B Street Theatre

The opportunity to attend a production at the B Street Theatre presented itself and I couldn’t say no! It has been about ten years since my last visit and I must say I remain just as impressed as I was so long ago. There really isn’t a bad seat in the house in the B3 series theatre. Depending on the seat, you are only a few feet from the stage, so there is a very intimate and personal feel to the venue. The scheduled play, «The Realistic Joneses», involved two married couples, neighbors, and their lives that begin to intertwine. These interesting characters were developed in unexpected ways. Highly recommend this theatrical experience.

Have seen many performances thru the years. Like the Plays, very well done, small venue that makes 90 percent of the seating with a great view of the stage. Like to see a few more new faces that are making their way in stage. B Street does have great seasoned performers. Like to get Timothy B. out of retirement, like to see him do one or more plays a year, Timothy, I think if he got on the stage, can bring in some big names. Like to see performers that have made it big in the movies from the Sacramento area, come back home and do a performance, maybe this already happening, maybe not ideal.

So far we have only been to this theater for children’s productions, but the kiddos have loved it. The theater sells snacks and drinks (even alcoholic ones, I hear, for the adult shows). The tickets are affordable for most. Also, they have a really cool playwriting contest for kids every year where they get to see their play performed if the

Love, love! Went and saw The Explorers Club at the main theatre last night with a friend and had such a wonderful time, I took my Mom to see it tonight! The acting was incredible, laughed my butt off. I always enjoy plays at the B street. Haven’t seen any of the kids ones, but the adult plays are great. Great acting, great people running the place, and even the crowd is nice to be around. They always have great specials on tickets. Thinking of branching out and attending some community theatre? Try it here, you’ll never be disappointed.

Small intimate setting for live theater. Sat front row so it felt like we were in the show or at someone’s house and the show was right in the living room. Really nice experience.

Love the children’s theater. Very professional, plays are entertaining, and keep your attention. Good location. Plenty of parking. If you come early you can have a picnic in the park.

We have come to this theater a few times and have always enjoyed it. We have seen 3 adult plays in the main theater and we have seen one play so far in our family series that we recently received as a gift. We took our 7 year old son with us to the family series and he really enjoyed it. We like to let him experience née things and it was fun to let him watch live theater that is meant for a child. The stories were for kids and the over all length was designed for kids.

Local theater has a charm and appeal that makes you feel you’re in the right place, doing the right thing. A feeling I just never get when I’m stepping on old popcorn and candy wrappers at the Century domes.
Every seat’s a good one at this intimate venue! Check out the upcoming events at
and you might find a surprisingly fun evening for your child, teen or spouse.
It’s theater, it’s live, and the plays are low budget, so the show may range from mediocre to astonishing. But hey, even Broadway has its duds! Get out on a limb and surprise your date with a memorable evening supporting the local arts.

Consistently excellent productions on a small stage. Around The World in 80 Days was fantastic, as was Outside Mullingar. The box office is very helpful.

I have been here quite a few times and have always had a good time. The plays are hit and miss but regardless of what the play is it is still a fun atmosphere and nice to go out and be able to see a play in a intimate setting. Its nice the offer intermission half way through so you can stretch your legs and get some water. They also offer refreshments (at a small fee) as well as snack options. A great date night or a relaxing night out.

What a great place to see a play! My friend has told me for years how much she loves this theater, but circumstances have never worked out that I was able to go — until this past weekend. Yay! It’s small, quaint and friendly — I do not think that there is a bad seat in the house! And did I say friendly? The entire company, from the actors to the people in the ticket booth to the nice people pouring our wine — all fantastic! Now, I have to figure out when I can go back — I may be hooked. I also LOVE that they have family presentations — we have two children that love theater. They actually made it to B Street before I did — with their schools. I am so thankful for the work that they do with schools to enable this type of access. Now, only if my employer would offer periodic field trips to the theater?!

What a gem. Sacramento is lucky to have this little theatre. Have attended plays with the kids in the day time. Top notch actors/​actresses. Neat to be so close to the action and feel part of it. Enjoyed «Harriet Tubman» and «The Young Tom Edison.» (Gift of the Magi was a little disappointing in their re-​telling of the story using animal characters). Small theatre– seats maybe 100? But what a great experience and awesome cast.

this rating is not for the shows, have enjoyed many here, but for the haughty attitude of the front of the house staff. could cite many examples, but today’s example is typical.
I called seeking info about the season ticket program, was on hold for quite awhile but enjoyed listening to bob dylan– what a treat ! When the person came on, I began to say how much I enjoyed the selection, but was rudely cut off with the person saying I am very busy now — very rude tone! I had only said a few words!
I asked one question about the season tickets, had a few more but was wary of asking them– will try again sometime, but whoever was on phone duty today should get a lesson in customer relations!

«Other Desert Cities» Awesome play 2 acts, 15 minute intermission. Act one rather comedic and sarcastic. Act two way more serious, 2 Kleenex (if I had some) and a lot of dialogue that makes good conversation. I can barely remember what I said a minute ago much less memorize dialogue for an entire play. Kudos to D Brooke, J Grant, D Silberman, S McVay & M DeSalvo For pulling off a very emotionally charged play! My favorite plays are comedies and musicals, this play was intense and the actors pulled the entire audience into the scenario and kept us intensely focused to the very last word! If you consider yourself a «culture vulture» this play is a must see.

So I see in the paper that the Kings may leave and how that would either leave Sacramento a dust town or a paradise (depending on who you ask). My guess is neither and definitely not the former. Why? Because of places like the B Street Theater. While the Kings offer a very unique piece to our civic puzzle, they are outweighed by local institutions such as B Street that just do what they do really really well.
I’ve been going to the B Street back when it was «that Tim Busfield place» and you could have dinner before the show over at the old midtown Pescados. Now Pescados is gone (what the heck is an Una Mas anyway) and Buck Busfiled is the face and leader, I still love this place. They offer up two theatre settings, both intimate but one REALLY intimate. They put on first class shows, many of which are premieres. Tickets are affordable.

The theater itself is a nice little place, though I do not recommend the children’s season. I went to see «The Gift of the Magi» (adapted by Jerry R. Montoya) today and found it to be pleasantly and (for the most part) innocently funny.
That is until the near-​end of the play. In a certain scene, a pregnant character decides that she can’t wait any longer and (can you see where I’m going with this?) gives birth onstage. Yes, that was not a typo, she actually gives birth onstage; I’m talking legs spread, screaming, while an actor behind the couch she is resting on throws the 8 or so «babies» that are supposedly coming from her «womb», but actually look as though they are flying out of her stomach. To add to this, the character «catching» (literally) the babies quite hilariously dropped one of them (by accident?).
Now I have seen odd things that were put into children’s season shows (an electric chair at Chautauqua Playhouse for example), and this was by far the most disturbing thing that I think I have ever seen on a stage. In addition, I’m a teenager who was amongst elementary-​aged kids in the theater, and I was even disturbed; I wonder what the KIDS thought of that!!!
If a PR rep or Jerry R. Montoya himself would like to comment as to why this happened, they may by all means do so, but until I hear something from them, this is the last time I (and probably most everyone in my school group) will EVER be returning to see a «children’s» show again.

Love this theater and the quality of the shows! I’ve seen shows on both the main stage and the B3 series, and have never left feeling disappointed. The main stage has an intimate feel while still feeling like you’re in a professional atmosphere. There is a pretty decent refreshment stand, with overpriced wine and beer (the plus is that they will hold your drink for you so you can finish it up during intermission). Parking is easy with a small lot and street parking. My favorite thing is hearing (and feeling) the train go by every so often, it doesn’t ruin the show, just adds to the fun. Also, there is a children’s series, which I’ve never seen, but I hear is quite popular and often sold out.
The admission is rather high (around $ 30) so take advantage of their preview nights and student rush ticket prices if you can. But compared with the other professional theaters, like Sac Theater Company and Capital Stage, I would definitely prefer B Street Theater.
And I hope I’m not the only person who ISN’T looking forward to their imminent move to Capitol Ave. Just won’t be the same. :(

I LOVE B STREET THEATER!!!
Can I say it any louder? I’ve been a fan of this theater for many, many years. I love the small, intimate feeling of the theater, like the actors and audience are working together to create magic. I love how the shows are all well produced, superbly staged and expertly acted. I love how the actors, whether it is a solo performance or a dozen people are coming on and off stage, are all excited about the show and put their soul into it. This theater is well run, expertly managed and simply amazing. I’m actually very disappointed that they want to move to a new location. It really won’t be the same…

Ok so I’m not reviewing this place based on a recent visit but more like a visit last year. I wasn’t on Unilocal then but I think this place deserves to be reviewed anyway.
I took my daughter to see «Harriet Tubman». I thought they did a beautiful job. I love that we have a place like this in Sacramento and that there is something interesting going on all the time. It was a beautiful way to do something educational with my daughter and have her experience something through «art» that she was reading about. The play was so moving. My daughter and I really enjoyed this experience and I look forward to visiting again in the very near future.

I’m going to play devil’s advocate here. Too many five star raves — let’s get real folks. It’s a great place to see some interesting local productions. Intimate setting, great seats all around.
The downsides are the plays can be very uneven — I’ve seen truly great performances, but a couple have been so bad that we walked out at intermission. The train runs about a foot away from the back wall, and there has been about one per every show I’ve been to, which is well into the double digits. The audience tends to be 90% blue hair — so they are playing to a crowd who developed their sensibilities in the 1950’s and 1960’s — take that for what it’s worth.
On the other hand if you like local theater B-​Street is much better than most under-​200-​seat-​playhouses. Prices are decent, you can drink a glass of vino between sets. The lines for the bathroom can be several minutes long for the ladies. B-​Street can be a lot of fun, or a couple hours of mind-​bending boredom.