Carmichael resident actor, director, writer Bobby Grainger has written and directed “Jesus is for the Birds,” a children’s play set to show at the WM J Geery Theater in Sacramento, Calif., starting Saturday, March 5^th, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This production will run at the same times and location every Saturday through March 26th.

Kidlaff Productions’ theatrical telling of “Jesus is for the Birds” is created for all ages to make children and adults laugh.This budget-priced production comes at a perfect time for children of all ages. Current economic conditions can make it difficult for families to find high-quality entertainment that also teaches a valuable lesson. Families at times, sit their children in front of the TV, but once an hour has passed the experience fades away. A play brings the characters of the show to life in front of the kids’ eyes, giving their imagination a deeper sense of immersion, where they can talk to the characters in the show after it’s over.

Grainger’s play is based extremely loosely on a bible verse, Matthew 6:26: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Simon, an average good dad is struggling with certain aspects his faith. So, he makes a deal with his wife Lilly to miss church on a Sunday in exchange of doing any one chore of her choosing. Lilly reluctantly agrees and asks Simon to clean the big blue window. He does so and well—so well that a group of silly birds who are late in migrating south for the winter crash in to help him turn his faith around.

The play is fun for the entire family with the action directed at children and dialogue for all. If one hasn’t been to children’s theater because of the reputation that it’s “only for kids,” Jesus is for the Birds anticipates to show an alternative.

This original play is written, directed, and stars local thespian Bobby Grainger who resides in Carmichael, Calif. It’s intended to play by the theme that the play promotes, to “Do not worry,” to help those out who need to hear that there is someone out there with a bigger plan for you than just you. Grainger has acted and directed in various plays in the Sacramento area for the last 25 years. He has won and been nominated for several Elly awards (local regional theater awards) including the previous last three scripts he has written (Elves & the Schumachers, 2011; C.S.I. Transylvania, Law & Order Special Pumpkins Unit, 2013, and Sherly Holmes and the Misfit Detectives, 2014).