B Street Theatre to perform “24-hour plays” for Big Day of Giving
WELCOME BACK. TOMORROW. THE B STREET THEATER WILL BE PERFORMING AN AROUND THE CLOCK PERFORMANCE TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY AND DONORS FOR THE BIG DAY OF GIVING. THEY’LL PUT ON 24 HOUR PLAYS. SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BY THE WAY. SO THIS MORNING WE WELCOME LINDSAY BIRCH. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CEO. WE ALSO WELCOME JACOB GUTIERREZ MONTOYA. HE’S THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. TELL ME ABOUT THE 24 HOUR PLAYS. I MEAN, HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE ALMOST. IT’S PLAYS THAT ARE WRITTEN, DIRECTED, REHEARSED AND PERFORMED ALL WITHIN 24 HOURS. SO WE ACTUALLY KICK OFF TONIGHT WHERE THE ACTORS AND DIRECTORS AND PLAYWRIGHTS ALL GATHER. THE WRITERS WRITE ALL NIGHT, THE DIRECTORS AND ACTORS COME BACK IN AT 8:30 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEN AT 8 P.M. ON BIG DAY OF GIVING, WE PERFORM. AND THIS IS NOT SCRIPT IN HAND. IT’S FULLY MEMORIZED. THERE’S LIGHTS, THERE’S SOUND, THERE’S COSTUMES. SO IT’S TRULY A FULLY PRODUCED TEN MINUTE PLAY IN 24 HOURS. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. HOW CAN PEOPLE SEE THE PLAY? HOW CAN THEY ATTEND AND SUPPORT? SO WE’RE REALLY DOING THIS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. ON BIG DAY OF GIVING. THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO GIVE AS MUCH AS ALL OF US CAN TO OUR MANY WORTHY NONPROFITS. AND SO WE’RE SAYING WE’RE GOING TO CREATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT TO THE B STREET THEATER GETS YOU A FREE INVITATION TO THIS EVENT. THIS IS A TOTAL, TOTAL GIVE BACK. I LOVE THAT, AND THE B STREET THEATER ALSO CELEBRATING 40 YEARS THIS YEAR. AMAZING. TALK MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS ARE CELEBRATING AND HOW YOU ARE MARKING THIS INCREDIBLE ANNIVERSARY. EITHER ONE OF YOU CAN. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THIS IS SUCH A TRANSFORMATIONAL TIME FOR US. I MEAN, WE’RE CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY, BUT REALLY LAUNCHING INTO OUR FUTURE. AND THIS THIS DAY, A BIG DAY OF GIVING IS A WAY FOR US TO ALSO JUST SHARE THAT MISSION AND SHARE WHAT THE REST OF OUR YEAR LOOKS LIKE. IN NOVEMBER, WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING SOMETHING CALLED OUR SOFIA SOIREE, AND WE’RE CALLING IT CHRYSALIS. AND IT’S A BIG, TRANSFORMATIONAL, BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE’RE GOING TO KIND OF SHARE THE REST OF OUR, YOU KNOW, NEXT FOUR YEARS. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE. I LOVE THAT. TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THE DONATIONS ON BIG DAY OF GIVING SUPPORT THE THEATER. YES. SO THE DONATIONS REALLY GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT OUR ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY KNOW, B STREET AND SOFIA HAS MANY FACETS COMMUNITY, NONPROFITS, PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. BUT THIS IS REALLY TO HELP SERVE THE KIDS WHO COME AND SEE OUR PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS. THIS WAS A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR US, WITH UPWARDS OF 50,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND FAMILIES SERVED. SO WHAT THE DONATIONS DO IS THEY REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP THOSE TICKETS ACCESSIBLE, EITHER SUBSIDIZED FOR ALL SCHOOLS. WE ALSO HAVE TITLE ONE RATES AND COMPLETELY FREE TICKETS FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO LIKE TO COME SEE THEATER AND COST AND ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION. WE ALSO HAVE A BUS SUBSIDY PROGRAM. WE DON’T WANT ANY BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE LIVE PERFORMING ARTS. I LOVE THAT. OKAY, SO BIG DAY OF GIVING IS 24 HOURS. OF COURSE, THAT ANYONE CAN DONATE TO NONPROFITS JUST LIKE YOURSELF. HOW CAN PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY DONATE TO YOU GUYS? AND THEN OF COURSE, SEE THIS 24 HOUR PLAY. ABSOLUTELY. THEY CAN GO RIGHT TO OUR WEBSITE, B STREET THEATER.ORG. THERE’S A BIG POP UP. YOU CAN’T MISS IT. AND THEN WE WILL SEND YOU AN ABSOLUTE THANK YOU AND AN INVITATION TO OUR 2
B Street Theatre to perform “24-hour plays” for Big Day of Giving
Updated: 1:43 PM PDT May 6, 2026
The B Street Theatre will perform “The 24-hour Plays” on Thursday to celebrate the community and donors as part of the Big Day of Giving. On Wednesday, Lyndsay Burch, the executive artistic director and CEO, and Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya, the director of development and community partnerships, joined KCRA 3 to discuss the event.”It’s plays that are written, directed, rehearsed and performed all within 24 hours,” Burch said. The effort begins Wednesday night as playwrights work through the night on their pieces. They’re joined by directors and performers the next morning. The performance will take place on Thursday at 8 p.m. See more in the video above. 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 | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The B Street Theatre will perform “The 24-hour Plays” on Thursday to celebrate the community and donors as part of the Big Day of Giving.
On Wednesday, Lyndsay Burch, the executive artistic director and CEO, and Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya, the director of development and community partnerships, joined KCRA 3 to discuss the event.
“It’s plays that are written, directed, rehearsed and performed all within 24 hours,” Burch said.
The effort begins Wednesday night as playwrights work through the night on their pieces. They’re joined by directors and performers the next morning.
The performance will take place on Thursday at 8 p.m.
See more in the video above.
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 | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google.