
1984 21st Season
58th Production – Spring – WORKING
Director: Roni Harper Miller
59th Production – Summer – GYPSY
Director: Doug Klitzke
60th Production – Fall – THE GIN GAME
Director: Gwendolyn Gillen
1985 22nd Season
61st Production – Spring – BACKSTAGE ON SPRING ST
Director: Kim Nordbeck
62nd Production – Summer – GUYS & DOLLS
Director: Diane Lutz
63rd Production – Fall – TEN LITTLE INDIANS
Director: Karen Koenig
1986 23rd Season
64th Production – Spring – THE FANTASTICKS
Director: John Auten
65th Production – Summer – BYE, BYE, BIRDIE
Director: Jay Keil
66th Production – Fall – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Director: Kim Doyle
1987 24th Season
67th Production – Spring – CRIMES OF THE HEART
Director: John Auten
68th Production – Summer – ANYTHING GOES
Director: Doug Klitzke
69th Production – Fall – ALONE TOGETHER
Director: Larry Edwards
1988 25th Season
70th Production – Spring – THE FOREIGNER
Director: John Auten
71st Production – Summer – A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…
Director: Diane Lutz
72nd Production – Fall – ON GOLDEN POND
Director: Kay Stellpflug
1989 26th Season
73rd Production – Spring – GODSPELL
Director: Lee Schmitt
74th Production – Summer – ANNIE
Director: Annette Kamps
75th Production – Fall – LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Director: Larry Edwards
1990 27th Season
76th Production – Spring – MORNING’S AT SEVEN
Director: John Auten
77th Production – Summer – CAROUSEL
Director: Earl Ritter
78th Production – Fall – STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Director: Larry Edwards
1991 28th Season
79th Production – Spring – LET’S MURDER MARSHA
Director: Kim Doyle
80th Production – Summer – DO YOU REMEMBER?
Co-Directors: Annette Kamps, Tina Swain, Judy Bell-Hein, Roni Harper Miller
81st Production – Fall – RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
Director: Larry Edwards
1992 29th Season
82nd Production – Spring – NUNSENSE
Director: Tina Swain
83rd Production – Summer – 1940 RADIO HOUR
Director: Diane Lutz
84th Production – Fall – THE RAINMAKER
Director: John Auten
1993 30th Season
85th Production – Spring – THE NERD
Director: Ed Lachendro
86th Production – Summer – OLIVER
Director: Earl Ritter
87th Production – Fall – LEND ME A TENOR
Director: John Auten
1994 31st Season
88th Production – Spring – BLACK FRIDAY
Director: Diane Lutz
89th Production – Summer – PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Director: Kim Doyle
90th Production – Fall – RUMORS
Director: Jim McMillan
1995 32nd Season
91st Production – Spring – DIAL M FOR MURDER
Director: Diane Lutz
92nd Production – Summer – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING DREAMCOAT
Director: Annette Kamps
93rd Production – Fall – OUT OF ORDER
Director: John Auten
1996 33rd Season
94th Production – Spring – THE ODD COUPLE (female version)
Director: Marcia Newman
95th Production – Summer – WEST SIDE STORY
Director: Earl Ritter
96th Production – Fall – BREAKING LEGS
Director: Jim McMillan
1997 34th Season
97th Production – Spring – BUS STOP
Director: Diane Lutz
98th Production – Summer – ANY COLOR YOU LIKE…
Director: Annette Kamps
99th Production – Fall – SUITE HEARTS
Director: Sheri Born
1998 35th Season
100th Production – Spring – ANGEL STREET
Director: Carla Gallun
101ST Production – Summer – KING & I
Director: Earl Ritter
102nd Production – Fall – TALLEY’S FOLLEY
Director: Chris Jansen
1999 36th Season
103rd Production – Spring – SYLVIA
Director: John Auten
104th Production – Summer – WORKING
Director: Chris Jansen
105th Production – Fall – FOREVER PLAID
Director: Earl Ritter
2000 37th Season
106th Production – Spring – TWO BY TWO
Director: John Auten
107th Production – Summer – SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Director: Earl Ritter & Vera Kalata
108th Production – Fall – HARVEY
Director: Jim Laird
2001 38th Season
109th Production – Spring – NUNSENSE
Director: Tina Swain
110th Production – Summer – SOUND OF MUSIC
Director: Kim Doyle
111th Production – Fall – DEATH TRAP
Director: Carla Gallun
2002 39th Season
112th Production – Spring – OVER THE RIVER…
Director: Vera Kalata
113th Production – Summer – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Director: Earl Ritter
114th Production – Fall – IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Director: Carla Gallun
2003 40th Season
115th Production – Spring – SOCIAL SECURITY
Director: Tina Swain
116th Production – Summer – GREASE
Director: Jim McMillan
117th Production – Fall – Only
Director: Ralph Wiedenhoeft
2004 41st Season
118th Production – Spring – ENCORE!
Director: Earl Ritter
119th Production – Summer – THE MUSIC MAN
Director: Donn Gasner
120th Production – Fall – DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Director: Dan Bell
2005 42nd Season
121st Production – Spring – DRACULA
Director: Tony Slez
122nd Production – Summer – OKLAHOMA
Director: Nancy Bump
123rd Production – Fall – OVER THE TAVERN
Director: Diane Rabehl
2006 43rd Season
124th Production – Spring – THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Director: Tony Slez
125th Production – Summer – FOOTLOOSE
Director: Ricardo Ramirez
126th Production – Fall – COTTON PATCH GOSPEL
Director: John Auten
2007 44th Season
127th Production – Spring – THE FOREIGNER
Director: Phyllis Leonard
128th Production – Summer – SINGING IN THE RAIN
Director: Kim Doyle
129th Production – Spring – SPITFIRE GRILL
Director: Sheri Born
2008 45th Season
130th Production – Spring – DON’T HUG ME
Director: Jim McMillan
131st Production – Summer – A CHORUS LINE
Director: Jay Wilkins
132nd Production – Fall – MOON OVER BUFFALO
Director: Carla Gallum
2009 46th Season
133rd Production – Spring – TRIANGLE
Director: Diane Lutz
134th Production – Summer – PETER PAN
Director: Bryce Muenchow
135th Production – Fall – DON’T HUG ME CHRISTMAS CAROL
Director: Jim McMillan
2010 47th Season
136th Production – Spring – WAIT UNTIL DARK
Director: Kim Doyle
137th Production – Summer – CAROUSEL
Director: Earl Ritter
138th Production – Fall – CEMETERY CLUB
Director: Tina Swain
2011 48th Season
139th Production – Spring – THE FANTASTICKS
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
140th Production – Summer – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Director: Kimberly Orr
141st Production – Fall – NOISES OFF
Director: Christopher Hughes
142nd Production Holiday BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
Director: Sheri Born
2012 49th Season
143rd Production – Spring – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Director: Kim Doyle
144th Production – Summer – THE WEDDING SINGER
Director: Brian Tuel
145th Production – Fall – THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB
Director: Diane Rabehl
146th Production Holiday THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE
Director: Ron Wilkie
2013 50th Season
147th Production – Spring – NEXT TO NORMAL
Director: Jay Wilkins
148th Production – Summer – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
149th Production – Fall – A DON’T HUG ME COUNTY FAIR
Director: Jim McMillan
2014 51st Season
150th Production – Spring – ROOTS AND WINGS: A GOLDEN TRIBUTE
Director: Annette Kamps
151st Production – Summer – THE WIZARD OF OZ
Director: Ricardo Ramirez
152nd Production – Fall – LEAVING IOWA
Co-Directors: Brian Reilly & Ron Wilkie
153rd Production – Holiday – A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS
Director: Heidi Freeby
2015 52nd Season
154th Production – Spring – CHEESEHEADS THE MUSICAL
Director: Ron Wilkie
155th Production – Summer – MAN OF LA MANCHA
Director: Rich Zeman
156th Production – Fall – THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
Director: Tina Swain
2016 52nd Season
157th Production – Winter – THE HIGHTOWER DETECTIVE AGENCY
Co-Directors: Ron Wilkie & Diane Rabehl
158th Production – Spring – THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Director: Jennifer Bohlig
159th Production – Summer – GUYS AND DOLLS
Director: Diane Lutz
TOWN HALL TONIGHT
Director: Annette Kamps
160th Production – Fall – GODSPELL
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
2017 53rd Season
161st Production – Spring – ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID
Director: Diane Rabehl
162nd Production – Late Spring – THE ODD COUPLE
Director: Trevor Kastein
163rd Production – Summer – INTO THE WOODS
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
164th Production – Fall – LOMBARDI
Director: Ricardo Ramirez
2018 54th Season
Main Stage
165th Production – Spring – NANA’S NAUGHTY KNICKERS
Director: Diane Rabehl
166th Production – Summer – ANYTHING GOES
Director: Diane Lutz
167th Production – Fall – YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
Director: Carla Woebbeking
Tell-A-Tale
SEUSSICAL JR..
WE ARE MONSTERS
PEAS & HARMONY
FOOTLOOSE – Area High School Production
Director: Mark Lefeber
Other
CHARLIE BERENS
SPOTLIGHTS WISH ON A STAR
2019 55th Season
Main Stage
168th Production – ALWAYS PATSY CLINE
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
169th Production – NEIL SIMONS RUMORS
Director: Alec Parsons
170th Production – A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORMUM
Director: Ryan Madala-Klug
171st Production – ANNIE
Director: Rick Ramirez
172nd Production – LARAMIE PROJECT
Director: Rich Zeman
Tell-A-Tale
BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Theater Camp
FROZEN – Elementary Tell A Tale
Director: Elisha Barudin
HONK JR. – Middle School Tell A Tale
Director: Jessica Lefeber
NEWSIES – Area High School Production
Director: Mark Lefeber
Other
LOCO VOCALS NEW YEAR
WHEELHOUSE
CHARLIE BERENS
MAGIC OF MIKE
NICKEL & ROSE
MONKEY BUSINESS IMPROV COMEDY
CHICKEN WIRE EMPIRE
SPOTLIGHTS SHOWSTOPPERS
ONE VOICE BDACT CHILDREN’S CHORUS
STARKWEATHER BLUES BAND
LOCO VOCALS FAN FAVORITES
COPPER BOX & MAD POLECATS
ONE NIGHT STAND WXRO/WBEV
ONE DAY (Original Short Play)
Director: Ricardo Ramirez
IN HEIN SIGHT – WALK THIS WAY Variety Show
Director: Judy Bell-Hein
2020 56th Season
Note: For the health & safety our society the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down all in person BDACT events from March 2020 thru June 2021
Stage 2
Title of Show
Directed by Ryan Klug
Tell-A-Tale
The Show Must Go Online – Virtual
Directed by Judy Pearce and Andy Estervig
Jungle Book – Youth Drama Camp
Coordinated by Mark Lefeber
One Voice – Youth Choir (Grades 3-5)
Directed by Judy Heffron and Darby Hintz (Half Semester due to Covid)
BDACT Virtual Mashup – Tomorrow
Created by Mylana Lunde
Concert Series
Fire & Ice Winter Concert Series by Horicon Phoenix Project
Copper Box & Madpolecats
Tallymoore & Ian Gould
Readers Theatre Virtual Productions
Father Knows Best
Directed by Annette Kamps
The Bear
Directed by Carla Woebbeking
One-Act Play Comedy Trilogy
Ever Young
Directed by Annette Kamps
His Return
Directed by Roni Harper
Yesterday
Directed by Jeff Rehberg
Other Virtual Productions
Virtual Stage Fright – The Search for BDACT’s Heartbeat
Created by Ricardo Ramirez, Jean Pilsbury, Stacy Krueger, Laura Congdon
Holiday Harmony – A Musical Gift to Share
Created by Ricardo Ramirez, Jean Pillsbury, Stacy Krueger, Laura Congdon