In this playful new comedy set in Hollywood's silent film era, a precocious teenager flees small-town Minnesota to chase her dream of becoming a movie star in Los Angeles—but discovers the road to fame isn't exactly paved with gold. My Life in the Silents is packed with fresh theatricality, silent film antics, vaudevillian flavor, and a cast of sparkling characters—including real-life celebrity gossip columnist Louella Parsons—all played by members of A.C.T.'s renowned Young Conservatory.
In this world premiere production, playwright Timothy Mason (Broadway's Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical) delivers the much-awaited fifth and final installment of the Young American Cycle, A.C.T.'s commissioned series of plays exploring the lives of young people during important times in American history.
Zeum Theater
221 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
"Your formal training at A.C.T. is demanding, individual, and intense and is designed to refine your sense of theatrical truth by tuning your human instrument—your voice, body, intellect, and imagination."
Melissa Smith, Conservatory Director
A.C.T. seeks to develop the artist in every actor. We cultivate educated men and women of the theater with a critical sense who will energize and advance performance in America. Our training prepares actors to succeed in all aspects of the profession, but our primary goal is to prepare artists for a lifelong investment in the theater.
Our curriculum combines rigorous training in the practical disciplines of acting with the study, rehearsal, and performance of classical and contemporary works drawn from the world repertoire. We believe that actors who have an intellectual and visceral grasp of dramatic literature, who recognize a relationship between new and classical work, are uniquely prepared to collaborate in the development of new dramatic forms.
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