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 Junior & 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.

M.F.A. Program & YC Shows

A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program performs

Our Lady of 121st Street

by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Edris Cooper

May 7–17, 2014

“A scorching and dark new comedy” –The New York Times

After Sister Rose dies of alcoholism, someone steals the nun’s body from a Harlem funeral home—kicking off the raucous reunion of twelve of her former students. As they exhume the past, the characters square off in explosive confrontations, brandishing weapons of unrequited love, romantic betrayal, and devastating family secrets. Veering from the hilarious to the tragic, from rage to reconciliation, Our Lady of 121st Street presents a dark, insightful riff on the way we grieve and the way we live, capturing characters at their most primal—and human—as they push toward a state of grace.

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Performances take place at A.C.T.'s Costume Shop, 1117 Market Street, San Francisco.

A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program performs

The Girl from Maxim's

by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Mark Rucker

May 8–16, 2014

“A brilliant farce” –Time Out London

In 1880s Paris, after a long night of drinking, Dr. Petypon wakes up with a pounding headache and an unwelcome surprise: a showgirl from the Folies-Bergère sleeping in his bed. As he sets off to unravel the mystery, the girl, who goes by the name of Shrimp, cunningly weaves herself into the doctor’s high society life, masquerading as his wife as they try to avoid his real one. An adaptation of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s celebrated madcap farce, The Girl from Maxim’s uncorks a sparkling romp with one of theater’s most winning and winsome heroines.

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Performances take place at A.C.T.'s Costume Shop, 1117 Market Street, San Francisco.

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

Teach for America

by Rob Ackerman
Directed by W. David Keith

May 14–17, 2014

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.

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

A.C.T. Young Conservatory performs

Staying Wild

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

May 29–June 7, 2014

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.