AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER

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 ...

Rajiv Joseph American Conservatory Theater...

Wendy MacLeod American Conservatory Theater...

Today, American Conservatory Theater and gala co-chairs Daivd Riemer and Abby Sadin Schnair announced A.C.T.'s 2021 Season Gala, a hybrid socially-distanced in-person and virtual fundraising ...

Directed by Dawn Monique Williams APRIL 26-MAY 2, 2021 - On-Demand Performance Dates APRIL 26, 2021 at 6 p.m. PST - Opening Night Watch Party ...

Directed by Colman Domingo APRIL 12-18, 2021 - New On-Demand Performance Dates APRIL 12, 2021 at 6 p.m. PST - Opening Night Watch Party Between ...

Directed by Awoye Timpo MARCH 29-APRIL 4, 2021 - New On-Demand Performance Dates MARCH 29, 2021 at 6 p.m. PST - Opening Night Watch Party ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

On a dark and stormy night, Brad and Janet get a flat tire . . . So begins the party at The Geary Theater with ...

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 dreams of nothing but baseball. But to become the first woman to play professionally as a member of the Negro Leagues Indianapolis Clowns, ...

A fantasia inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, PASSAGE is set in the fictional Country X, which is a neocolonial client of Country ...

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 ...

Kate Atwell; dir: Pam MacKinnon....

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Caryl Churchill; dir: Tamilla Woodard....

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 ...

In the opening moments of Ionesco’s masterpiece of absurdist satire, a rhinoceros rampages through a village square. At the local cafe, people argue over what ...

Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen American Conservatory Theater...

Kate Hamill, based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray American Conservatory Theater...

Strand Theater: Mfoniso Odufia; dir: Victor Malana Maog....

Lauren Gunderson American Conservatory Theater...

Geary Theater: Lauren Yee; dir: Lisa Peterson....

On a deserted stretch of beach, a middle-aged couple relaxes after a picnic lunch and converse idly about home, family, and their life together. She ...

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew ...

Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

The Geary Theater: book: Pamela Gray; lyrics: Paul Scott Goodman; music: Paul Scott Goodman; dir: Sheryl Kaller....

A modern twist on the All-American love story, Qui Nguyen’s new play Vietgone pulses with contemporary energy. It’s the classic story of boy meets girl ...

Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck. This electric ...

The Birthday Party was the first full-length offering from British playwright Harold Pinter, who is now widely regarded as the theatre’s master of enigma and ...

In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound ...

William Shakespeare; dir: Carey Perloff....

Annie Baker; dir: Matthew Decker....

An Ex Machina production (Québec) co-production with Théâtre du Trident (Québec), Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (Montréal), and Canadian Stage (Toronto) Theatrical wizard Robert Lepage brings ...

adapt: Ursula Rani Sarma; music: David Coulter; dir: Carey Perloff . The Geary Theater:...

Tom Stoppard; dir: Carey Perloff....

Above all don't use the word good as though it meant something in evolutionary science. Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain-science institute, is ...

Mike Bartlett; dir: David Muse....

Mike Bartlett; dir: David Muse....

A Little Night Music was Sondheim's eighth Broadway musical and features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the ...

‘Hello!’ Whether you’re single, engaged, on a first date, a spinster, or married for over 40 years, we have put together something a little unconventional ...

What will endure when the cataclysm arrives – when the grid fails, society crumbles, and we’re faced with the task of rebuilding? Anne Washburn’s imaginative ...

Tom Stoppard....

The season expands to global dimensions with The Orphan of Zhao, James Fenton's beautiful reinvention of a classic Chinese legend that has its roots back ...

When a husband catches his wife in the arms of her lover, the lover flees—but leaves his suit behind. As her penance, the husband makes ...

After seducing New York audiences and critics, "Broadway's hottest date night!" (Liz Smith) arrives at A.C.T. in an electrifying new production. When a young actress ...

A.C.T. favorite Marco Barricelli (artistic director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Vigil at A.C.T.) and Stratford Festival star Seana McKenna (Phèdre at A.C.T.) return to lead ...

A.C.T. continues its tradition of presenting brilliantly reimagined classic works with a sumptuous production of Shaw's great political comedy Major Barbara. In this intriguing tangle ...

The Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns with a sparkling, music-infused production of A Christmas Carol, featuring a lively cast of dozens, gorgeous costumes, and ...

Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (Lincoln; Good Night, and Good Luck; Scorched at A.C.T.) returns in the captivating solo drama Underneath the Lintel. In this ...

The new season begins with passionate (and patriotic) fireworks as A.C.T. presents the West Coast premiere of acclaimed director Frank Galati's triumphant new staging of ...

- Tom Stoppard; dir: Carey Perloff....

- Gregory Burke; dir: John Tiffany....

In the spirit of the beloved hit The Black Rider, A.C.T. continues the tradition of introducing eclectic, unforgettable musical projects to the stage. A powerful ...

- George F. Walker; dir: Irene Lewis....

When fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella’s home in New Orleans, she quickly arouses the attention of Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski, ...

The Bay Area’s favorite holiday tradition returns with a sparkling, music-infused production of A Christmas Carol, featuring a lively cast of dozens, gorgeous costumes, and ...

Direct from its acclaimed sold-out premiere in Los Angeles, this sweeping production of Elektra brings an exquisite new translation of the timeless Greek tragedy to ...

Direct from its acclaimed Broadway run, Larry Kramer’s landmark 1985 drama unfolds like a real-life political thriller as a tight-knit group of friends refuse to ...

"Do it again, Lorenzo." After receiving ecstatic ovations last winter, Lorenzo Pisoni's irresistible stage memoir returns for an exclusive limited engagement. Pisoni takes us under ...

Acclaimed broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys will be making an appearance in San Francsico this summer. Having received 12 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical, ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the bustling streets of 1970s San Francisco, neon lights pierce through the fog-drenched skies, disco music explodes from crowded nightclubs, and a wide-eyed Midwestern ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...