"Call me Isabel." A brainy teen with a chip on her shoulder enrolls in a high school on the high seas to escape her past, only to be swept up in an extracurricular chase spurred by the boat's leader, Kate, an environmental activist with a secret, deadly plan. At sea in more ways than one, the students and crew wrestle to save the ocean without destroying each other. (If this reminds you of a famous book about a whale, you're in the right boat.) This exciting world premiere of a brand-new play commissioned by the A.C.T. Conservatory is a coproduction of the Young Conservatory (students ages 15–19) and the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program.
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.
To learn more about the A.C.T. Conservatory, including the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program and Young Conservatory, please visit www.act-sf.org/conservatory.
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