I came here tonight to see A Christmas Carol, and had a really great time. The players seemed to be worried that it would be the last show, and are trying to raise $30,000 to prevent from shutting down for good. I really hope they meet their goal! Ive lived in Eustis for several years now, and I wish Id went to a show sooner because I was really impressed with the talent and how professional they are! The theater takes Covid very seriously, and takes all precautions to prevent exposure. Everyone has to wear masks (including cast) , seats are spread far apart and everyone has to get their temperature taken upon arrival.Definitely recommend if you want to see a great show

Nice atmosphere in a beautifully restored old theater. A C doesnt work as well as Id like. Always makes for a funDate

Such a cool theater. The old historic feel gives it such a different vibe. The cast and crew are always exceptional and the choice of shows are fun. If you havent been, you should.

Frozen was amazing...the Olaf was the best character ever! The childrens theater there puts on the best shows!

Michael Russo is a great performer. You can tell that he feels at home on a stage in front of crowds. He sings not just oldies but great memories as he mentioned. Young and old had a great time at his show.

Always something exciting going on! Recently in addition to being Patrons we have become volunteers. The theater building is coming up on it’s 100th anniversary and there is so much to do to restore and refurbish the theatre! Volunteers play a big “part” and all “talents” and skills are welcome!

Michael Russo is such a great entertainer. The songs take you back in time. It was a lot of fun and fabulous show...Thank you so much Michael ...always a pleasure to see you...

On the 22nd experienced for the first time this theater. Enjoyed the friendly staff and cosy atmosphere. The entertainer Michael Russo was fantastic, he performed nicely and pleased the audience. I will certainly go back.

Very quaint and warm atmosphere. Entertainment was excellent. Love the home town closeness . Ill be back.

Superb show...Christmas CarolThe entire cast, support staff, set construction crew, organizers and everyone else involved deserve a pat on the back. Thanks for a great evening.

Last nights opening performance of Sister Act was thoroughly enjoyed by me and my grandson!! We laughed and smiled the whole time. From the time you walk through the door, the experience made us feel so welcome and part of a community!! You have to see this play!! The acting abilities of all involved is a must see, especially the high school and college students!!

Thanks to the Bay Street Players for putting on one of the most entertaining shows Ive ever seen. Once in the theatre you become the audience for a 1940s radio show presentation of Its A Wonderful Life. The cast was great with the narrator and the actor presenting the character George giving outstanding performances. Shut your eyes and you could swear Jimmy Stewart was on stage. So moving was his performance, he brought me to tears at the climax of the play.The theater is 100 years old. The decor has been preserved, you can see the old stage opening where vaudeville acts were performed. The balcony has been taken over by the many stage lights and engineers booth. The whole experience was incredible.I HIGHLY recommend this show for an evening of entertainment. I know my wife and I will be coming back. This was the first live performance our grandson has ever seen --- hes HOOKED!Thank you for a delightful evening.George Bell

We had so much fun at the performance of “Sister Act” We enjoyed the music, and singing! The “gangsters” were hilarious with the “Nuns” not far behind! The Theater itself was quaint andhas an amazing history and the people there were so pleasant we will be joining as volunteers! Who knows.... you might even find us on stage!

We went to see the production of Footloose. It was a very enjoyable way to spend an evening. The entire cast put heart and soul into their performances and since most, if not all, were volunteers then you knew you were watching people who loved what they were doing. We will go back for other performances!

Very cool old building. Intimate setting. The play I saw was fair but the overall experience was very good.

Have seen several performances to support local artists, very enjoyable. Its great to keep the arts preserved. Have been lucky to volunteer here and help out behind the scenes and see how it all comes together.

First time attending. Had a good time and you can tell that they are working very hard to give a good experience. Will attend again in the near future.

This was a young peoples production of SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE, Jr. It was DELIGHTFUL! WELL DONE! EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING! Yes, I have some bias as my granddaughter was in the production, but as a trained musician with some theater experience, I found it very well done, indeed. The best of the ones I have seen, so far.

It was very good! Very entertaining! Loved, loved, Scrooge!

An excellent performance and a clever take on an iconic film, Wonderful Life. The actors were so good!What of a place! Old and well used. Very nice, friendly staff. Looking forward to seeing the next show.

The acting was great along with the costumes and set design. The singing was ok, but the lack of sufficient air conditioning made it just shy of unbearable to watch. It was the last day of Sister Act and I just wish it had been cooler in the theater.

This was an adaption of the age old favorite The Christmas Story. The lead character who played George Bailey was animated and entertaining. The rest of the players read from the script with little or no emotion. Not even mildly entertaining. Dont waste your money and time.

One of the best performance Ive seen

Show started a little slow, but picked up and kept my interest. Great performances at a reasonable price!

Break a Leg great performers. Won $20 gift certificate.

Always an entertaining and quality show. Also love the historical theatre.

Love this little theater. We have seen several musicals here. The acoustic s are excellent. Not a bad seat in the house. Prices are reasonable for this type of venue. We plan to return for additional performances, the actors are very professional and have wounderful voices. I highly recommend this theater. They even have childrens programs.

Been season ticket hmm holders for years. Beautiful old theater, usually good local productions of plays. Next up is Sister Act!

Fantastic! Jami-Leigh Bartschis play, My Dear Watson was brilliant!

Nice little 214 seat theater. Really well done for a small town troupe. We really enjoyed Spamalot, they have some talented actors. You can buy the whole season of 5 shows, starting in September, for $85 per seat. They have several very affordable packages and like I mentioned theres not a bad seat in the house.

Find the plays here usually fantastic. This show....Miss Firecracker Contest.....was average content. Knew nothing much about the play before hand. Actors were good we thought but play itself very average in catching attention.

It was a super cute place with not too bad prices. The kids loved putting on a play here and it was a huge success. Though it does have an odd smell to it, but thats nothing to dwell on.

The historic State Theatre (home to the Bay Street Players) is a great facility. The people are friendly and helpful. As well as community theatre shows put on by the Bay Street Players, we have seen some great plays and concerts by additional groups renting the theater out.

Sister Act at BCP was fun .....the acting was great the singing could use some improvement

It was great! Laughed and clapped and the performance of the two actors were fabulous.Not an easy play I am sure but they both nailed it!

Always enjoyable. They work hard and play hard for the laughter

Great place to see plays and classes are offered

Had a wonderful time. The Full Monty was the first play Id ever seen. The performers did a great job.

Delightful old theater building. Considering the small town venue, the sets are surprisingly sophisticated and theres some great local talent to be found here. Every play weve attended has been very enjoyable.

We saw Souvenir yesterday. It was great. Some real laugh out loud moments. Libby Sellers final song alone was the price of admission. Go see it!!!

Only went once but staff was amazing. We really loved the antique look with the crown molding etc.. the show was also phenomenal

Show was great. Clarence the angel was to soft spoken and was hard to hear. Some of the dialogue was difficult to understand. But overall they did a great job

The lead singer John was wonderfil,AmaZing voice and very talented.Drummer awesome, keyboard guyVery talented as well. EnjoyableShow

I am almost embarrassed to admit I have only attended one performance at the Bay Street Players since moving here about 4 years ago. We went to see The Producers. The performers were wonderful, even though the material seemed dated to me. I love Mel Brooks movies, but did this play really win all of those Tony awards? I guess it was edgy back when it played on Broadway. So I will happily go see more performances at the Bay Street Players, and maybe even get a season ticket.

High School Musical 2, the kids did a great job

Great night - Thank you

Cute theatre. Its been here for a long time, and they have a history section. Small bathrooms, and no food or drinks in the theatre to preserve their seats. I had a good time here. They do childrens camps and have a youth theatre program.

Small theatre group that puts on big shows. Prices for tickets are reasonable and the audience area is just right. Small concession stand at the entrance serving snacks and drinks for intermission. Children theater also. Tickets may be purchased online or by the Season. Brochure comes out early enabling the buyer to chose events.Eustis is a nice town with water front view and interesting shops and restaurants. Worth a look!

A great little playhouse..

Pretty Baron space not equipped to do stage performances no sound system with good microphone

Serious sound system is badly needed.

Amazing performance, love the look of this theatre. Highly recommend.

Awesome place. The Young Peoples Theater (YPT) program there is outstanding.

Great theatre, great district, great ambiance, not a bad seat in the house, great parking... however ... the WORST smelling restrooms I have EVER encountered that LOFTED INTO THE ENTIRE LOBBY AREA. It was very obviously an on going plumbing issue, and not just an isolated incident. Very unfortunate. I’m sure they do not have the budget to fix it. It SMELLED “expensive” to fix... I don’t know how I know that, I just do!

What a great time. Had a blast. The cast and production of Sweeney Todd was amazing. Thank you

Awesome production went to a Tedx event. Enjoyed it and the other attendees.

Superb little playhouse with ambiance and history. Spam-a-lot was incredible! Keep it up, folks!

We saw a youth performance here. The theater is older and shows some wear, but almost every seat has a good view, and we enjoyed the show.

Sister Act show is very good!

We saw a youth production of The Wizard of Oz. It was really well done. My 9yo loved it and talked about it for the rest of the day. Ill be making plans to catch all the shows from now on.

Great what they are doing for the kids. Love the plays that they do.

Good food, good service.

Historic building gave great atmosphere w fantastic performance. Very classy people in classy venue.

Enjoyable rendition of a Holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol.

Fun and entertaining ~ great experience!

Nice little theater. Love the childrens theater!

Sweeney Todd and Sondheim are a very difficult undertaking for any group of professional singers let alone a community theatre group. The Bay Street Players made a valiant effort. Sometimes enjoyable.

A great local theater.

Enjoyed listening to local bands during Eustis Festival.

Our second time there and like the first the play was throughly enjoyable!

Always an entertaining show. But the seats beef a lot of work.

We saw Charlie Brown Christmas done by young peoples theatre. Very good. Well done

Fun heartwarming musical. Well done!

Went there for YPT as a kid and teen and it was amazing amazing answer school activity. Love the shows they do such an sayer wide selection from the main stage to the second stage! Worth it.

Please fix the sound system. It detracts greatly from the performances.

A fun experience for an fair priced theater

Just saw Memphis. It was fantastic! So much talent. Highly recommend.

Show was great but venue was abnormally hot. At intermission someone pointed out that the thermostat was set to 80 degrees. Way too many people to be operating like that. Very distracting and very unfortunate. Venue needs to work on their operation because theyre hurting their shows and reputation. Will not return.

Little Shop of Horrors was great. Good job and I look forward to the next production

LOVE love love this little theatre! Feel right at home here.

It was a nice theater that has a lot of great plays coming up and has a lot of food nearby.

Very good. Funny!

Another great show!! Love it!

Great show

Its a place that will light you up because of the funny moments and the beautiful details

Comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Good music on Friday nights!! Fun place to be!!!

This is a great place

A wonderful, historic theatre. Consistently excellent performances.

Saw Phantasmagoria, loved the play.

Excellent shows and this review has nothing to do with any of the talent in the shows its the theater its self. I went to see the producers and was told the A.C. was broken it was over 85 degrees in the theater. I thought thats really unfortunate went to see it a week later. It was warmer than usual but not as hot as before. At intermision I happebed to find the thermostat (behind one of the clear lock boxes) was SET AT 80! Now when your shows are at about 90% capacity every night, they beg for donations at the beginning of the show and then lie about the A.C. and dont even turn it on. I have a real problem with that. At this level of theater everyone putting on the play does it for free the theaters only cost is overhead (rent, electric and THE A.C.). I refuse to go back there for being lied to and for such a stupid reason to not have A.C. in the middle of July in florida. Unbelievable! How the actors and actresses did the show in that heat is absolutely unbelievable to me.

Wonderful community theater since the 70s, an old movie house and music hall before that.

Great community theater

Great play. Lovely old theater.

Great Community Theatre! Great shows!

Great evening out.

Great place...great talent!

Love the people the place and the shows

Excellent shows and wonderful people. Please support this place.

Great performance.

Good play