4 episodes

ACT Now! brings Seattle's acclaimed ACT- A Contemporary Theatre to the audience. Go backstage, behind the scenes and beyond the book as Artistic Director John Langs showcases the exceptional actors, playwrights, composers from the groundbreaking contemporary theater where artistic ambition and civic engagement unite, where the power of theater expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity.

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ACT Now! brings Seattle's acclaimed ACT- A Contemporary Theatre to the audience. Go backstage, behind the scenes and beyond the book as Artistic Director John Langs showcases the exceptional actors, playwrights, composers from the groundbreaking contemporary theater where artistic ambition and civic engagement unite, where the power of theater expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity.

    Page to Stage: Inside the director's brain with John Langs - Part 2

    Page to Stage: Inside the director's brain with John Langs - Part 2

    In part two of our in depth conversation with ACT Theatre Artistic Director John Langs, John details his biggest hits and misses, the importance and future of ACT in our community and more.

    • 32 min
    Page to Stage: Inside the director's brain with John Langs - Part 1

    Page to Stage: Inside the director's brain with John Langs - Part 1

    How does a play go from the page to the stage? Go behind the scenes and inside the brain of ACT Artistic Director John Langs for an exclusive look at the making of a director and a production

    • 27 min
    All Out Of F****S! ACT turns a gruesome true-life tale into toe-tapping theatrical brilliance

    All Out Of F****S! ACT turns a gruesome true-life tale into toe-tapping theatrical brilliance

    Go inside the twisted brilliance of Chilifinger! - the newest musical co-production of ACT Theatre and 5th Avenue Theater.

    • 34 min
    COVID-19, curtains and a contemporary way to connect with our community

    COVID-19, curtains and a contemporary way to connect with our community

    In the premiere episode, Artistic Director John Langs takes us on the emotional, heart wrenching and prescient journey of ACT's planned staging of "Sweat", the Pulitzer Prize-winning play stopped mid-rehearsal due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

    • 32 min

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