{"id":527,"date":"2026-10-30T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beniciatheatregroup.org\/staging\/5722\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:43:17","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beniciatheatregroup.org\/staging\/5722\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Company Info<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Our History<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Live community theatre in Benicia since 1964 \u2014 and six decades of scrapbooks to prove it.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Where we came from<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

From a civic cleanup crew to a community theatre<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Early 1960s<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Civic-minded Benicia residents band together as The Benicia Old Town Group<\/strong>, painting storefronts and cleaning up the town.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1964<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The group produces a play as a fundraiser. Members who want to keep presenting plays split off and form the Benicia Old Town Theatre Group<\/em><\/strong> (BOTTG).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1970s\u20131990s<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Plays at the B.D.E.S. Hall, where the Group operates a very popular dinner theatre for three decades.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Late 1990s<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Group returns to straight theatrical productions.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2020<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The nonprofit streamlines its name to Benicia Theatre Group<\/em><\/strong> (BTG) and continues its tradition of live community theatre to this day.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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The archives<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Turn the pages of our scrapbooks<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Generations of members kept scrapbooks of programs, photos and clippings. Every page has been scanned so you can flip through them right here.<\/p>\n\t\t

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The first scrapbook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1964\u20131984<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Where it all began: the founding years of the Benicia Old Town Theatre Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tOpen scrapbook\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Scrapbook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1984\u20131995<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Productions from the height of the dinner theatre years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tOpen scrapbook\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Scrapbook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1996\u20132003<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Spanning the late-\u201990s return to straight theatrical productions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tOpen scrapbook\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Scrapbook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2005\u20132012<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Productions from 2005 through 2012.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tOpen scrapbook\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Looking for someone?<\/strong> Inside the viewer, use the magnifying glass to search every page for a name or show title.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Have a piece of BTG history?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

If you have programs, photos or clippings from a past production, we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tShare your memories\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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BTG Archives<\/p>\n

Scrapbook<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
\n Open full screen \u2197<\/a>\n