World Premiere at The Theater at Children's Creativity Museum (formerly Zeum Theater)
by Carey Perloff
Directed by Mark Rucker
Running time: 2 hours and 5 minutes.
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
Video: Watch a behind-the-scenes look at Higher!
Winner of The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award
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 don't know that they are vying against one another. Higher whisks us from sleek New York studios to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, as the architects confront their own pasts in a race to make their mark on history. Faith, family, desire, and design fuel this thrilling new work, featuring A.C.T. core acting company member René Augesen and A.C.T. favorite Andrew Polk (The Homecoming, November).
"A smart and sexy play about the need to memorialize the past in a culture obsessed with the now . . . tickles the mind and the funny bone" —Contra Costa Times
"A masterpiece! An intense and captivating look at architecture [and] Israeli culture and history, Higher challenges audiences to look at their lives and consider why they do what they do. Theater heaven!" —Broadway World
"Directed with an extraordinary sensitivity to ego, motivation, and how to communicate a creative person's personal and professional frustrations to an audience. Perloff's script is smart, touching, and abrasive in all the right places." —The Huffington Post
"Higher will take you to a higher place without any illegal substances. It's smart, electric, vital, funny, and humane and will make you realize a lot you may not have known about love and competition, creativity and identity, and how closely allied real art is to the deeper recesses of the heart." —Michael Krasny, KQED
"Unique, fresh, [and] intelligent" —Stark Insider
"Satisfying and entertaining . . . a drama with substance" —Chad Jones, theaterdogs
The Theater at Children's Creativity Museum (formerly Zeum Theater)
221 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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InterACT Events Splashy parties, lively discussions, and more—all free with your ticket.*
Carey Perloff and Reverend Alan Jones in Conversation
January 19, 7 p.m. Higher playwright (and A.C.T. Artistic Director) Carey Perloff shares the secrets behind her creative process and discusses the wide-ranging themes of Higher with Reverend Alan Jones, one of San Francisco's great spiritual leaders and thinkers. Use code ACT to enjoy the special member discount. Click here for tickets.
Prologue
February 3, 5:30 p.m.
Get inside the artistic process at this lively preshow discussion with the director and A.C.T. artistic staff.
Theater on the Couch
February 10, 8 p.m.
Led by Mason Turner, chief of psychiatry at San Francisco's Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, this exciting postshow discussion series explores the minds, motives, and behaviors of the characters and addresses audience questions.
Audience Exchanges
February 7, 7 p.m.
February 12, 2 p.m.
February 15, 2 p.m.
After the show, stick around for a lively Q&A session with the actors, moderated by a member of the A.C.T. artistic staff.
OUT with A.C.T.
February 8, 8 p.m.
The best LGBT night in town! Mingle with the cast and enjoy free drinks and treats at this popular afterparty. Visit www.act-sf.org/out for information about how to subscribe to OUT nights throughout the season.
*Most events are free for ticket holders. Please note that performance times vary.
Carey Perloff and Reverend Alan Jones in Conversation
Thursday, January 19, at 7 p.m.
Kanbar Hall, The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street
Use code ACT to enjoy the special member discount. Click here for tickets.
Join us as Higher playwright (and A.C.T. Artistic Director) Carey Perloff shares the secrets behind her creative process and discusses the wide-ranging themes of Higher. She will be joined by Reverend Alan Jones, one of San Francisco's great spiritual leaders and thinkers.
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