A.C.T.’s Master of Fine Arts Program presents

The School for Scandal

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Adapted and Directed by Christine Adaire

Nov 8–17
The Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater

It’s fun to gossip, until the gossip becomes about you.

In a society that’s fueled by scandal, the slightest look or whisper can turn a spark into a flame. Husbands suspect wives, uncles question nephews, and no one is safe when the smallest rumor can make or break you. Filled with illusion and intrigue, this fast-paced, steampunk-inspired adaptation of Sheridan’s most famous play pits truth against fiction and reveals that virtue can hide all manner of sins.
 

A.C.T.’s Young Conservatory presents

The Wolves

by Sarah DeLappe
directed by Jessica Holt

Apr 17–20
The Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater

Try to keep up with teenage soccer team the Wolves as they stretch, run drills, and size up the opposition. But in between their passes are performance anxieties, family tensions, and complex conversations . . . Left lunge. Global genocide. Tampons. Do they have Skype in Cambodia? Right lunge. She got Plan B? There’s the college recruiter! You’re coming to the party this weekend?

For these nine young women, becoming an adult doesn’t always come with a game plan.
 

A.C.T.’s Master of Fine Arts Program presents

Sense and Sensibility

by Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh

May 9–11
The Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater

The Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and starry-eyed Marianne—have very different approaches to finding love. But when their father’s death leaves them penniless, homeless, and vulnerable to gossip, they must rely on each other to discover what it takes to follow their hearts. Playwright Kate Hamill (Vanity Fair) celebrates the power of sisterhood in this joyful, witty adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel.
 

A.C.T.’s Master of Fine Arts Program presents

Fascinating Rhythms:
Jazz and Blues on Broadway

M.F.A. 2 Musical Revue
directed by Darryl V. Jones

Dec 12–15
The Costume Shop Theater

Join us for an evening of jazz and blues standards featuring the M.F.A. class of 2020.

A.C.T.’s Master of Fine Arts Program presents

Both Your Houses

by Susan Soon He Stanton
Directed by Mina Morita

Feb 21–Mar 2
The Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater

Romances blossom, resentments fester, and rumors spread at the last performance of Theater Right Now’s Romeo and Juliet. And that’s just onstage. Last minute changes and inflated egos—as well as the artistic director’s inappropriate advances—reveal that in the 21st century, accountability and complicity are the two warring factions.

In this co-commission with Crowded Fire Theater that was workshopped at the 2018 New Strands Festival, playwright Susan Soon He Stanton shines a spotlight on life in a regional theater, the #MeToo movement, and how risky it can be to speak up.
 

A.C.T.’s Master of Fine Arts Program presents

Medea

By Robinson Jeffers
Freely adapted from Euripides
Directed by Peter J. Kuo

May 8–12
The Costume Shop Theater

Lover. Sorcerer. Kingmaker. Medea left everything behind for Jason, but now he’s jilted her and their children for the king’s daughter. A woman and an immigrant with no means of returning home, Medea knows the system is rigged against her. Does she accept her fate, or fight for vengeance? We all know how her story ends, but it’s time we examine how she gets there. A.C.T. Associate Conservatory Director Peter J. Kuo directs Euripides’s haunting tale of bloodshed and betrayal.