Press Releases
2008
June 10, 2008 - The Central Heating Lab's PINKABOO! Line-Up Sizzles, Additional guests include Teatro Zinzanni alumni and many more
May 28, 2008 - Celebrating Excellence in African American Theatre, the Third Annual Juneteenth Gala at ACT
May 22, 2008 - Pinkaboo! The Closeted American Songbook presented by ACT's Central Heating Lab
May 13, 2008 - A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration premeires in Seattle at ACT
April 28, 2008 - Central Heating Lab Premieres Black and Tan – A Juke Joint Hosted By Laura “Piece” Kelley Jahn
April 24, 2008 - Laughter Explodes out of ACT’s Central Heating Lab - A Four Part Comedy Cornucopia Series May 4, 11, 18, 25
April 8, 2008 - The Hansberry Project at ACT to Stage World Premiere of Fathers and Sons
March 25, 2008 - ACT Heats up Seattle Arts with an Innovative Approach: The Central Heating Lab
February 20 - ACT Kicks off the U.S. Tour of
The Ilkhom Theatre Company
February 12 - ACT Partners with Icicle Creek Theatre Festival
January 29 - ACT’s 2008 Season Preview and Open House
January 23 - Provocative and Daring, Language Rooms by Yussef El Guindiis Selected for ACT’s 2008 New Play Award
January 22 - ACT Sets the Stage for Amazing Talent, Amazing Opportunities with its Sixth Annual Young Playwrights Festival
2007
November 29 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre Hires New Managing Director, Kevin M. Hughes Joins Staff December 1, 2007
November 14 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre 2008 Season, 44th Season Delivers High Impact, Innovative Works
November 6 - Extended - Now On Sale Through December 16! The Women by Clare Boothe Luce
October 24 - Ring in the Holiday Spirit with ACT Theatre's 32nd Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
October 3 - The Women Now on sale through December 2, including a special "Day After Thanksgiving" Matinee
September 25 - The Women Celebrate Women
September 11 - The Women by Clare Boothe Luce Sixteen of Seattle's Favorite Actresses Take Center Stage Starting October 5
September 11 - Children's Auditions for A Christmas Carol at ACT
July 26 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents Aishah Rahman's The Mojo and the Sayso
July 21 - Cabaret Star Andrea Marcovicci to Perform at ACT: Andrea Sings Astaire
July 21 - Celebrate the Amazing Women in Your Life: Awards to honor women from all walks of life
July 6 - ACT – A Contemporary Theatre Announces Search for Managing Director
June 22 - World Premiere First Class Celebrates Life and Genius of Charismatic Northwest Poet Theodore Roethke
June 22 - The Hansberry Project at ACT announces Louise Jones McKinney Fellowship for African American Playwrights
June 21 - ACT Presents Two Events Celebrating the Life and Work of Theodore Roethke in Conjunction with First Class
June 4 - David Hare's Stuff Happens Examines All Sides of the Iraq Invasion
April 13 - The Hansberry Project at ACT premieres Etta Phifer's Testimonial Shoe Kismet
April 11 - Patti Cohenour and Mark Anders star in ACT's production of Souvenir by Stephen Temperley
March 9 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Celebrates
Black Men With Somebody to Lean On
March 1 - ACT Theatre Announces Leadership Changes
February 12 - ACT Opens 2007 Season with Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House
January 22, 2007
ACT Young Playwrights Festival to Feature Work by Eight Young Writers;
Rainier Valley Youth Theatre 2007 Young Playwrights Festival
January 16, 2007 - Free 2007 Season Preview and Open House at ACT
2006
October 30, 2006 - Underpants Drop; Sales Rise!
October 27, 2006 - ACT Theatre Announces 2007 Season
October 27, 2006 - ACT Theatre's StageCraft, a new theatrical artisan bazaar
October 27, 2006 - ACT's 31st Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
September 12, 2006 - ACT Announces Children's Auditions for A Christmas Carol
September 11, 2006 - Steve Martin's Comedy, The Underpants, Rounds Out ACT's Mainstage Season
August 4, 2006 - Caryl Churchill's A Number Next at ACT Theatre
July 5, 2006 - World Premiere of Mitzi's Abortion By Elizabeth Heffron Next at ACT Theatre
June 27, 2006 - The Hansberry Project at ACT Presents a free reading of Ghetto Mansion by David Scully, August 4 and 5.
May 17, 2006 - Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, Inaugural Production of The Hansberry Project at ACT
May 8, 2006 - Memorial Service for Scott Weldin, ACT Theatre, Sat., May 20, 11 a.m.
April 7, 2006 - Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon Opens May 4
February 11, 2006 - 2006 Season Opens With Explosive The Pillowman
2005
October 18, 2005 ACT Theatre Announces 2006 Season
September 26, 2005 Charlayne Woodard's Play Flight Opens at ACT October 20
August 15, 2005 Vincent in Brixton Opens September 8
July 12, 2005 Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana Opens August 4.
June 28, 2005 Mayor Proclaims June 29 as ACT Theatre Day to Celebrate 40th Birthday
June 1, 2005 Director Warner Shook to stage Born Yesterday at ACT Theatre.
May 11, 2005 Monologuist Mike Daisey Has A Story To Tell In The Ugly American
May 5, 2005 ACT Theatre Opens 41st Season with Bach at Leipzig on May 5.
February 15, 2005 A Season To Embrace Begins May 5
January 19, 2005 A Gothic Masterpiece The Woman In Black at ACT Theatre Opens February 9!
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