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APR–MAY 2017 SEASON 50, ISSUE 7 a Life Care Community for Active Adults in the Heart of the City SAN FRANCISCO’S PREMIER NONPROFIT THEATER COMPANY APR–MAY 2017 SEASON 50, ISSUE 7 A LIFE CARE COMMUNITY FOR ACTIVE ADULTS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. DOG PARK | ELEGANT APARTMENTS | BEAUTIFUL VIEWS | GOURMET MEALS At The Sequoias, you will love being at the center of all the city has to offer – easy access to shopping, restaurants, farmers markets, art galleries, museums and the performing arts. Apartments are customizable, light and bright, and many have magnificent views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the downtown skyline, and the East Bay. Housekeeping is included weekly, three chef prepared meals are provided daily, and health services are on-site. Pets love where they live too and there is even an 1,800 square foot dog park. See why The Sequoias is the perfect place for you, conveniently located in the heart of San Francisco. Contact Alison Short at 415.891.2258 1400 Geary Boulevard | San Francisco Visit us: thesequoiassf.org/act This not-for-profit community is part of Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services. License# 210102761 COA# 099 Untitled-1 1 4/11/17 1:44 PM 170101 NCPHS Print Ad_SF_ACT_8.375x10.875_14.indd 1 4/10/17 4:52 PM EAP full-page template.indd 1 2/17/17 4:27 PM April 2017 Volume 15, No. 7 Paul Heppner A.C.T. INVITES YOU Publisher Susan Peterson Design & Production Director TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR DONOR Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst MEMBERSHIP BEFORE OUR Production Artists and Graphic Design Mike Hathaway Sales Director BENEFIT LEVELS INCREASE! Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed, Rob Scott San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives Brieanna Bright, Joey Chapman, Ann Manning Seattle Area Account Executives Jonathan Shipley Ad Services Coordinator As our A.C.T. community Carol Yip continues to grow, so do our costs. Sales Coordinator Starting July 1, 2017, many of our membership levels will change, enabling all parts of our organization to continue to thrive. Paul Heppner President Mike Hathaway JOIN OR RENEW BY JUNE 30! Vice President Andy Fife Chief Strategy Officer Genay Genereux DONATE TODAY! Accounting & Office Manager Sara Keats Visit act-sf.org/support to give Marketing Manager online, or call Stephanie Swide at Ryan Devlin Business Development Manager 415.439.2353. Corporate Office 425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103 p 206.443.0445 f 206.443.1246 [email protected] 800.308.2898 x105 www.encoremediagroup.com Encore Arts Programs is published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events in the Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. ©2017 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. 4 ACT-SF.ORG SAN FRANCISCO'S THEATER COMPANY American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco’s Tony Award– A.C.T.’s 50-year-old Conservatory, led by Melissa Smith, is at winning nonprofit theater, nurtures the art of live theater the center of our work. Our three-year, fully accredited Master through dynamic productions, intensive actor training, of Fine Arts Program is at the forefront of America’s actor and ongoing engagement with our community. Under the training programs. Meanwhile, our intensive Summer Training leadership of Artistic Director Carey Perloff and Executive Congress attracts students from around the world, and the San Director Peter Pastreich, we embrace our responsibility to Francisco Semester offers a unique study-abroad opportunity conserve, renew, and reinvent our rich theatrical traditions for undergraduates. Other programs include the world-famous and literatures, while exploring new artistic forms and Young Conservatory for students ages 8 to 19, led by 28-year new communities. Founded by William Ball, a pioneer of veteran Craig Slaight; Studio A.C.T., our expansive course of the regional theater movement, A.C.T. opened its first San theater study for adults; and the Professional Development Francisco season in 1967. We have since performed more than Training Program, which offers actor training for companies 350 productions to a combined audience of more than seven seeking to elevate their employees’ business performance skills. million people. Every year we reach more than 250,000 people Our alumni often grace our mainstage and perform around the through our productions and programs. Bay Area, as well as on stages and screens across the country. Rising from the wreckage of the earthquake and fire of 1906 A.C.T. also brings the benefits of theater-based arts education and hailed as the “perfect playhouse,” the beautiful, historic to more than 12,000 Bay Area students and educators each Geary Theater has been our home since the beginning. When year. Central to our ACTsmart education programs, run by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ripped the roof apart, San Director of Education & Community Programs Elizabeth Franciscans rallied together to raise a record-breaking $30 Brodersen, is the longstanding Student Matinee (SMAT) million to rebuild the theater. The Geary reopened in 1996 with program, which has brought hundreds of thousands of young a production of The Tempest directed by Perloff, who took over people to A.C.T. performances since 1968. We also provide in 1992 after the retirement of A.C.T.’s second artistic director, touring Will on Wheels Shakespeare productions, teaching- gentleman artist Ed Hastings. artist residencies, in-school workshops, and study materials to Bay Area schools and community-based organizations. Perloff’s 24-season tenure has been marked by groundbreaking productions of classical works and new translations creatively With our increased presence in the Central Market neighborhood colliding with exceptional contemporary theater; cross- marked by the renovation of The Strand Theater and the disciplinary performances and international collaborations; opening of The Costume Shop Theater, A.C.T. plays a leadership and theater made by, for, and about the Bay Area. Her fierce role in securing the future of theater for San Francisco and commitment to audience engagement ushered in a new era the nation. of InterACT events and dramaturgical publications, inviting everyone to explore what goes on behind the scenes. American Conservatory Theater Board of Trustees (As of April 2017) The Board of Directors of the M.F.A. Program Nancy Livingston Ray Apple Carey Perloff Dagmar Dolby CHAIR Lesley Ann Clement Robina Riccitiello William Draper III Abby Sadin Schnair Kirke M. Hasson Richard T. Davis-Lowell Dan Rosenbaum John Goldman CHAIR PRESIDENT Jerome L. Dodson Sally Rosenblatt Kaatri Grigg Michael G. Dovey Abby Sadin Schnair James Haire Sara Barnes Celeste Ford VICE CHAIR Olympia Dukakis Jeff Spears Kent Harvey Carlotta Dathe Sarah M. Earley Robert Tandler Sue Yung Li Frannie Fleishhacker Priscilla Geeslin Frannie Fleishhacker Patrick S. Thompson Christine Mattison Arnie Glassberg VICE CHAIR Ken Fulk Joaquin Torres Joan McGrath Christopher Hollenbeck David Riemer Dianne Hoge Jeff Ubben Deedee McMurtry Luba Kipnis VICE CHAIR Jo S. Hurley Adriana Lopez Vermut Mary S. Metz Linda Kurtz Steven L. Swig Jeri Lynn Johnson Nola Yee Toni Rembe Jennifer Lindsay VICE CHAIR Alan Jones Kay Yun Rusty Rueff Toni Miller Linda Jo Fitz James H. Levy Cherie Sorokin Toni Rembe TREASURER Heather Stallings Little EMERITUS Alan L. Stein Sally Rosenblatt Janet V. Lustgarten ADVISORY BOARD Susy Wadsworth Anne Shonk Daniel E. Cohn SECRETARY Jeffrey S. Minick Barbara Bass Bakar Barry Lawson Williams Melissa Smith Michael P. Nguyen Rena Bransten Carlie Wilmans Alan L. Stein Alan L. Stein Martim Oliveira Jack Cortis Patrick S. Thompson CHAIR EMERITUS Peter Pastreich Joan Danforth American Conservatory Theater was founded in 1965 by William Ball. Edward Hastings, Artistic Director 1986–92 415.749.2228 5 Untitled-1 1 3/10/17 4:03 PM DON’T JUST SIT THERE . At A.C.T.’s free InterACT events, you PASCAL VICTOR/ARTCOMART PASCAL © can mingle with cast members, join interactive workshops with theater artists, and meet fellow theatergoers PHOTO at hosted celebrations in our lounges. Join us for our upcoming production of A Night with Janis Joplin and InterACT with us! A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN AT THE GEARY THEATER BIKE TO THE THEATER NIGHT Jun 7, 7 PM Ride your bike to A.C.T. and take advantage of secure bike parking and low-priced tickets at our preshow mixer, presented in partnership with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. KDFC PROLOGUE JUN 13, 5:30 PM Ery Nzaramba in Battlefield Go deeper with a fascinating preshow discussion with a member of the Night with Janis Joplin artistic team. THEATER ON THE COUCH* JUN 16, 8 PM Take part in a lively conversation in our lower-level lounge with Dr. Mason Turner, WHAT’S INSIDE chief of psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. ABOUT THE PLAY INSIDE A.C.T. AUDIENCE EXCHANGE* JUN 20, 7 PM; JUN 25 & 28, 2 PM 10 LETTER FROM THE 26 THROUGH YOUNG EYES Join us for an exciting Q&A ARTISTIC DIRECTOR A Celebration of Young with the cast following the show. By Carey Perloff Conservatory Director Craig Slaight OUT WITH A.C.T.* By Elspeth Sweatman 14 A HUMAN QUALITY JUN 21, 8 PM Mix and mingle at this hosted An Interview with Director Peter Brook 28 FUTURE THEATER postshow LGBT party. By Michael Paller A.C.T. Strengthens Its Roots in San Francisco’s Tech Sector WENTE VINEYARDS WINE SERIES 16 THE WORLD OF BATTLEFIELD JUN 25, 7 PM By Simon Hodgson Inside the Mahabharata Meet fellow theatergoers at this hosted wine-tasting event. By Shannon Stockwell PLAYTIME 18 LIVING, BREATHING THEATER EDITOR JUL 1, 12:30 PM The Life and Work of Peter Brook SIMON HODGSON Get hands-on with theater at this By Elspeth Sweatman interactive preshow workshop. ASSOCIATE EDITOR SHANNON STOCKWELL To learn more and order tickets for InterACT events, CONTRIBUTORS visit act-sf.org/interact.
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