ACT's 2010–2011 Season

ACT is pleased to announce our 2010–2011 season. Registration for our fall productions is now open and will remain open through August. Please check back here as we fill in more details.

As with all ACT productions, enrollement is limited. At the end of registration, if there are more applicants than we have spaces available, acceptance into the show will be decided by lottery, taking into account any requirements set by the director for age and gender. Children of ACT Board members and show producers have a limited guarantee of acceptance.

We look forward to seeing you again—or for the first time—in the Fall!

Les Misérables

The play—not the musical—Les Misérables will be ACT's Fall all-ages extravaganza.

Les Misérables, one of the world's greatest literary classics, sold out its first edition the day it went on sale in 1862. Since then, it has never been out of print. It has been filmed countless times and is currently the subject of a smash-hit international pop opera. It is the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his relentless pursuit by “law and order” police inspector Javert. Filled with fascinating vignettes of 19th-century France, the script boasts a brilliant cast of characters who weave an exciting tapestry of humankind at its best and worst. Special emphasis has been placed on the many supporting roles and female characters—the tragic Fantine and her daughter Cosette, the wretched Madame Thenardier, the lovelorn Eponine—among others.

A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS

This will be the third year of our collaboration with Arlington Center for the Arts. These shows are tied into the school curriculum, and students throughout Arlington are invited to draw the scenery, which is projected on the stage during the performance. In addition to the public performances, there will be school performances during the week.

Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog And Toad. Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, A Year With Frog And Toad remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project is our fall teen production, presented at Arlington Center for the Arts in early December.

In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink, and the heights of compassion we are also capable of.

Halloween Haunted House

Did you think that you had to invest in Miles' hedge fund to be part of the intrigue and suspense? Well this year, we reveal the secret to getting in on the fun: registration! Become part of this year's installment of the ACT Halloween Party's Haunted House! Experience the mystery as a part of the cast this time around and discover the joys of scaring children when the Halloween party rolls around.

At the end of registration, we will hold a lottery if necessary to select the cast.

Winter Musical

We have selected a winter musical, but according to the terms of the contract, we need to keep the title “behind the curtain” until the end of January. More details will be available as registration approaches.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood will be our spring production for younger ACTors.

This is a series of playlets which tell the various well-known tales of Robin Hood, presented as a musical celebration by a whole community.

Macbeth

Our 7th annual Shakespeare production for teens, presented at the Masonic Temple.

Offstage Opportunities

Offstage opportunities are available for all our productions. Contact us for more information.