BCC alumni took a special opportunity to say goodbye to Angelo Zuccolo, the backbone of the BCC Theatre program for over 30 years.
   A special alumni gathering this spring. On April 30, alumni gathered at a wine and cheese reception on the evening of one of his last performances, A Comedy Weekend.
   Faculty, staff and former students were there, spanning the many decades of his work at BCC. Old Theatre/BCC posters adorned the walls and playbills were scattered on the tables, inspiring alumni recollections of their BCC years in the Little Theatre under Angelo's guidance.
    Alumni who had not participated in theatre enjoyed the evening's theatre performance and reception as a chance to reconnect with their BCC friends and re-visit the campus.
   Angelo greeted over 60 guests, many of whom were previous theatre students and had not seen him in years, and then left to prepare for the evening's performance. The Little Theatre erupted in laughter as Angelo made 7 cameo appearances in the group of four short plays that made up the evening's program. One character required that he wear a dress, another an electrician's belt and another, a fluffly bathrobe. However, it was his last appearance as a bird where he said his goodbye, leaving BCC in a rustle of feathers, after shooting the hunter who was so intent on stopping him. Those who were there will remember his haunting last line: "And the Bird… he flew away."