Help us produce the best contemporary theatre for Seattle-area audiences by supporting a specific program throughout the year. ACT Theatre will work with you to choose a program that best fits your interests. By designating your gift to a specific program, you help ensure the success of that program.
With your designated gift to an ACT program, you join the ACT Circle of Donors – a select group who have demonstrated their passion for contemporary theatre. In appreciation of your generosity, ACT offers numerous exciting benefits.
To fund a program, please contact ACT’s Development Department at development@acttheatre.org or at (206) 292-7660, ext. 1330.
Thank you for helping ACT to bring the best contemporary theatre to Seattle!
ACT Theatre is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization (IRS Recognized: A Contemporary Theatre). Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
2007 Mainstage Season
This season is truly a laboratory for the soul, looking closely at numerous questions of our modern times. What it means to be a woman. The path of politician and artist. The passions that drive us. The quest for the perfect Joke. Poetry. Iraq. Jazz. It’s all at ACT in 2007. Be a part of the show of your choice:
Young Playwrights Program
Since 2002, ACT has been present in local schools with an exciting new language arts curriculum based on the art of playwriting: the Young Playwrights Program. With professional playwrights leading this 10 week in-school course, ACT is instilling core arts values in tomorrow’s generation of artists and theatre lovers, while empowering these students today with the tools necessary to express themselves with confidence and the conviction to be heard.
The Young Playwrights Program culminates in ACT’s Young Playwrights Festival, a celebration of students’ work and growth throughout the course. In 2007, eight plays have been selected for development and presentation at the festival, out of the nearly 300 plays created by the students from 14 Seattle-area schools.
Your gift to the Young Playwrights Program directly supports this skill-building creative outlet for these students and will help the program add additional schools, extending the program's reach to new students.
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The Hansberry Project at ACT
The Hansberry Project at ACT is an exciting new African American theatre lab, where art meets soul. Launched in 2006 with its inaugural production, Wine in the Wilderness, the Hansberry Project at ACT serves to produce the best plays of the Black theatre, classics and new works alike. With the strength and resources of ACT, the Hansberry Project at ACT has a safe and nurturing home for African American artists to explore the craft with a welcoming audience.
In its second year, the Hansberry Project at ACT has already grown to include one mainstage production at ACT, artistic presentations and readings, community conversations, and, in 2007, will mount a cabaret production.
Your gift to the Hansberry Project at ACT directly supports this unique venture and ensures the project’s growth and artistic development.
New Works for the American Stage
Through this innovative play-commissioning program, ACT brings patrons and playwrights together to provide the future of American theatre. New Works for the American Stage began in 2005 with the commissioning of nationally renowned Steven Dietz, and continues each year with additional playwright commissions. For more information and to become a part of this program, please contact ACT’s Development Department at development@acttheatre.org or (206) 292-7660 ext. 1330.
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