ACT Theatre Announces Full Calendar for July-December 2014
By: Courtnie Mele Jul. 24, 2014
A Contemporary Theatre announces the remainder of its 2014 Season with a plethora of Mainstage and Central Heating Lab shows. The Mainstage welcomes two major players from the national scene with a new work from Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Ayad Ahktar who has penned a riveting drama about the overlapping worlds of terrorism and the financial markets called The Invisible Hand. Akhtar's thriller is followed by Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike which throws classic Chekhov characters in a modern family blender.
The Central Heating Lab continues to push the boundaries with new pieces like Don Quixote & Sancho Panza: Homeless in Seattle and a host of readings from rarely seen treasures to brand new scripts. Also be on the lookout for the Central Heating Lab to host three participants of this fall's Seattle Beckett Fest including Waiting for Godot, Fail Better, and 5 by Beckett.
The following take place between July 23 and December of 2014. Tickets are currently on sale at www.acttheatre.org or (206) 292-7676. All shows are included on the monthly ACTPass Membership. For a comical look at what the ACTPass includes check out this video http://bit.ly/ACTPassVid
An Evening of One Acts
Patter for the Floating Lady by Steve Martin I Riverside Drive by Woody Allen I The Unseen Hand by Sam Shepard
Now-August 17
Tickets: Adults: Regular Tickets start at $55; Discounts available: Seniors, Students, Under 25
Three celebrated writers and their trio of short plays stretch the imagination with magic, surprise, wonder, and a dose of science fiction fantasy for the summer. Famous for their successes on the big screen and the stage, we take a look at the shorter works of Martin, Allen, and Shepard.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/AnEveningofOneActs
Hold These Truths
July 31-August 3, 2014
Tickets: $35 Student: $20
Joel de la Fuente stars in Jeanne Sakata's one-man solo show inspired by the true story of first generation Japanese-American Gordon Hirabayashi. Sponsored by the Tateuchi Foundation.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/HoldTheseTruths
Hold These Truths: From Page to Stage
August 2, 2014
Tickets: $10 - $12
Jeanne Sakata shares her experiences in researching and writing Hold These Truths, inspired by the World War II experiences of Gordon Hirabayashi, who openly defied government orders to mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. Sponsored by the Tateuchi Foundation.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/HoldTheseTruthsFromPagetoStage
Groucho Returns
Starring Frank Ferrante
August 7 - 24, 2014
Tickets: $35 Student and Under 25: $25
Award winning and critically acclaimed performer Frank Ferrante, returns in the role of Groucho for a Central Heat Lab engagement in August. The one-man show with live piano accompaniment is a treat for audiences of all ages.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/GrouchoReturns
Icicle Creek New Play Festival
August 19 - 20, 2014
Tickets: $15 Student $10
This year's premiere readings from the highly acclaimed Icicle Creek new play development program include Bloomsday by Steven Dietz and The Change Room by Carly Mensch.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/IcicleCreekNewPlayFestival
Sandbox Radio LIVE!
September 8, October 13, December 29
Tickets: $20-$5
The latest installment of the popular local radio show recorded live for podcast, featuring new local work written and performed by some of Seattle's top talent.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/SRLBacktoSchool
The Construction Zone
July 29, November 18, 2014
Tickets: $15 Student $10
Readings of new works under construction. Join ACT and Washington Ensemble Theatre for readings of exciting new work and preview plays before one of them comes to the stage in ACT's CHL 2015 season.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/TCZinJuly
Endangered Species Project
August 4, September 15, October 6, November 3, December 1, 2014
Tickets: $15 Student $10
Experience the great plays you seldom see on the stage. Join Seattle theatre artists as they give voice to the characters that sit silent on your bookshelves. http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/CANDLELIGHT
The Great Soul of Russia
September 2, October 7, November 4, 2014
Tickets: $15 Student $10
Back from their historic journey to Tashkent, Uzbekistan; The Seagull Project continues to explore the great works of Mother Russian. Join The Seagull Project's reading series as they prepare for a production of The Three Sisters in January of 2015. http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/GSORTheGreatSoulofUzbekistan
Waiting for Godot
September 4 - 21, 2014
Tickets: $48 Student $25
Seattle Shakespeare Company stages the Beckett masterpiece here at ACT.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/WaitingforGodot
The Invisible Hand
By Ayad Akhtar
September 5 - 28, 2014
Tickets: Adults: Regular Tickets start at $55; Discounts available: Seniors, Students, Under 25
Money, power, and terrorism collide in this new drama by a rising star in the American Theatre: Ayad Akhtar, recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/TheInvisibleHand
Don Quixote & Sancho Panza: Homeless in Seattle
By Rose E. Cano
September 10 - 28, 2014
Tickets: $30 Students: $25
eSe Teatro reimagines Don Quixote in modern-day Seattle. Rose E. Cano's new adaption depicts the friendship of two homeless Latinos dealing with chronic alcoholism and mental illness as they navigate the winding streets, shelters, and the health care system. http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/DonQuixote
The Beauty of Noh: Tomoe + Yoshinaka
September 26 - 28, 2014
Tickets: $35 - $20
A rare opportunity to see Japan's Munenori Takeda performing "Tomoe" with a full Noh troupe belonging to the 600-year-old Kanze school. This show also features The Fisher Ensemble's Noh-inspired opera "Yoshinaka" based on the same story. http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/TheBeautyofNoh
Represent! A Multicultural Playwrights Festival
October 1 - 5, 2014
Tickets: $5
The Hansberry Project will once again partner with eSe Teatro, SIS, Pratidhwani and ACT's Central Heating Lab to present readings of new work by playwrights of color. The festival features an opening reception, readings of three full-length plays, and a local writers showcase.
· Oct 1, 7:30pm: Meet The Playwrights
· Oct 2, 7:30pm: eSe Teatro
· Oct 3, 7:30pm: Pratidhwani
· Oct 4, 7:30pm: Hansberry Project
· Oct 5, 2:00pm: Local Writers Showcase
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/Represent2014
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
October 17 - November 16, 2014
Tickets: Adults: Regular Tickets start at $55; Discounts available: Seniors, Students, Under 25
2013 Tony Award-winner for Best Play. Characters from Chekhov get a modern-day mix up in this modern family reunion set in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/VanyaandSoniaandMashaandSpike
5 by Beckett
October 30 - November 9, 2014
Tickets: $25 - $15
Sound Theatre Company presents five short plays by Samuel Beckett in "5 by Beckett" including Act Without Words I and II, Rough for Theatre I and II, and Catastrophe.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/5byBeckett
Fail Better: Beckett moves UMO
November 13 - 23, 2014
Ticket: $25 - $15
The UMO Ensemble explores the themes of Samuel Beckett's prose through the lens of movement and sound. Using a giant teeter totter, tin cans, and pullies; five characters balance love, life, death and carrying on in typical Beckett fashion; with humor, metaphor, stillness and gross indecency.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/FailBetter
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens adapted by Gregory A. Falls
November 28 - December 28, 2014
Tickets: Variable prices based on seating and date selection
ACT Theatre's popular annual holiday tradition.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/AChristmasCarol
Ham for the Holidays: Fear the Bacon
Presented by Dos Fallopia
December 4 - 21, 2014
Tickets: $35 - $30
Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt return to ACT with their absurd, gender-bending holiday sketch romp full of social satire and musical parody.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/FearTheBacon
About ACT: A Theatre of New Ideas - Raising Consciousness Through Theatre
Located in Seattle's downtown historic theatre district, ACT is home to five performance spaces under one roof. Since 1965, ACT has been a destination for experiencing new voices, stories, and art. ACT is steadfast in its dedication to producing work with contemporary playwrights and local performing artists through its Mainstage Play series, Central Heating Lab producing partnerships, and the Young Playwrights Program. With more than 450 performances a year, ACT is a community hub where artists and the public connect about today's issues and ideas and celebrate the shared experience.
About The Central Heating Lab
Launched in 2007, The Central Heating Lab at ACT serves as an incubator and catalyst for new works. ACT cultivates, produces, and presents artists working in all performance genres and provides an artistic home for a variety of local performance groups and artists. Relationships develop daily with individual actors, performers and playwrights while established partnerships with groups such as the Azeotrope, The Seagull Project, 14/48, and Icicle Creek Theatre Festival grow and develop. New programs are added throughout the year. With year-round programming produced by The Central Heating Lab at ACT alongside ACT's Mainstage plays, ACT offers its patrons a unique opportunity to maximize their theatre experience-the ACTPass: all you can see for only $30 per month. ACTPass Members can attend nearly all ACT produced performances.
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