About the Theatre
A.C.T. is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater.A.C.T. operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. A.C.T. is a member of the League of Resident Theaters, Theatre Bay Area, Union Square Association, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. The directors employed by A.C.T. at the American Conservatory Theater are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
Paranormal Activity
Feb 19 – Mar 15, 2026
James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape the past… but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are. An original story...
Hamnet
Apr 22 – May 24, 2026
Hamnet explores the life of Agnes Hathaway and her relationship with William Shakespeare, highlighting their love and the profound loss they experience after the death...
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...
Review: M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...
Review: IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 11, 2026
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts. Don’t let the easy-going first half lull you into complacency. When the action hits, it comes in quick succession with quippy lines, funny costumes, over the top dramatics, and plenty of belly laughs....
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 04, 2026
Change is hard, we all know that. We get stuck in patterns and the comfortable, even if that inertia is destructive. Watching Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, brilliantly directed by American Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director emerita Carey Perloff and starring an all-star cast of local legends, will...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Hillbarn Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2026
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America. Written as a remembrance of her 15-year-old self as a debater in love with the constitution, the present-day Heidi narrates the play which links her family’...
Review: THE WIZ Lights Up Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - January 28, 2026
Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive. From the moment the curtain rose, the production burst onto the stage with color, rhythm, and unmistakable joy, offering a vibrant a...
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - January 26, 2026
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin. It’s a tall order to create a full-length contemporary classical ballet to compete with the warhorses we’ve seen a zillion times, but SFB has given it th...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - January 16, 2026
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are on a high recently, with their long- running animated series South Park skewering the present administration in their inimitable profane and darkly surreal style. 2011’s The Book of Mormon brought their irreverent humor to Broadway in what at the time seemed shocking...
Review: DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at The Henry J. Kaiser Center For The Arts
by Linda Hodges - January 05, 2026
Dog Man: The Musical fetches laughs, heart, and legit Broadway-level craft in a show that never talks down to its audience. Read our review here!...
Review: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - December 31, 2025
What did our critic think of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose?...
Past Shows
A Strange Loop
Apr 18 – May 12, 2024
The Tony Award–winning musical comes direct from Broadway to San Francisco! Meet Usher: a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer...
Fall Theater Classes—starting at $20!
Sep 14 – Nov 8, 2020
STUDIO A.C.T. | FALL SESSION 2020 | SEPTEMBER 14-NOVEMBER 8. Real theater classes for real people. During these uncertain times in our world and industry,...
Summer Theater Classes Online! (Ages 8–19)
Jul 6 – Aug 14, 2020
A.C.T.'s Young ConservatoryONLINE! | Summer Intensives: July 6August 14. A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory is the after-school professional theater training program at the Tony Award-winning American Conservatory...
Summer Theater Classes Online
Jun 8 – Aug 9, 2020
STUDIO A.C.T. | SUMMER SESSION 2020ONLINE! | JUNE 8–AUGUST 9. Real theater classes for real people. Through these uncertain times of shelter-in-place policies and COVID-19,...
Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone Part 2
Jun 4 – Jun 28, 2020
After the rollicking success of Vietgone (2018) at The Strand, playwright Qui Nguyen returns to A.C.T. with Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone Part 2, the second...
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Apr 23 – May 17, 2020
On a dark and stormy night, Brad and Janet get a flat tire . . . So begins the party at The Geary Theater with...
Gloria
Feb 13 – Apr 12, 2020
In the editorial office of a Manhattan magazine, competing twentysomethings Ani, Dean, and Kendra are only interested in scoring a book deal to kick-start a...
Toni Stone
Mar 5 – Mar 29, 2020
Toni Stone dreams of nothing but baseball. But to become the first woman to play professionally as a member of the Negro Leagues Indianapolis Clowns,...
Wakey, Wakey
Jan 23 – Feb 16, 2020
The curtain rises. You have just a few minutes. What do you say? Eno (The Realistic Joneses) crafts an intimate comedy drama that takes audiences...
Spring Awakening: The Play
Nov 14 – Nov 23, 2019
A.C.T.'s Master of Fine Arts Program presents Spring Awakening: The Play by Frank Wedekind. Adapted by Joel G. Fink. Directed by Christine Adaire. NOV 14-23...
Broadway's Golden Age
Nov 7 – Nov 16, 2019
A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory presents Broadway's Golden Age. Directed by Kimberly Braun, Jill MacLean and Ken Savage. High School Cabaret Vocal Direction by Krista Wigle. Accompanied...
Making Physical Theater
Nov 16
A.C.T.s Young Conservatory presents Making Physical Theater. Devised and performed by YC Fall '19 Actors Ensemble. Directed by Josh Matthews. November 16 The Garret at...
Into the Woods
Aug 8 – Aug 17, 2019
A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory presents 'Into the Woods' Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Ken Savage When you're young, stories...
The Scottsboro Boys
Jun 21 – Jul 22, 2012
Twelfth Night
May 10 – Jun 10, 2012
Maple and Vine
Mar 29 – Apr 22, 2012
Scorched
Feb 16 – Mar 11, 2012
To fulfill their mother's dying wish, Janine and Simon embark on a journey to the Middle East to find the father and brother they never...
Higher
Feb 1 – Feb 18, 2012
In this smart and sexy new play, two American architects dive into a high-stakes competition to design a memorial in Israel. They're also in love—but...
Humor Abuse
Jan 12 – Feb 5, 2012
A Christmas Carol
Dec 1 – Dec 24, 2011
Race
Oct 21 – Nov 13, 2011
Once In A Lifetime
Sep 22 – Oct 16, 2011
No Exit
Apr 7 – May 1, 2011
Fresh from sold-out performances across Canada, Jean-Paul Sartre's redefined classic makes its U.S. debut at A.C.T. A mysterious valet ushers three people into a shabby...
The Homecoming
Mar 3 – Mar 27, 2011
A.C.T. celebrates Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter's legacy with his most sexually provocative play. A long-absent son and his attractive wife, Ruth, return to his...
Clybourne Park
Jan 20 – Feb 20, 2011
Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin...
Archangels Don't Play Pinball
Feb 9 – Feb 19, 2011
During a night of mischief with his gang of friends, Lanky, the lovable fool and secret ringleader, finds himself married to a streetwalker named Blondie....
The Vagina Monolougues
Feb 13 – Feb 14, 2011
The women of A.C.T. are proud to present Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. All proceeds will benefit La Casa de las Madres women's shelter in...
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