ROLE AT THE B STREET THEATER. KCRA THREE NEWS INVESTIGATES PORED OVER THE REQUIRED TAX DOCUMENTS NONPROFITS FILE EVERY YEAR, THE ORGANIZATIONS MUST LIST THEIR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS. WE FOUND TIMOTHY BUSFIELD HAS BEEN NAMED ON THOSE TAX DOCUMENTS IN EIGHT OF THE YEARS SINCE 2001. THAT YEAR IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE IN A STATEMENT THIS WEEK, THE THEATER TOLD US MR. BUSFIELD HAS NOT HAD ANY ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION SINCE 2001. HE IS NOT INVOLVED IN OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS, STAFF LEADERSHIP OR PROGRAMING, ALTHOUGH HE IS LISTED AS AN EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER, HE HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN THEATER GOVERNANCE OR ATTENDED A BOARD MEETING SINCE THAT TIME. TAX FILINGS FROM 2001 SHOW BUSFIELD WAS LISTED AS AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IN 2002, LISTED AS PRODUCER AND ACTOR, AND IN 2003 A FOUNDER, THEN IN TAX RECORDS. FROM 2020, BUSFIELD IS LISTED AS A FOUNDER FOR B STREET THEATER. THE DOCUMENT SHOWS HE AVERAGED TWO HOURS A WEEK ON THE ORGANIZATION. SAME TITLE WAS LISTED IN 2021, SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF THREE HOURS A WEEK ON THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2022, BUZZFEED WAS LISTED AS A FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR EMERITUS, AVERAGING TWO HOURS A WEEK, AND IN 2023 NAMED AS FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR EMERITUS, BUT RECORDING NO HOURS. WE REACHED OUT TO THE B STREET THEATER AGAIN TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO WHY BUSFIELD IS LISTED ON THOSE TAX DOCUMENTS AS HAVING A ROLE WHEN THEY SAY HE HASN’T PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION SINCE 2001. THEY’RE STANDING BY THEIR ORIGINAL STATEMENT AND EVENTUALLY SAID, NO COMMENT. WE ALSO CHECKED WITH THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ABOUT POTENTIAL CHARGES, AND THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE 1999 CLAIM IN SACRAMENTO, MICHELLE BANDUR. KCRA THREE NEWS. BUTTERFIELD IS EXPECTED BACK IN NEW MEXICO COURT TUESD
Tax documents show something different than what B Street Theatre says about Timothy Busfield’s role
Contradictions at B Street theatre: What the theater said about actor Timothy Busfield’s involvement after an allegation of sex abuse, and what tax documents show.
Updated: 6:43 PM PST Jan 16, 2026
Actor Timothy Busfield, who co-founded Sacramento’s B Street Theatre with his brother, is in a New Mexico jail awaiting a court date next week on charges of sexually abusing two young actors on set, while new allegations have surfaced regarding abuse at the theatre he founded in Sacramento.A family reported to authorities in New Mexico that Busfield sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the theatre in 1999. Court documents show the alleged abuse happened during an audition.A KCRA 3 News investigation into Busfield’s role at the B Street Theatre revealed that he has been named on tax documents in eight of the years since 2001, despite the theatre’s statement released Wednesday:”Mr. Busfield has not had any role in the organization since 2001. He is not involved in our current operations, staff, leadership, or programming. Although he is listed as an emeritus board member, he has not participated in theatre governance or attended a board meeting since that time.”Tax filings from 2001 show Busfield was listed as an artistic director. In 2002, documents list him as a producer and actor, and as a founder in 2003. He is listed as a member in 2006.In 2020, tax records list him as a founder for B Street Theatre, showing he averaged two hours a week on the organization. The same title was listed in 2021, with an average of three hours a week. In 2022, Busfield was listed as a founder and director emeritus, averaging two hours a week, and in 2023, he was named as founder and director emeritus but recorded no hours.The B Street Theatre, when asked for clarification on why Busfield is listed in the tax documents if it said he has not had a role since 2001, stood by its original statement and eventually said no comment. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has not received a report on the 1999 claim. Busfield is expected back in the New Mexico court on Tuesday, where the judge will decide if he should be released on bail.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Actor Timothy Busfield, who co-founded Sacramento’s B Street Theatre with his brother, is in a New Mexico jail awaiting a court date next week on charges of sexually abusing two young actors on set, while new allegations have surfaced regarding abuse at the theatre he founded in Sacramento.
A family reported to authorities in New Mexico that Busfield sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the theatre in 1999. Court documents show the alleged abuse happened during an audition.
A KCRA 3 News investigation into Busfield’s role at the B Street Theatre revealed that he has been named on tax documents in eight of the years since 2001, despite the theatre’s statement released Wednesday:
“Mr. Busfield has not had any role in the organization since 2001. He is not involved in our current operations, staff, leadership, or programming. Although he is listed as an emeritus board member, he has not participated in theatre governance or attended a board meeting since that time.”
Tax filings from 2001 show Busfield was listed as an artistic director. In 2002, documents list him as a producer and actor, and as a founder in 2003. He is listed as a member in 2006.
In 2020, tax records list him as a founder for B Street Theatre, showing he averaged two hours a week on the organization. The same title was listed in 2021, with an average of three hours a week. In 2022, Busfield was listed as a founder and director emeritus, averaging two hours a week, and in 2023, he was named as founder and director emeritus but recorded no hours.
The B Street Theatre, when asked for clarification on why Busfield is listed in the tax documents if it said he has not had a role since 2001, stood by its original statement and eventually said no comment. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has not received a report on the 1999 claim. Busfield is expected back in the New Mexico court on Tuesday, where the judge will decide if he should be released on bail.
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