Act Theatre

Act Contemporary Theatre is the pacific northwests epicenter of groundbreaking new works that promise to captivate, challenge, and inspire. Hotter than egypt by yussef el guindi premiered in 2022, and history of Theatre: about, by, for, and near by reginald andr jackson premiered in february 2023, bringing acts total number of world premieres to 47. In addition to yussef, Act has playwrights andrew lee creech and keiko green under commission, both of whom have had celebrated success with local and national workshops and productions. During the theatres 22-23 season, Act introduced pay-what-you-choose ticketing. Every performance has A minimum of twenty (20) pay-what-you- choose seats that are available in all sections of the Theatre and may be purchased in advance; the ability to purchase in advance allows for increased accessibility to programming while allowing individuals in need to properly plan and schedule their ability to attend.

Act education programs develop community members as artists and citizens through outstanding experiential Theatre training in A context of civic engagement and community building. In 2022, Act created the young core company (ycc) as part of our education offerings. The ycc was designed to recognize the need for teen arts programming that is welcoming to all and follows A pay-what-you-choose tuition model to eliminate cost as A barrier for participation.through the ycc, Act recruits, cultivates, and supports youth not served by traditional arts and education programs, specifically bipoc, neurodivergent, and lgbtq+ youth. Ycc is A quarterly program that allows teens to participate year-round or for A single session. Since 2022, Act has teamed up with artscorps on an innovative arts education and engagement project. Artscorps teaching artists and acts artistic staff collaborate on approaches to authentically amplify student voices and help them understand connections between the processes of visual art creation and Theatre production. Students brainstorm pitches, submit proposals, and undergo iterations and drafts of review from their assigned teaching artist. Finished pieces will be professionally framed and displayed in the Act lobby for the entire run of the corresponding show, along with artist statements. These visual artworks will be seen by thousands of theatre-goers and student artists are invited to see the production. In 2023, Act and artscorps presented work from this project at the national aate conference to educators from around the country.

For the 48th time, A Contemporary Theatre produced its community favorite A christmas carol which served 13,556 ticket buyers for 678,765 in revenue.