Ibsen cycle that eventually encompasses seven major works over the next 14 years. Young Conservatory is founded under the direction of Ross and Lou Ann Graham.Īllen Fletcher translates and directs An Enemy of the People, inaugurating an A.C.T. ![]() The Advanced Training Program completes its first full season as a one-year program for talented young actors. Now!, a documentary about A.C.T.'s innovative actor training program. world premiere, is taped and broadcast by PBS. Glory! Hallelujah! by Anne Maria Barlow, an A.C.T. Allen Fletcher is named conservatory director. Conservatory classes expanded to include community actors, the first Summer Training Congress is held under the direction of Robert Goldsby. Consecutive openings and rave reviews make for a busy and festive holiday season. The Devil's Disciple, by George Bernard Shaw The Staircase, by Charles Dyer and Little Murders, by Jules Feiffer, open on December 29, 30, and 31. productions for many, it is their first theater experience. Since 1968, more than half a million students have seen A.C.T. begins its Student Matinee (SMAT) program. becomes one of San Francisco's first year-round resident theater companies. The company also plays 28 performances in 13 other California cities, establishing itself as a statewide theatrical force. The ambitious first season features a resident company of actors performing 16 productions, onstage at both the Geary and Marines Memorial theaters. On January 21, Tartuffe, starring Rene Auberjonois, opens at the Geary Theater, A.C.T.'s San Francisco home. With their help, the company announces its new home and premiere season. are Melvin Swig, Mortimer Fleishhacker, Cyril Magnin, Alan Becker, and Joan Sadler. ![]() Among the CTF members who become longtime friends of A.C.T. PBS tapes and broadcasts William Ball's production of Dylan Thomas's Under Milkwood.Īn informal but influential group of Bay Area patrons and supporters, later named the California Theater Foundation (CTF), guarantees financial backing to present a six-month A.C.T. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) televises Shaw's Misalliance, directed by Michael Howard. Chicago and San Francisco become the two heavyweight contenders. The company, touring the country, seeks a new home. as a new resident theater company in Pittsburgh under the direction of William Ball. The first performance of Tartuffe at the Pittsburgh Playhouse inaugurates A.C.T.
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