Jennifer Bielstein News

Today, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced that the Tony Award–winning musical, A Strange Loop, is the final production of its 2023/24 season.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/20/2023 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced new trustees and an updated list of officers for its board of directors.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 1/19/2023 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

American Conservatory Theater has announced that A.C.T.'s historic Geary Theater will be renamed the Toni Rembe Theater after the longtime San Francisco Bay Area arts philanthropist. The renaming is in recognition of a $35 million gift from an anonymous donor. This marks the largest single gift in American Conservatory Theater's history.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/16/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 8/25/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will kick off its 2022/23 season with the acclaimed production, Passengers, from the world-renowned contemporary circus arts collective, The 7 Fingers. Passengers performs at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater (415 Geary St., San Francisco) September 15–October 9, 2022.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein announced today the productions that will make up the company’s 2022/23 season.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein and Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon announced the appointment of seven members to their Board of Trustees—Schatzie Allen-Jefferson, Jill Cowan, Kathleen Donohue, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Cristy Johnston Limón, Jomar Tagatac, and BD Wong.

Over 100 arts and cultural organizations from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area have joined forces to create #BayAreaArtsTogether, an integrated marketing and communications campaign aimed at building confidence for the safe and healthy return to in-person performances, exhibits, and events. Using a series of videos and print & digital assets that focus on one word—READY—the campaign will serve as a reminder to patrons of the power of the arts to connect, heal, and unify. 

Today, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein announced that William Shakespeare's Cymbeline will be the next production for A.C.T. Out Loud, a series of play readings featuring enduring works by some of the greatest minds of generations past.

Tony Award winner and American Conservatory Theater Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein announced today that single tickets for A.C.T.'s upcoming productions of Freestyle Love Supreme, Fefu and Her Friends, and The Lehman Trilogy are now on sale.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 6/24/2021 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Tony Award winner and American Conservatory Theater Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein announced today the world premiere production of Obie Award–winning Bay Area playwright Christopher Chen's virtual play, Communion.

Today, American Conservatory Theater and gala co-chairs Daivd Riemer and Abby Sadin Schnair announced A.C.T.’s 2021 Season Gala, a hybrid socially-distanced in-person and virtual fundraising event being held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. 

The three upcoming readings are: Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind, directed by Awoye Timpo; George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, directed by 2020 SAG Award nominee, Obie Award winner, and Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo; and Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, directed by Dawn Monique Williams.

Today (February 8) in live streaming: Christy Altomare sings with Seth Rudetsly, Theatre Forward's 2021 gala, and more!

On February 8, 2021, Theatre Forward, a non-profit arts organization based in New York City, will hold its annual Gala virtually, celebrating regional theatre and its champions. The festivities will begin at 8:00 pm ET and will include mixed-media performances from regional and Broadway stars across the country and more.

Today, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is giving the gift of complimentary tickets to their current production of A Christmas Carol: On Air—Charles Dickens's classic brought to life as a fantastical virtual immersive audio event—for frontline and essential workers, as well as artists and workers in the arts industry. In addition, A.C.T. will provide complimentary access to educators for in-class or at-home learning.