A.C.T. Announces $19.10 Landmark Celebration Sale
Monday, January 4, 2010

Discounted Phèdre tickets for all dates and sections on sale during the January 9 open house event.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 4, 2010—American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announces a $19.10 Landmark Celebration Sale marking the 100th birthday of A.C.T.'s historic home. During the celebratory open house event on Saturday, January 9, 2010, Phèdre tickets for all dates in all sections are available for $19.10 to commemorate the opening of the American Conservatory Theater (previously known as the Columbia and the Geary) in 1910. The tickets will only be available in person at the box office during the event. (Limit four tickets per person. Discount is based on availability and is not applicable to previously purchased tickets.) In addition to this amazing sale, the free open house event "A Landmark Celebration" also features self-guided backstage tours, theatrical craft demonstrations (makeup, stage combat, and more), and rare live performances. The doors will be open exclusively to A.C.T. subscribers and donors 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the celebration continues for the general public 2 p.m.–5 p.m. The performances include a reading of an excerpt from George Ade's Father and the Boys,the first play to be performed on the American Conservatory Theater (then known as the Columbia) stage. The subscriber and donor preview will also feature a short excerpt from the upcoming world premiere production of The Tosca Project,a movement-theater piece inspired by the legacy of the famed North Beach café and featuring dancers from San Francisco Ballet. For more information about "A Landmark Celebration," please visit the A.C.T. website at www.act-sf.org/landmark.

Jean Racine's grand tragedy Phèdre continues A.C.T.'s 2009–10 seasonin a world premiere translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country's Good,A.C.T.'s Antigone and Hecuba). This first-time coproduction with the internationally renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival gives local theater lovers a rare opportunity to witness exquisite classical acting from this Canadian company in its Bay Area debut. A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff directs Stratford star actor Seana McKenna as she takes on the title role. Hailed by critics as "brilliant and dazzling . . . work of the highest caliber" (Toronto Star), Phèdre is a potent mix of visceral sexuality and rich poetry. Phèdre plays January 15–February 7, 2010, at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco).