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    Every year, ACT offers dates from select Mainstage plays for schools to attend. Following below are our upcoming student matinees:

    Double Indemnity thumbDouble Indemnity
    From the novel by James M. Cain, adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright
    Directed by Kurt Beattie
    Co-Produced with San Jose Repertory Theatre
    Running Time: 2 hours, 0 minutes 

    Student Matinee: November 17, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
    Post-play discussion after the performance.
    $12 student/teachers/chaperones

    A nail-biting take on the famous novel probes the shadowy human soul.

    Lust, intrigue, and cliffhanging twists amp up this much-loved crime tale, which Billy Wilder also adapted for his classic noir film. In the dusty, amoral Los Angeles of the 1930s, discontented insurance agent Walter Huff encounters temptations too great to resist and embarks on a dark journey to escape his life. Double Indemnity is a suspenseful and profound consideration of the materialistic and sexual cravings of Depression-era America, rendered in a delicious new voice by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright. Learn more about this show

    Study Guide

    Carol 2011 thumbA Christmas Carol
    by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory A. Falls
    90 minutes, no intermission

    Join us for a Seattle tradition: a ripping good telling of the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the curmudgeonly businessman who requires the intervention of a few spectral guides to understand the true meaning of Christmas and life. Well over a century after its writing, Dickens' classic tale of hope and redemption continues to remind us what's really worth celebrating - at the holidays, or any time! Learn more about this show

    Student Matinees:

    • November 29 - 11:00 a.m.
    • November 30 - 10:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
    • December 1 - 10:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
    • December 2 - 11:00 a.m.

    Post-play discussions after 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. performances.

    $12 students/teachers/chaperones

    Study Guide [Older]
    Study Guide [Younger] 

    To schedule your class trip to see Double Indemnity and/or A Christmas Carol, contact the ACT Ticket Office at (206) 292-7676 or service@acttheatre.org

    To arrange a ClassACT workshop in your classroom, contact Director of Education, Kristina Sutherland at (206) 292-7660 ext. 1338 or kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org