Here's a tip for some great FREE THEATRE here in Sacramento. Every Tuesday and Wednesday night at the B Street Theatre, the acting interns present a short performance of either improv or monologues after the mainstage performance. This performance is totally free and the audience is usually made up of patrons who were at the show beforehand. But, you're welcome to show up just for the free intern performance.
Tuesday is improv night, and the performance is usually about 30 minutes long, and it's improv games presented in a competitive format.
Wednesday is monologue night, where interns perform audition pieces they will use as professional actors. Usually 20 minutes long.
If you want to catch them in the next month, through April 10th they'll be going on after the B Street's show Sexy Laundry, which gets out around 7:45pm (so that's the "start" time of the intern performance). Who are these interns? They're almost all recent college grads pursuing acting as a career. They work for ten months at the B Street Theatre, doing lots of grunt work in exchange for training and the opportunity to perform in shows at the B Street. Former interns show up frequently on stage (in Sacramento and all over the country), as well as in film and television - like two weeks ago when Tate Hanyok appeared on The Office and ER in the same night! You can check out the current intern company, with pictures and bios here.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
DAYS
Tuesdays - free improv performance, approximately 30 minutes
Wednesdays - free monologue performance, approximately 20 minutes
TIME
Directly following the mainstage show. (7:45pm for the current run through 4/10/09 - but you can always call B Street Theatre's box office 916-443-5300 to check the time)
LOCATION
B Street Theatre, 2711 B Street in Midtown Sacramento (map)
PRICE
Free!
We love the B Street Theatre. Been subscribers for about 14 years. Back in the day, Tim Busfield even was in plays. Buck Busfield does great work.
Posted by: erich13 | March 27, 2009 at 02:19 PM