B Street Announces coming productions

B Street announces next Mainstage and B-3 Series productions

B Street Theatre is pleased to announce the following plays as part of its 2009-2010 Season.

Mainstage: AN ALMOST PERFECT PARTY by Buck Busfield

As part of B Street's commitment to produce original holiday shows, AN ALMOST PERFECT PARTY marks the Theatre's 12th world premiere for the holidays. Styled after British Farce, AN ALMOST PERFECT PARTY follows the efforts of Kipling Pilliker who, mired in a custody battle with his estranged wife, tries to provide his young son, Percy, with the perfect Christmas.

In the tradition of farce, Pilliker'sefforts become more frantic and desperate and his perfect plan unravels perfectly. AN ALMOST PERFECT PARTY will feature a large cast of B Street Acting Company members: Michael Stevenson (Pilliker), Stephanie McVay (Miss Gilloway), David Pierini (Benny Cohn), John Lamb (Fid), Peter Story (Ginger), Kurt Johnson (Connie Cone) and Greg Alexander (Brisbane-Koheed). B Street Artistic Director Buck Busfield directs.

Previews: Saturday November 14 at 5:00 p.m., and Sunday November 15 at 2:00p.m.

Opens: Sunday November 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Runs: Tuesday-Sunday through January 3, 2010.

Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 8:00p.m. Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday matinees at 2:00 p.m. (Note that there are no performances on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day).

Tickets: $18.00-$30.00. Senior and student discounts available.

Contact: Box Office: (916) 443-5300, www.bstreettheatre.org.

B-3 Series: ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE by Joe Orton.

The second offering of the 2009-2010 B-3 Series is a contemporary classic of British theater by England's edgiest playwright of the 1960's. ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE bounces from the lascivious to the ludicrous when lonesome landlady Kath rents young Sloan a room. Unfortunately, Kath's amorous intentions are foiled by none other than her brother, and Sloan's random appetite for murder.

ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE will feature B Street Acting Company members Jamie Jones (Kath), Jason Kuykendall (Ed) and David Silberman (Kemp). The role of Sloan will be played by Bay Area actor Chad Deaverman. Alan McKelvey directs.

Schedule: Previews Friday November 13 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday November 14 at 4:00 p.m. Opens: Saturday November 14 at 8:00 p.m. Special Press Opening: November15 at 1:00 p.m. Runs: Tuesday-Saturday through December 12. Special Thursday Matinees: November 19 and December 3. Special Sunday Matinee: November 22. (Note that there are no performances on November 17, 18 and 26.)

Tickets: $18.00-$30.00. Senior and student discounts available.

B Street Theatre is located at 2711 B Street behind Stanford Park Baseball Field at 27th and C Streets in Midtown Sacramento.

Box Office: (916) 443-5300. www.bstreettheatre.org.