Buntport Theater

A photo of a small town with stars aboce and the words BEST TOWN

Best Town

A new play about stars, isolation, the magic of libraries, and Laura Ashley curtains.

BEST TOWN is a fictionalized account of the caretakers of the non-fiction town of Kitsault, an abandoned time capsule of the early 80’s. Built to house mine workers at the nearby molybdenum mine, Kitsault was populated for less than two years but has been maintained by caretakers ever since. Buntport imagines the lives of these isolated workers.

On the left of the photo is a woman in profile sitting on stairs. On the right of the photo the is a screen with a live projection of the woman.
On the left of the photo is a woman in profile sitting on stairs. On the right of the photo the is a screen with a live projection of the woman.
In the center is a man with a beard wearing a safety vest and a floppy hat. He is seated and holding a steering wheel. In the foreground is a miniature version of the man on a tractor. Behind The man is a projection of himself as the miniature.
In the center is a man with a beard wearing a safety vest and a floppy hat. He is seated and holding a steering wheel. In the foreground is a miniature version of the man on a tractor. Behind The man is a projection of himself as the miniature.
A person in a milky clear plastic suit sits holding a steering wheel and looking up to the right. behind them is a projection of forest.
A person in a milky clear plastic suit sits holding a steering wheel and looking up to the right. behind them is a projection of forest.
A large projection of a man's face is behind that man and another man talking.
A large projection of a man's face is behind that man and another man talking.
Two people sitting on a platform with legs dangling. On 3 surfaces around them are projections of a small town (Kitsault).
Two people sitting on a platform with legs dangling. On 3 surfaces around them are projections of a small town (Kitsault).
A woman holds a video camera pointing at herself and a man behind her. Their image is projected behind them.
A woman holds a video camera pointing at herself and a man behind her. Their image is projected behind them.
A down angle photo of a person in a milky clear plastic suit laying in blackness with stars projected on and around them.
A down angle photo of a person in a milky clear plastic suit laying in blackness with stars projected on and around them.
A behind the scenes look at the set- A far away photo of the warehouse and set which includes 5 surfaces with projections, stairs up to a platform, a floating tv, a patch of astro turf, and an A/V cart.
A behind the scenes look at the set- A far away photo of the warehouse and set which includes 5 surfaces with projections, stairs up to a platform, a floating tv, a patch of astro turf, and an A/V cart.
Looking through a tube with lights lining the top of it, at the end is the eyes and nose of a person. outside of the tube you can see the person waving.
Looking through a tube with lights lining the top of it, at the end is the eyes and nose of a person. outside of the tube you can see the person waving.
A man with glasses and a green suit jacket stands with his hand in a miniature library. Projected on the screen behind him is the tiny library with a bearded face of a man wearing a floppy hat in the window.
A man with glasses and a green suit jacket stands with his hand in a miniature library. Projected on the screen behind him is the tiny library with a bearded face of a man wearing a floppy hat in the window.