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A Christmas Carol Trailer

While the city is staying safe this holiday season, the beloved Seattle holiday tradition returns…We went back to the book, Charles Dickens' book that is, for our 2020 A Christmas Carol animated trailer.We pay homage to Dickens' first edition novella, released in 1843, and get in the wayback machine as Dickens' words (through Gregory A. Falls' adaptation) and John Leech's original drawings come to life in this whimsical trailer, featuring voice over by our Scrooge, [...]

By |2020-11-20T12:12:41-08:00November 20th, 2020|News and Updates|Comments Off on A Christmas Carol Trailer

What Did You Enjoy Most About Being Part of this Year’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ cast?

We caught up with some of the cast of A Christmas Carol and asked them, "What did you enjoy most about being part of this year’s cast?" The cast has been amazing this year! Their answers were full of excitement and joy. Gwen Cable answered, “…I was able to take on the challenge of expressing my character through voice only and was safely able to share this Seattle tradition.” Gwen Cable (Belinda/Elizabeth, Fan) touched [...]

By |2020-11-28T10:54:11-08:00November 18th, 2020|Cast and Crew Interviews|Comments Off on What Did You Enjoy Most About Being Part of this Year’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ cast?

Charles Dickens On Stage

“Dickens enters the theatre of the world through the stage door…” George Santayana As a young man, Charles Dickens hoped to become an actor and actually got as far as scheduling an audition with one of London’s premier theatre managers. Unfortunately, on the day of the audition he came down with a bad cold and was unable to attend. Happily for English literature, if perhaps unhappily for the English stage (the evidence suggests that [...]

By |2020-11-28T10:58:50-08:00November 12th, 2020|History|Comments Off on Charles Dickens On Stage

ACT Receives Gift from the Friday Foundation

When you give to the arts, you make communities thrive. We’d like to celebrate an inspiring legacy of generosity and philanthropy. ACT is proud to be a recipient of a generous gift from the Friday Foundation honoring the legacies of Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis. They were longtime investors in ACT, a theatre that embodied their commitment to contemporary art and civic engagement. ACT was part of the Lang's extended arts family [...]

By |2020-10-28T19:19:46-07:00October 28th, 2020|News and Updates|Comments Off on ACT Receives Gift from the Friday Foundation

Comfort and Joy – A Christmas Carol Returns for the 45th Year

The magic of Charles Dickens’ classic tale will come to life this year in an all-new radio-style audio play! Imagine Scrooge, Marley and all of the characters you’ve come to love so well… all in the comfort of your home. Click here to view this year's animated trailer starring the voice of Scrooge, Jeff Steitzer. “This year is our 45th anniversary of ACT's much beloved version of A Christmas Carol and like everything else [...]

By |2020-12-07T12:22:59-08:00October 28th, 2020|News and Updates|Comments Off on Comfort and Joy – A Christmas Carol Returns for the 45th Year

An Interview with ACTLocal Playwright Amontaine Aurore

VICTOR - I was scared. JAMAHL - Yet it is my neck primed for the lynching. VICTOR - I feel threatened. JAMAHL- Yet it is my blood imbedded into the concrete. VICTOR - I fear you can destroy me. JAMAHL - Yet it is my body mutilated in a casket. Read the Scene Playwright Amontaine Aurore's new work, The Ever Expanding Moment, tells the story of Victor Lane, a [...]

By |2020-10-28T10:26:26-07:00October 27th, 2020|ACTLocal|Comments Off on An Interview with ACTLocal Playwright Amontaine Aurore

It Can’t Happen Here

Did you miss the live broadcast on October 13? Don't worry - you can still listen to this audio production through November 8. Click here to hear It Can't Happen Here presented by Berkeley Rep. In 1935 Sinclair Lewis wrote It Can’t Happen Here and created a play inspired by his novel. The play is about a demagogue who gets elected as the president of the United States by promising to return the country [...]

By |2020-10-22T12:46:18-07:00October 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on It Can’t Happen Here

ACTLocal Playwright Series with Katie Forgette, R. Hamilton Wright and Jeff Steitzer

In this episode of the ACTLocal Playwright Series, Katie Forgette, R. Hamilton Wright and Jeff Steitzer take you down memory lane in a delightful conversation that focuses on Katie and Bob's work as performers and as playwrights in Seattle. Jeff keeps the conversation going and we learn more about Katie's new play, Welcome to Vital Vista Village which was in workshop at ACT as part of ACTLocal, a series of live conversations and fully-produced [...]

By |2020-09-24T16:31:46-07:00September 24th, 2020|ACTLocal|Comments Off on ACTLocal Playwright Series with Katie Forgette, R. Hamilton Wright and Jeff Steitzer

ACTLocal Playwright Series: Keiko Green and Kirsten Potter

Keiko Green (Wad) and Kirsten Potter (Rubicon) aren’t just founding members of ACT’s Core Company of resident actors. They’re talented playwrights, too. Meet these talented writer/performers in this lively one-on-one conversation about their work and careers. This ACTLocal Playwright Series episode debuted August 20, 2020 as part of our ACT@Home programming, brought to you by ACT in partnership with Trial and Error Productions

By |2020-09-08T19:57:44-07:00September 8th, 2020|ACTLocal|Comments Off on ACTLocal Playwright Series: Keiko Green and Kirsten Potter

An Interview with Kirsten Potter

ACT and Trial and Error Productions have partnered on ACTLocal, a series of workshops and play readings spotlighting eight local playwrights and the development of new, contemporary work. ACT launches ACT@Home on Thursday, August 20 with the ACTLocal Playwright Series, conversations with these playwrights. First up: Core Company members Keiko Green and Kirsten Potter. Kirsten is a founding member of the Core Company and has appeared in a number of ACT productions including Big Love, [...]

By |2020-08-20T10:23:37-07:00August 18th, 2020|ACTFocus|Comments Off on An Interview with Kirsten Potter