American Conservatory Theater

American Conservatory Theater is located at 345 Mason St, San Francisco, CA..

The Geary Theater, home to A.C.T. since 1967, was built in 1910. Nearly ruined in the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, the 1,024-seat, beaux-arts theater reopened seven years later after a multimillion-dollar renovation that brought in a floodlit facade and a marble-lined main lobby.

The theater often offers free public symposia with well-known playwrights.

The Tony Award-winning American Conservatory Theater made its debut in 1967 and quickly established itself as the city's premier resident theater group and one of the nation's best. Numerous big-name actors have tread the boards here, including Annette Bening and Nicolas Cage. The A.C.T. season runs September through July and features both classic and experimental works. Its home is the...

In Short
Founded by director Bill Ball when he brought his Pittsburgh acting company here in 1965, A.C.T. has since become the anchor of the SF theater scene. Although A.C.T. disbanded...

American Conservatory Theater nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing dialogue with its community. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Carey Perloff and Executive Director Heather Kitchen, A.C.T. embraces its responsibility to conserve, renew, and reinvent its relationship to the rich theatrical traditions...

A.C.T. is San Francisco's Premier Nonprofit Theater Company. We nurture the art of live theater with dynamic productions, i...ntensive actor training, and an ongoing engagement with our audience and community. A.C.T. nurtures the art of live theater with dynamic productions, intensive actor training, and an ongoing engagement with our audience and community. See More