B Street Theatre Announces Show Openings

The B Street Theatre, Sacramento's Resident Professional, New Works Theatre, is pleased to announce its upcoming plays for the Mainstage Series and Family Series.

MAINSTAGE:

B Street Theatre is pleased to present the Sacramento regional premier of Annie Baker's Obie Award-winning comedy Circle Mirror Transformation opening on Sunday, February 27th.

When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won.

Circle Mirror Transformation is a 2010 Obie Award winner for Best New American Play and is the sixth play of B Street's 2010-2011 Mainstage Season.

The cast features B Street company members Elisabeth Nunziato and Dave Peirini. The ensemble also includes newcomer Lyndsy Kail, B Street acting intern Cynthia Zitter, and stage and radio veteran Phil Cowan, who recently completed a successful run of Shinning City in B Street's B3 Series. Buck Busfield directs.

Play: Circle Mirror Transformation
Author: Annie Baker
Director: Buck Busfield
Cast: Phil Cowan, Lyndsy Kail, Elisabeth Nunziato, Dave Pierini, Cynthia Zitter

Set Design: Catherine Frye
Lighting Design: Ron Madonia

Costume Design: B Street Staff
Sound Design: B Street Staff
Stage Manager: Tony Poston

FAMILY SERIES

Cinderella original adaptation by Buck Busfield. Original score by Noah Agruss

The classic tale of love, wickedness and sibling rivalry explodes on the B Street stage in this antic, musical romp. A musical comedy for children ages 4 and up.

Play: Cinderella
Author: original adaptation by Buck Busfield. Original score by Noah Agruss
Director: Greg Alexander
Cast: Katie Rubin, Tara Sissom, other casting TBD
Set Design: TBD
Lighting Design: B Street Staff
Costume Design: TBD
Sound Design: B Street Staff
Stage Manager: Christin Espinoza
Family Series Background

The B Street Theatre's Family Series is one of only three fully professional, resident theaters for children in the state of California. Operating under a Theatre for Young Audience agreement with Actors Equity Association, the Family Series' mission is to introduce children to the wonder of professional theater through the production of original plays, and original adaptations of contemporary novels, and classic works of literature. Since its premiere season in 2003, the Family Series has presented 28 professional plays for approximately 250,000 children and families of the Sacramento region. 

MAINSTAGE:

Due to popular demand, B Street is pleased to announce a limited special engagement run of The 39 Steps. The play will be remounted in B Street's 110-seat theatre, which typically hosts B3 Series and Family Series productions. The special engagement runs March 4th - March 12.

The 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, from the Movie of Alfred Hitchcock. Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited, and an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon.

In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called The 39 Steps is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

Starring Kurt Johnson, John Lamb and Amy Kelly. Buck Busfield directs.

Play: The 39 Steps
Author: Adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, from the Movie of Alfred Hitchcock. Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment LTD. Original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Director: Buck Busfield
Cast: Kurt Johnson, John P. Lamb, Amy Kelly, TBA
Set Design: Catherine Frye
Lighting Design: B Street Staff

Costume Design: B Street Staff
Sound Design: B Street Staff
Stage Manager: Tracy Prybla

More about B Street Theatre: B Street Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre company producing primarily new work for adults, families, and children. The two-theatre playhouse on B Street in Midtown Sacramento is home to the Mainstage Series, B3 Series, and Family Series, each created to feature intimate, quality theatre for audiences year-round. Recognized as one of Northern California's top professional theatres, B Street Theatre has produced more than 100 new plays, 60 of which are world, national, West Coast, or regional premieres.

B Street Theatre was originally founded in 1986 for the purpose of bringing the excitement of live performance to children through a program known as Fantasy Theatre, which is now called the B Street Theatre School Tour. This educational outreach program serves over 200,000 students in Northern California annually.

Other B Street Theatre programs include the B Street Theatre Family Series and Family Series Student Matinees (for school field trips), the B3 Series, B Street Acting Conservatory and Studio for Young People, and the B Street Theatre Internship program for pre-professional/post-college training.

B Street Theatre has produced over 250 professional productions since 1986.

More information at www.bstreettheatre.org.

The mission of B Street Theatre is to promote education and literacy, social interaction, and cultural enrichment by engaging children and adults in the highest quality theatre arts and playwriting.