A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program presents celebrated young playwright and OBIE Award winner Robert O'Hara's Good Breeding, directed by acclaimed director Timothy Douglas, and featuring the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program class of 2009. Sex, murder, revenge-it's all fair game in this extravagant new adaptation of the Greek Oresteia.
American Conservatory Theater conservatory director Melissa Smith and Young Conservatory director Craig Slaight announced casting today for the world premiere production of playwright Amy Herzog's The Wendy Play. Directed by A.C.T. associate artist Domenique Lozano, the production features actors from the graduating class of the Master of Fine Arts Program as well as from the Young Conservatory. The Wendy Play plays March 21 through April 5 at Zeum Theater, located at Yerba Buena Gardens (Fourth and Howard streets). Tickets are $15.50-$20.50 and are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org.
American Conservatory Theater is proud to present two special productions of classic British comedies: Oscar Wilde's dramatic comedy of identity, The Importance of Being Earnest; and Candida, George Bernard Shaw's comedic comment on class, propriety, and desire. The plays, directed by Ken Ruta and Barbara Oliver, respectively, will be performed by members of the ACT Master of Fine Arts (MFA) class of 2008 and will play in repertory at Zeum Theater October 17 through November 3.
The American Conservatory Theatre's Master of Fine Arts program presents Christopher Durang's 'Baby With The Bathwater' and Charles Busch's 'Red Scare on Sunset,' playing in repertory October 18 through November 4 at the Zeum Theater.