B Street Theatre to Host A Digital Privacy Event

Join in for a special event addressing the modern issues surrounding digital privacy. B Street Theatre Partners with the The Goethe-Institut in Washington D.C. to present short plays written by playwrights across the country and the globe as they explore the challenges of the digital age. The evening will feature an hour long performance and talk-back followed by a social hour with cocktails and music. This event is associated with The Plurality of Privacy Project in Five-Minute plays (P3M5).

Following the presentation of six, five-minute plays, B Street Theatre will host a 20-minute talk-back discussing the issue of digital privacy. We will be joined by expert and UC Davis Professor of Computer Science, Phillip Rogaway.

Artisan "Digital" Cocktails will be available before, during and after the performance. All guests will receive one drink coupon with all subsequent drinks being served for $5.

Plays Being Presented in Collaboration with P3M5

Empty Your Pockets by David Greig

9022131-PINK by Kenneth Lin (Commissioned by Baltimore Center Stage)

@hotmigrants by Paco Bezerra

Inner Sactum by Rebecca Gilman (Commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre)

Leitgeb by Clemens J. Setz

VPN by Sean Patrick Nill (B Street Theatre Playwriting and Literary Intern

Featuring: Dave Pierini, Anastasia Bonaccorso, Amy Kelly, John P. Lamb, Elisabeth Nunziato, Tara Sissom, Darek Riley, Courtney Kendall, Zach Coles and Andrew Mazer.

For More Information About the Plurality of Privacy in Five-Minute Plays (P3M5) Visit: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/sup/p3m.html

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 the nation'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 the B Street Theatre School Tour. This educational outreach program serves over 200,000 students in Northern California annually.

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

In 2014, B Street brought its most popular play ever, Around the World in 80 Days, to India. The original cast performed in 3 Indian cities, furthering the organization's mission by bringing high quality theatre to an international audience, while also raising money for Indian educational enrichment and schools and partnering with an overseas performing arts center with the hope of future international collaboration.

B Street Theatre has produced over 250 professional productions since 1986. 2016 marks B Street's 30th anniversary season.

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.