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ACT Theatre
Non-profit theatre organization in Seattle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For A.C.T. (San Francisco), see American Conservatory Theater.
ACT Contemporary Theatre (originally A Contemporary Theatre) is a regional, non-profit theatre organization in Seattle, in the US state of Washington. Gregory A. Falls (1922–1997) founded ACT in 1965 and served as its first Artistic director; at the time ACT was founded he was also head of the Drama Department at the University of Washington.[1] Falls was identified with the theatrical avant garde of the time,[2] and founded ACT because he saw the Seattle Repertory Theatre as too specifically devoted to classics.[1]
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