A.C.T. Extends HIGHER Through 2/25

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Executive Director Ellen Richard announced today that A.C.T. will extend Higher, the acclaimed new play by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff, with direction by A.C.T. Associate Director Mark Rucker.

“We’re thrilled that our world premiere production of Higher has earned high praise from critics and audiences alike! With the bulk of our subscribed run nearing capacity, we are adding an additional week of performances of this beautiful and funny play, featuring a stellar cast,” says Richard.

With the addition of six performances, Higher will now run through February 25 at The Theater at Children’s Creativity Museum in Yerba Buena Gardens. Tickets are on sale at www.act-sf.org or by phone at 415.749.2228.

In Higher, recent winner of the The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award, two American architects dive into a high-stakes competition to design a memorial in Israel. They’re also in love—but don’t know that they are vying against one another. Higher whisks us from sleek New York studios to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, as the architects confront their own pasts in a race to make their mark on history. Faith, family, desire, and design fuel this thrilling new work, featuring A.C.T. core Acting Company member René Augesen, A.C.T. favorite Andrew Polk (The Homecoming, November), Concetta Tomei (The Elephant Man,Noises Off, and Goodbye Fidel on Broadway, Providence on television),  and Alexander Crowther and Ben Kahre, members of the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program class of 2012.