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Seattle's ACT Theatre Announces Board of Trustees Restructuring Resolution


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2022

 ACT - A Contemporary Theatre's Board of Trustees has approved a resolution to restructure its board, a strategic and deeply thoughtful decision made to create a more equitable non-profit leadership model for the organization....

Casting Announced For ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre's CHOIR BOY


by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre and The 5th Avenue Theatre announced complete cast and creative team for their 10th co-production together, the tender yet invigorating coming-of-age play with music, Choir Boy....

Single Tickets On Sale Now For CHOIR BOY at ACT


by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre and The 5th Avenue Theatre announced that single tickets will go on sale July 19, 2022 for their co-production of the coming-of-age play, Choir Boy....

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring World Premiere of HISTORY OF THEATRE & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre today announced its complete 2022/23 season featuring four vivid, contemporary plays. These plays offer experiences that unite us in celebration and in fellow-feeling, encouraging us to enjoy life while continuing to investigate what it means to be human....

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play SWEAT Opens At ACT April 29


by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre today announced complete casting for its production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Sweat by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Lynn Nottage (MJ the Musical, The Secret Life of Bees).  ...

The 5th Avenue Theatre Announces 2022/23 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2022

The 5th Avenue Theatre announced its 2022/23 Season. The 2022/23 Season features a dynamic lineup of musical theater magic that includes a world premiere, a co-production with ACT – A Contemporary Theatre, and more. Check out the fill season ...

ACT's Production Of Lucas Hnath's THE THIN PLACE Opens March 18


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre today announced complete casting for its highly-anticipated production of The Thin Place by Obie award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath.  ...

Digital Streaming Announced for ACT's HOTTER THAN EGYPT


by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2022

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre today announced that it will make digital streaming available for its World Premiere production of Yussef El Guindi’s play Hotter Than Egypt. This at-home virtual experience is on presale now with a suggested Pay What You Choose ticket price of $35, or a minimum of $10 p...

ACT Season Opens With HOTTER THAN EGYPT This Month


by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2022

It’s 2022 and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre is thrilled to officially announce casting for the first production of its return season, Hotter Than Egypt, written by acclaimed local playwright, Yussef El Guindi (Threesome and People of the Book)....

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Return to ACT's Stage Next Month


by Stephi Wild - November 23, 2021

Scrooge is about to have the most spirited night of his life! The magic of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' classic story of redemption and charity, comes to life as ACT - A Contemporary Theatre presents the timeless tale on stage....

Past Shows

Sweat
3/20


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

Dracula
10/18 - 11/17/2019


Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman ...

People of the Book
9/6 - 9/29/2019


Yussef El Guindi; dir: John Langs. World Premiere...

Pass Over
5/31 - 6/23/2019


Allen Theatre: Antoinette Nwandu; dir: Nataki Garrett....

Urinetown
4/6 - 5/26/2019


ONE OF THE MOST UPROARIOUSLY FUNNY MUSICALS IN YEARS, URINETOWN IS A HILARIOUS TALE OF GREED, CORRUPTION, LOVE, AND REVOLUTION IN A TIME WHEN WATER ...

Romeo + Juliet
3/1 - 3/31/2019


Featuring Shakespeare’s immortal tale, Prokofiev’s score, and designs by Per Kirkeby is an intense and powerful staging of the most famous of romantic tragedies....

A Christmas Carol
11/23 - 12/28/2018


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...

Oslo
10/12 - 11/11/2018


J.T. Rogers; dir: John Langs....

Skylight
9/7 - 9/30/2018


Allen Theatre: David Hare; dir: John Langs....


A World Premiere! Lauren’s current obsessions: love and heartbreak; big hair and tight jeans; Loretta Lynn and John Prine — or songs she thinks make ...

The Crucible
10/13 - 11/12/2017


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...

King of the Yees
9/8 - 10/1/2017


Lauren Yee; dir: Joshua Kahan Brody. World Premiere...

Alex & Aris
7/14 - 8/6/2017


Moby Pomerance. World Premiere...


He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make ...

Murder for Two
3/25 - 6/11/2017


book: Kellan Blair, Joe Kinosian; lyrics: Kellan Blair....

The Mystery of Love & Sex
The Mystery of Love & Sex
5/27 - 6/26/2016


A coming-of-age story that challenges the loving heart of a modern family as childhood friends Charlotte and Jonny start a romance when they go off ...

Daisy
Daisy
7/8 - 6/7/2016


A world premiere based on a true story. While a presidential election is looming, turmoil over civil rights is spilling onto the streets, a fearful ...

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