American Conservatory Theater

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a nonprofit theater company and drama school based in San Francisco, California. It produces plays, trains actors, and operates the Toni Rembe Theater and Strand Theater.

Toni Rembe Theater: A.C.T.’s main theater venue in San Francisco, formerly known as the Geary Theater. This historic venue hosts many of the company’s major productions.
William Ball: An American theater director who founded American Conservatory Theater and led it during its early years. Ball established A.C.T. in Pittsburgh and brought it to San Francisco.
Carey Perloff: An American theater director and playwright who served as artistic director of A.C.T. from 1992 to 2018. Her long tenure shaped the company’s repertory and institutional direction.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre: A nonprofit theater company in Berkeley, California, known for producing contemporary and classic plays. It is a major Bay Area peer without A.C.T.’s graduate conservatory model.
Strand Theater: A theater in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood operated by American Conservatory Theater. A.C.T. uses this smaller venue for productions and community programs.
San Francisco theater: The history and practice of live theater in San Francisco. A.C.T. became a major institution within the city’s theater scene.
Pam MacKinnon: An American theater director who became artistic director of A.C.T. in 2018. MacKinnon succeeded Perloff and led A.C.T.’s artistic program.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: A nonprofit theater company in Silicon Valley that develops and produces new plays and musicals. Its regional role overlaps with A.C.T.’s, but its work centers on new-play development.
Master of Fine Arts in Acting: A graduate degree program that provides advanced training in acting. A.C.T.’s graduate conservatory trains actors for professional stage work.
Pittsburgh: A city in Pennsylvania that was American Conservatory Theater’s original home. The company began there before relocating to San Francisco in 1967.

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