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B Street Theatre

Posted by: LynnO 01:08 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to: re: Do we have Sacramento Area folks on this Chat Board? - LVKev 09:50 pm EDT 03/16/14

I would love to see posts about the B Street Theatre here.
I have season tickets, and will try to post about Music Circus shows this summer, as well as some of the community theatre shows around Sacramento.

If we all agree to try to post more about the Sacramento theatre community, we won't be so underrated! ;-)


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Posted by: Kaoru 01:47 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to: B Street Theatre - LynnO 01:08 am EDT 03/17/14

As I said, I subscribe B st theatre and actually at one point, I subscribed all three series: main stage, B3, and Family series. I love to see different shows they introduce to us; however, given the fact it's a theatre "company," they cast their members in a show most of the time, which is great for these local actors, for the audience, not so much. Well at least for my enjoyment.

Because I've seen B St so many years and am familiar with those actors' work, I can predict how they perform before even seeing the actual show. Rarely I was surprised to see a performance by certain actors.

I'm not saying they should not cast the same company actors over and over again. But I want the director to challenge the actors, and the actors should push their own envelop. Sometimes I feel that they are just content within their comfort zone.

I also wish they will perform a play that casts more than six actors. They tend to choose two person plays often even for the main stage. It's fine to see an intimate play but if that's all we are offered, well I would like to see more diversities. I'm sure things will change once they build and move to the new theatre complex.


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Posted by: LynnO 01:56 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to: re: B Street Theatre - Kaoru 01:47 am EDT 03/17/14

Now, see? I didn't even know that B Street had a "company" of performers. Do they ever do musicals?


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Posted by: Kaoru 02:26 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to: re: B Street Theatre - LynnO 01:56 am EDT 03/17/14

No, if they do, it's only at the Family Series. Their inaugural show was Frog and Toad which we LOVED. Unfortunately, after that, ther a Family Series shows are always "adapted" by their writer, I guess they don't want to pay the rights for the musicals. Some of their Family Series were actually quite good but others were not that good. Still I was very happy they did The Giver, one of my fav books.


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