2019–20 Season | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
We're excited to announce our 2019–20 Season: Rules of Play, in which we explore who makes the rules, and who gets to break them. Learn more and subscribe at act-sf.org/join
Announcing the 2018/19 Season | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Join us as A.C.T. embarks on its own next chapter under the leadership of new Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon.
In all the great stories, the turning of a page—the beginning of a new chapter—holds the most anticipation and reveals the biggest surprises. As story lovers, we revel in unexplored territories, new characters, and unexpected journeys.
A.C.T.'s San Francisco Semester
The San Francisco Semester is a 15-week, fully accredited theatrical and cultural immersion program at the Tony Award-winning American Conservatory Theater. Open to students ages 19 and above from around the world, the San Francisco Semester will expand your understanding of theater as you define yourself as an artist. Learn more today at act-sf.org/sfsemester.
A Night with Janis Joplin Trailer | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock ’n’ roll. The unmistakable voice, laced with raw emotion and Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. A.C.T. invites you to share an evening with the woman and her influences in the hit Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin. Fueled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Mercedes Benz,” “Cry Baby,” and “Summertime,” a remarkable cast, and breakout performances, A Night with Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock ’n’ roll’s greatest legends. The perfect way to celebrate the half-century of San Francisco’s Summer of Love, A Night with Janis is a fitting production to close out our 50th-anniversary season.
First Look: A Walk on the Moon | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Experience the world-premiere musical A Walk on the Moon at The Geary Theater through July 1! Info & Tickets: act-sf.org/moon
A Christmas Carol Trailer | American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco
Featuring a lively cast of dozens, gorgeous costumes, and those deliciously spooky ghosts, the Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns with a sparkling, music-infused production of A Christmas Carol. Bring your family, bring your friends, and check your “humbugs” at the door! Info & Tickets: act-sf.org/carol
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Refuse the Hour Trailer | American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco
Amid spinning dancers, megaphoned singers, multi-instrumentalists, incessant animations, and one lone physicist, world-renowned South African artist William Kentridge delves into a fantastical exploration of time in this multimedia chamber opera, a companion to Kentridge’s five-channel video installation The Refusal of Time (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art). Three performances only (Nov 10 & 11, 2017):
Heisenberg Trailer | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
When free-spirited American Georgie unexpectedly kisses mid-70s British butcher Alex in a London train station, his world begins to simultaneously come apart and come together in ways he cannot imagine. From Tony Award–winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and Director Hal Brooks, Heisenberg explores the polar magnetism of opposites attracting and the perfect collision of strangers and strangeness. Tickets & Info: act-sf.org/heisenberg
The Uncertainty Principle | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Director Hal Brooks breaks down Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and how it relates to the play Heisenberg, by Simon Stephens, now playing at The Geary Theater through April 8.
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TUW| Events| ACT Every 28 Hours | San Francisco, CA
Every 28 Hours, stemming from the concept that a person of color is killed every 28 hours is a visual performance piece comprised of 60 second plays that tell the stories of victims, family and community suffering from systematic hate and oppression domestic and abroad.
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ST.PAUL CHURCH AND SISTER ACT!!!!!S.F......By. Harvey Lazo-Sandoval
ST.PAUL CHURCH AND SISTER ACT!!!!!S.F......By. Harvey Lazo-Sandoval
A Day at the American Conservatory of Theater
Our STEAM:Theater course got one on one training with an ACT acting teacher and technical director to prepare us for our upcoming musical Fiddler on the Roof.
The Great Leap Audience Reactions | American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Check out what audiences are saying about Lauren Yee's The Great Leap, now playing at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater through March 31! Info and Tickets: act-sf.org/leap
Lauren and Larry Yee Tour SF Chinatown | American Conservatory Theater
This February we were fortunate to walk around with playwright Lauren Yee (King of the Yees) and her father Larry Yee through the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown.
Larry gave us a personalized tour of where he grew up and a history of local competition basketball in the 1970's. His story is the inspiration behind Lauren Yee's play The Great Leap, now playing at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater.
SF's Chinatown, for those not from the Bay Area, is just blocks away from The Geary Theater, where the The Great Leap is now playing. We are so honored to have Lauren's play on the Geary stage, mere feet from where it's set.
Come see Lauren Yee's The Great Leap now playing through March 31 at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater. Tickets are on-sale now at
INSIGHT: American Conservatory Theater - Melissa Smith
Melissa Smith, Conservatory Director and Head of Acting of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), discusses how the institution nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing engagement with its community.
San Francisco Landmarks: The Strand Theater
The story behind San Francisco's historic Strand Theater. A.C.T. artistic director Carey Perloff recounts the challenges bringing the building back to life. Thanks to a $34 million reclamation project, The Strand is set to re-open to the public for the first time in 12 years .
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MUSIC:
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Counsel by Luke Atencio
Further Up, Further In by Tony Anderson
Barracuda by Luke Atencio
We're Going Through a Stage
CURRAN UNDER CONSTRUCTION
For nearly 100 years theatergoers have filled the Curran’s 1,600 seats to see some of the biggest shows in history.
For the next year, we’re changing the model.
While the theater undergoes a renovation, audiences will gather on the stage—which will be left untouched—for intimate and cutting-edge works curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays.
Enter through the stage door.
ABOUT CURRAN
Built in 1922, the Curran has housed some of the most important productions in theater history and has maintained a reputation over the course of its life as one of the most prestigious live entertainment venues in North America. Now, almost a century after it welcomed its first Bay Area audiences, the Curran is undergoing a major restoration and renovation. Under the curation of nine-time Tony Award winner Carole Shorenstein Hays, the Curran will reopen its 1,600 seat venue in late 2016 with the new mission. Inspired by the unique entrepreneurial spirit of the Bay Area, as well as Carole’s lifelong exuberance for creatively daring, cutting-edge material, the Curran will provide a home for a handpicked selection of the most exciting stage works being conceived and created anywhere today.