Act Theatre

Act continues to fulfill its mission of captivating, challenging, and inspiring audiences. In addition to the 48th annual production of A christmas carol, Act produced A four-play season in 2023-24. The season included cambodian rock band by lauren yee, the case for the existence of god by sam hunter, stew by zora howard, and culminating with steffano massinis play the lehman trilogy. Audience regrowth following the pandemic continues to be A priority for the organization, and we achieved A 45% subscription growth over the 2022-23 season. In october 2023, Act launched the new works northwest festival featuring readings of "the history of Theatre, part 2" by reginald andr jackson, "mrs. loman is leaving" by katie forgette, "golden" by andrew lee creech, "vial man" by steven dietz, and "the sunless scar" by maggie lee. Act successfully developed two of these works into full productions, staging "mrs. loman is leaving- and "golden" as part of our 2024-25 season, bringing our total of world premiere productions to 49. Act continued its pay-what-you-choose ticketing program to increase economic accessibility. Every performance offers A minimum of twenty (20) pay-what-you-choose seats available in all sections of the Theatre, purchased in advance. This advance purchase option not only makes programming accessible to individuals with limited financial resources but also allows them to properly plan and schedule their attendance, removing barriers to experiencing live Theatre. In acts 2023-2024, over 36% of our tickets were free or reduced price, fulfilling acts charitable purpose by making Theatre accessible to A broad economic demographic.

Act education programs develop community members as artists and citizens through outstanding experiential Theatre training in the context of civic engagement and community building. Acts flagship education offering is the young core company. The ycc was designed to recognize the need for teen arts programming that is welcoming to all and follows A pay-what-you-choose tuition model to eliminate cost as A barrier for participation. Ycc is A quarterly program that allows teens to participate year-round or for A single session.

Act Contemporary Theatre produced its 49th annual staging of 'A christmas carol,' which served 11,400 single ticket patrons. The organization expanded its educational outreach by adding an additional student matinee and presenting three sold-out student matinees, providing theatrical experiences for 1,600 students and teachers.