School Tours

Founded in 1986, the B Street Theatre School Tour performs 12 times per week, 38 weeks per year in schools, hospitals and public places reaching approximately 200,000 children annually. Since its inception, the School Tour has played for over three million children in Northern California (including the counties of Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba). The performances are a great way to introduce children to live theatre by expressing the art of telling stories on stage. In California, all schools must implement the State's curriculum standards for Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) at every grade level. The B Street School Tour performances, and the accompanying teacher study guides, can help students meet these requirements.

Performances typically run approximately 45 minutes and can take place in a variety of venues such as auditoriums, gymnasiums and cafeterias. The tour has also played at hospitals and other non-school venues. We make a concerted effort to take the rich experience of theatre into underserved communities throughout the region. In Sacramento and San Joaquin counties alone, the School Tour has played to more than 130 Title I schools just in the last couple of years.

In addition to producing professional touring productions, the B Street Theatre holds an annual playwriting festival and contest for students. The festival was created to provide a forum for the dramatic voice of youth and to assist children in developing literary skills, problem solving techniques, and a mode of artistic expression. This process stimulates the intellect and enhances self-esteem by providing validation of creative ideas and work efforts. Selected plays are performed during the Spring School Tour, and a special show-case performance is held at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento.

Plays will be accepted until February 1, 2011. Click here to download the playwriting flyer. To book Fantasy Festival XXV (25th) annual please call 916.442.5637 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you would like more information about the B Street Theatre School Tour and Playwriting Festival, please give us a call at 916.442.5635

Book a Show

To book performances of the B Street Theatre School Tour, please call 916.442.5635.

In order for audience members to be able to see, hear and participate, each show can accommodate up to a maximum of 450 children.

Prices:

$500 for a single performance. $900 for two performances (same day) $1,300 for three performances (same day)

Call to see if you qualify for an Early Bird discount!

School Tour Shows for 2010-2011 Season:

Below are the play titles for the Tour. By the way it will be their 25th anniversary!

The Gold Spike: California and the Transcontinental Railroad. 11/8/10 – 11/26/10
Laugh and learn how California got connected to the rest of the country...and the world

Gold Spike with a Twist. 11/29/10 - 12/17/10
The story of California and the Transcontinental Railroad is twisted by the B Street School Tour performers in this holiday-themed production!

The Seven Wonders of the World: Man, Math and Masonry. 1/03/11 – 2/25/11
The dangerous and inspiring stories of those who built the world’s greatest wonders from the Great Pyramid to Colossus of Rhodes.

Fantasy Festival XXV 3/14/11 – 6/10/11
The winning plays of our annual playwriting contest for kids. Our most popular production.

Watch a video clip of a past production, It's All Greek to Me