Press Releases
2010
March 3, 2010 - The Central Heating Lab at ACT Features the Return of Pinter Fortnightly
March 1, 2010 - Leading Local Theatres Collaborate During 2010-2011 Season!
February 23, 2010 - ACT Sets the Stage for Amazing Talent, Amazing Opportunities with its Eighth Annual Young Playwrights Festival
February 11, 2010 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Serves up Film, Theatre, Varietè, and More in the Month of March
February 10, 2010 - The Hansberry Project Highlights New Work in 2010
February 9, 2010 - ACT Announces 2010 New Play Award: Extraordinary Chambers by David Wiener
January 27, 2010 - 2009 Marks Banner Year for ACT with First Surplus in More than Four Years
January 26, 2010 - Amazon.com Makes $25,000 Grant to ACT's Young Playwrights Program Benefiting Hundreds of Middle and High School Students
January 13, 2010 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Provides Plenty of Theatre, Music, and Dance in February with The Soft Rock Kid, and the Conclusion of Two by Pinter and Project 3
January 12, 2010 - KT Niehoff/Lingo Dance Collaborates with ACT Theatre and Seattle Art Musuem for Three Month Project: A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light
2009
December 23, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Kicks off the New Year with the Return of 14/48, Pinter, Seattle Dance Project, and More!
November 4, 2009 - Kurt Beattie Returns as 'Scrooge' in ACT's 34th Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
September 17, 2009 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents a Benefit Reading of Lorraine Hansberry 's The Signs in Sidney Brustein's Window
September 2, 2009 - ACT Welcomes Former NFL Star Bo Eason in Acclaimed Family Drama Runt of the Litter
August 20, 2009 - ACT - A Contemporary Theatre Announces 2010 Season
July 16, 2009 - ACT Celebrates Christmas in July! Tickets on Sale Now for Two Holiday Shows - A Christmas Carol and Sister's Christmas Catechism
July 16, 2009 - The Central Heating Lab at ACT Proudly Presents New Voices 7 on August 3 at 8:00 pm
July 14, 2009 - Yewhaw! ACT kicks up the Heat with Sassy Ring Cycle-Inspired Musical Das Barbecü
July 9, 2009 - The Central Heating Lab at ACT Hosts Icicle Creek Theatre Festival Readings in Seattle - Two New Works:HIM and The Jewel in the Manuscript, Aug. 17-18 at 7:30pm
July 8, 2009 - ACT Meets $150K Donor Match Early and Exceeds Mid-Year Fundraising Goal - More Than $400,000 Raised in Eight Week Period
July 7, 2009 - ACT Brings Back Everyone's Favorite Nun in a New Holiday Show, Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold, Nov. 27, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010 - Tickets On Sale July 14
July 2, 2009 - Go Straight from the Barbecü to the Weddin' with Purty Mouth
July 2, 2009 - RAWSTOCK Summer Festival Hosted by The Central Heating Lab at ACT Theatre, July 24, 2009
June 26, 2009 - First of it's Kind! ACT Introduces Innovative New Membership Program, Creating Greater Flexibility and Affordability for Seattle Theatre Goers
May 27, 2009 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents Award-winning "Hip-Hop Renaissance Man" Marc Bamuthi Joseph in the break/s: a mixtape for stage
May 20, 2009 - ACT Announces 2009 New Play Award: Sweet Maladies by Zakiyyah Alexander
May 13, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Extends Its Free Play Examination Series: Pinter Fortnightly
May 13, 2009 - Bring on the Improv! Wing-It Productions Stir up the Laughs with Evening of Improv
April 29, 2009 - Men Behaving Badly: Judd Hirsch, John Procaccino and R. Hamilton Wright on Hilarity and Corporate Drudgery in Below the Belt at ACT
April 3, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Enters it's Sophomore Season with Five Cutting Edge Companion Pieces, New Works, New Partners
March 25, 2009 - ACT Season Opens with Jeffrey Hatcher's Provocative Retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
March 12, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Launches Free Play Examination Series: Pinter Fortnightly
February 26, 2009 - Just Two Weeks Away! - The 6th Annual Moisture Festival Kicks Off at ACT, Continues at Hales Palladium and Midway Through - Invites SIFF to the Party!
February 25, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Presents New Work by Artist-In-Residence Maureen Whiting
February 17, 2009 - Talent & Opportunities Abound for Seattle Youth at ACT's Seventh Annual Young Playwrights Festival
February 10, 2009 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Celebrates Five Years of RAWSTOCK on March 6th, 2009
February 5, 2009 - 6th Annual Moisture Festival Kicks Off at ACT
January 6, 2009 - ACT - A Contemporary Theatre 2009 Season, Part Duex: New Dates, New Play
January 5, 2009 - Seattle Dance Project leaps into 2009 with P2: Project 2
2008
November 7, 2008 - The Downtown Holiday Tradition Continues! ACT Theatre's 33rd Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
October 6, 2008 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre 2009 Season - A Season of “Awe”
September 30, 2008 - The “Awesome” Cycle Travels From Goofy to Spooky
then Political and Mind-Numbingly Philosophical
September 24, 2008 - ACT’s Central Heating Lab Hosts Fall Film Festival
RAWSTOCK ATTACKS! on October 17
September 16, 2008 - Strap Yourself in for the Ride of Your Life with the
World Premiere Comedy Becky’s New Car by Steven Dietz
September 4, 2008 - Seattle Dance Project Premieres Rare Collaboration of Three Local Choreographers at ACT
August 12, 2008 - Sublime, Lovely and Funny, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl Explores Love and Loss at ACT in a Fresh Spin on a Classic Story
August 1, 2008 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre Announces New Leadership Structure
July 22, 2008 - Chaos Theory Rules at ACT in the Riotously Funny Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn
July 16, 2008 - Seasoned Actors and New Faces Grace the Stages of ACT this Fall
July 10, 2008 - ACT's Central Heating Lab Hosts
Summer RAWSTOCK Film Festival: Light & Dark July 25
June 10, 2008 - The Central Heating Lab's PINKABOO! Line-Up Sizzles, Additional guests include Teatro Zinzanni alumni and many more
May 28, 2008 - Celebrating Excellence in African American Theatre, the Third Annual Juneteenth Gala at ACT
May 22, 2008 - Pinkaboo! The Closeted American Songbook presented by ACT's Central Heating Lab
May 13, 2008 - A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration premeires in Seattle at ACT
April 28, 2008 - Central Heating Lab Premieres Black and Tan – A Juke Joint Hosted By Laura “Piece” Kelley Jahn
April 24, 2008 - Laughter Explodes out of ACT’s Central Heating Lab - A Four Part Comedy Cornucopia Series May 4, 11, 18, 25
April 8, 2008 - The Hansberry Project at ACT to Stage World Premiere of Fathers and Sons
March 25, 2008 - ACT Heats up Seattle Arts with an Innovative Approach: The Central Heating Lab
February 20 - ACT Kicks off the U.S. Tour of
The Ilkhom Theatre Company
February 12 - ACT Partners with Icicle Creek Theatre Festival
January 29 - ACT’s 2008 Season Preview and Open House
January 23 - Provocative and Daring, Language Rooms by Yussef El Guindiis Selected for ACT’s 2008 New Play Award
January 22 - ACT Sets the Stage for Amazing Talent, Amazing Opportunities with its Sixth Annual Young Playwrights Festival
2007
November 29 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre Hires New Managing Director, Kevin M. Hughes Joins Staff December 1, 2007
November 14 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre 2008 Season, 44th Season Delivers High Impact, Innovative Works
November 6 - Extended - Now On Sale Through December 16! The Women by Clare Boothe Luce
October 24 - Ring in the Holiday Spirit with ACT Theatre's 32nd Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
October 3 - The Women Now on sale through December 2, including a special "Day After Thanksgiving" Matinee
September 25 - The Women Celebrate Women
September 11 - The Women by Clare Boothe Luce Sixteen of Seattle's Favorite Actresses Take Center Stage Starting October 5
September 11 - Children's Auditions for A Christmas Carol at ACT
July 26 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents Aishah Rahman's The Mojo and the Sayso
July 21 - Cabaret Star Andrea Marcovicci to Perform at ACT: Andrea Sings Astaire
July 21 - Celebrate the Amazing Women in Your Life: Awards to honor women from all walks of life
July 6 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre Announces Search for Managing Director
June 22 - World Premiere First Class Celebrates Life and Genius of Charismatic Northwest Poet Theodore Roethke
June 22 - The Hansberry Project at ACT announces Louise Jones McKinney Fellowship for African American Playwrights
June 21 - ACT Presents Two Events Celebrating the Life and Work of Theodore Roethke in Conjunction with First Class
June 4 - David Hare's Stuff Happens Examines All Sides of the Iraq Invasion
April 13 - The Hansberry Project at ACT premieres Etta Phifer's Testimonial Shoe Kismet
April 11 - Patti Cohenour and Mark Anders star in ACT's production of Souvenir by Stephen Temperley
March 9 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Celebrates
Black Men With Somebody to Lean On
March 1 - ACT Theatre Announces Leadership Changes
February 12 - ACT Opens 2007 Season with Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House
January 22, 2007
ACT Young Playwrights Festival to Feature Work by Eight Young Writers;
Rainier Valley Youth Theatre 2007 Young Playwrights Festival
January 16, 2007 - Free 2007 Season Preview and Open House at ACT
2006
October 30, 2006 - Underpants Drop; Sales Rise!
October 27, 2006 - ACT Theatre Announces 2007 Season
October 27, 2006 - ACT Theatre's StageCraft, a new theatrical artisan bazaar
October 27, 2006 - ACT's 31st Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
September 12, 2006 - ACT Announces Children's Auditions for A Christmas Carol
September 11, 2006 - Steve Martin's Comedy, The Underpants, Rounds Out ACT's Mainstage Season
August 4, 2006 - Caryl Churchill's A Number Next at ACT Theatre
July 5, 2006 - World Premiere of Mitzi's Abortion By Elizabeth Heffron Next at ACT Theatre
June 27, 2006 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents a free reading of Ghetto Mansion by David Scully, August 4 and 5.
May 17, 2006 - Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, Inaugural Production of The Hansberry Project at ACT
May 8, 2006 - Memorial Service for Scott Weldin, ACT Theatre, Sat., May 20, 11 a.m.
April 7, 2006 - Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon Opens May 4
February 11, 2006 - 2006 Season Opens With Explosive The Pillowman
2005
October 18, 2005 ACT Theatre Announces 2006 Season
September 26, 2005 Charlayne Woodard's Play Flight Opens at ACT October 20
August 15, 2005 Vincent in Brixton Opens September 8
July 12, 2005 Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana Opens August 4.
June 28, 2005 Mayor Proclaims June 29 as ACT Theatre Day to Celebrate 40th Birthday
June 1, 2005 Director Warner Shook to stage Born Yesterday at ACT Theatre.
May 11, 2005 Monologuist Mike Daisey Has A Story To Tell In The Ugly American
May 5, 2005 ACT Theatre Opens 41st Season with Bach at Leipzig on May 5.
February 15, 2005 A Season To Embrace Begins May 5
January 19, 2005 A Gothic Masterpiece The Woman In Black at ACT Theatre Opens February 9!
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