A.C.T.'s award-winning conservatory presents a wide array of productions each year, featuring some of the brightest and most creative performers in the country. From showcasing the talents of students training in the nationally renowned Master of Fine Arts Program, to unveiling the prodigious skills of young actors (ages 8–19) studying in the Young Conservatory, these productions are a place where students put their skills into practice, engage with enthusiastic audiences, and create some of the most dynamic work you'll see onstage.

Join us for the 2013–14 season, which includes vibrant classics, exciting premieres, and imaginative new productions.

YC Cabarets

If you enjoy hearing wonderful music performed by some of the Bay Area's most talented teens, please "come to the cabaret," have a cocktail or soft drink and light snacks, and treat yourself to a truly unique experience at A.C.T.

Performances take place at The Garret at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater, 415 Geary Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco.

A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program and Young Conservatory perform

Teach for America

May 14–17, 2014
by Rob Ackerman
Directed by W. David Keith

Teach for America tells the story of a young idealist who feels a debt to an educator who encouraged her and decides to return the favor by teaching at a disadvantaged school. Challenged by a failing system, our hero struggles to make her lessons relevant to angry and disaffected students. When she departs from protocols to tell unpleasant truths about American History, she sparks events that upset the principal, teachers, parents, and her newly empowered teenagers. Lessons of our nation's past come to life as one young woman does her best to do good in the world-- and suffers the consequences.

Performances take place at The Theater at Children's Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco.

A.C.T. Young Conservatory performs

Staying Wild

May 29–June 7, 2014

Book by Janet Allard
Music and Lyrics by Creighton Irons
Musical Director Robert K. Rutt
Choreographer Christine Mattison
Directed by Domenique Lozano and Craig Slaight

Eight teenagers set out on an outdoor wilderness adventure in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. Whentheir guide mysteriously disappears and the FBI shows up looking for him, these diverse and seemingly incompatible characters struggle to overcome their biases and personal differences as they embark on a journey of survival and self-discovery. An earthy and passionate score holds them together as they discover their true purpose for being in the wild.



Performances take place at The Theater at Children's Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco.