Bakersfield Community Theatre is located in Bakersfield, California. BCT is the oldest continuing community theatre in California; and the 2nd Oldest Amateur Community Theatre West of the Mississippi (Whittier Community Theatre, California, is the 1st).
Officially established in 1927, BCT has been putting on a full season of plays and musicals starting when Albert Johnson directed the beginning of a never-to-be-broken continuous string of productions.
Although remodeled a few times over the years BCT is currently capable of holding 181 persons.