McCormack Headlines ACT Ruby Jubilee Gala 4/22

The ACT Ruby Jubilee: Celebrating 40 Magical Seasons of ACT, a fundraiser for ACT's conservatory programs will be held Sunday, April 22 beginning at 5:30PM at The Four Seasons Hotel.  Stage, film, and television star Eric McCormack – best known for his Emmy Award-winning turn as Will Truman on NBC's "Will and Grace" – will headline.

This historic salute to 40 seasons of inspired theater in San Francisco will include such luminaries as ACT alumna and Ruby Jubilee Honorary Chair Annette Bening, and many actors who have graced the ACT stage in the company's first 40 years; among them Olympia Dukakis, Bill Irwin, Lisa Kron, Matt McGrath, and ACT alumnus Anika Noni Rose.

In addition to McCormack's performance, ACT's Master of Fine Arts and Young Conservatory students will present a gala performance directed by Charles Randolph Wright.

One of the most anticipated Bay Area cultural events of the spring, The Ruby Jubilee will unite the Bay Area's most prominent community leaders and cultural philanthropists in celebration of 40 artistically inspiring seasons of ACT in San Francisco. The evening will benefit ACT's acclaimed conservatory, which annually reaches more than 3,000 students of all ages through its heralded actor training and youth education programs. With schools depending more and more on the nonprofit community for students' artistic education, ACT offers many students their first exposure to live theater. It is American Conservatory Theater's firm belief that theater provides a powerful opportunity to encourage the social, emotional, and intellectual development of young people, helping them become well-rounded individuals who contribute to society.

The ACT Ruby Jubilee will take place Sunday, April 22 at 5:30PM at the Four Seasons Hotel (757 Market Street, San Francisco).

The event is sold out, but those interested in sponsoring an artist should contact the ACT development department at 415-439-2470.