Starting 2016 with a Bang!

2016 is off to a roaring start at the BCP with the screening, Tuesday, January 19, of the internationally award-winning documentary, Blind Spot; Moments Unseen. Ruth Bieber, blind since age six, comes to Boquete to teach drama classes and share the film of her journey on horseback through the unforgiving wilderness of the Andes Mountains in Patagonia, Argentina. Watch trailer: https://vimeo.com/114922166 This stunning film shows that "seeing is more than sight" and why it won the 2015 award for best international documentary at the Equus Film Festival in New York.

Tuesday Talks
Tuesday, January 26:
Jeannie Fitzsimmons has been a professional speaker, trainer, best-selling author, musician and holistic practitioner for nearly 40 years. She will speak to us about Natural Vision Improvement (not an eye exercise program but the return to natural vision habits) as well as stress elimination. She will be guiding a short process for direct experience for the audience. She teaches "the gentle art of letting go of stress" on-the-spot with releasing. She teaches both online (Skype, on conference calls) as well as privately, in person. Inner stress and pressure impacts our lives in both subtle and not so subtle ways. Jeannie will shortly be offering a variety of classes both in the center of town as well as larger classes in Alto Boquete. She has had a long and varied career as a holistic practitioner, TV/radio producer and host, and even an early life in Hollywood in film, TV and media. There is no charge for this program.

Tuesday, February 2:
Carol Legg, Arizona Realtor, will discuss how she can successfully sell your home or business by marketing it inside the U.S. and Canada. She can also help newcomers to Panama find their ideal house or business.

Spring 2016
The first major production of the BCP 2016 season is what the New York Times calls "a gut-busting hit" and winner of the Best New Comedy Olivier Award in 2015, as well as the WhatsOnStage.com Awards of 2014. The play is by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWO4gq-whg
"Now stumbling into their second catastrophic year, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is putting on a 1920's murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong …does! The accident-prone cast starts to crack under the pressure but can they get the production back on track before the final curtain?"

Auditions: (Casting Call)
The Cast: 6 women/ 6 men, an ensemble cast of 12 actors with can-do attitudes and the willingness and energy to train in physical comedy. Note: We will have a choreographer/trainer to teach us pratfalls and comedic moves in a safe, controlled environment
Ages: 16 – adult are invited to audition
See BCP website for sign-up times and character descriptions http://bcpeventscenter.org

Audition Dates:
Mon. and Tues., Feb. 15 and 16, 1 – 4pm
Call Backs: Wed., Feb. 17, 9am – 12pm
First Read-Through: Fri., Feb. 19, 9am – noon
Auditions will be in four-person groups in one-hour slots. Go to http://bcpeventscenter.org

Exciting News Boquete/BCP!
BCP proudly announces the opening of La Villa, Coffee Lounge Roastery operated by Villa Estrella Coffee in the Hex Room and patio areas of BCP. Thirsty for some flavor? Head to BCP's La Villa for Boquete's freshest French Press coffee and all your favorite espresso-based drinks, plus single-origin organic teas, smoothies, juices and frappés. Hungry? La Villa will also offer a selection of fresh-baked scones, gourmet sandwiches and assorted sweets. We recommend the garden-side patio; take the time to enjoy the garden, use the wifi and listen to the sound of the river.
BTW, all the fresh-roasted coffees and single-origin teas are available by the pound for home use.
Hours: 8am–8pm, Wed.–Sun., and Tues. (during BCP Market, from the food counter only) .

Another
BCP First!
Ryan Pridgen will be directing the first-ever BCP Spanish production. There are five one-act plays, some of which were translated from English, and others which were taken from full-length Spanish plays. Auditions will be held January 30 and 31 for all over age 15 who speak fluent Spanish. The first three weeks of rehearsals for the selected cast will be general theater practice followed by 9 weeks of practice for the specific plays. This breakthrough production will be April 29 – 30 and May 1, 2016.