# American Conservatory Theater > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-08. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/american-conservatory-theater - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/american-conservatory-theater.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/american-conservatory-theater/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://act-sf.org - **Slug:** american-conservatory-theater - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a Tony Award-winning nonprofit theater and training organization serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Description:** A.C.T. brings artists and communities together through theater, training, education, and community programs. It produces live theater, operates professional and adult/youth training programs, and provides access initiatives, scholarships, and accessibility services. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 ## Identity - **Mission:** Engage the spirit of the San Francisco Bay Area, activate stories that resonate, promote a diversity of voices and points of view, and empower theater makers and audiences to celebrate liveness. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Founders & leadership:** Andy Chan Donald, Acting Artistic Director; David Schmitz, Interim Executive Director. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Website:** https://act-sf.org Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Voice & tone:** Inclusive, community-oriented, artistically rigorous, joyful, and provocative. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Founded:** 1965 Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Headquarters:** San Francisco Bay Area Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides live theater, artistic training, education, and community participation while expanding access through free and subsidized tickets, scholarships, and accessibility services. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Core capabilities:** - Live theater production and presentation - Professional theater training - Youth theater education - Adult part-time acting education - Community programs - Theater tours - Accessibility services and access programming - Theater and studio space rentals Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Products / SKUs:** - Mainstage theater productions - Young Conservatory - Studio A.C.T. - San Francisco Semester - Community programs - Theater tours - Bold Access Initiative - Conservatory scholarships Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Pricing:** A.C.T. offers $25 tickets for all shows when available, free tickets through its Community Partners Program, $15 rush tickets in designated quantities, and regular rush tickets at 50% off the current full ticket price. Scholarships are available for conservatory training programs. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Nonprofit performing arts and theater Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer base:** Artists, theater makers, audiences, students, families, volunteers, donors, and San Francisco Bay Area communities. A.C.T. serves almost 200,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area annually. Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Use cases:** - Attending live theater productions - Subscribing to a theater season - Developing professional acting skills - Youth creative and communication development - Adult part-time acting education - Pursuing intensive actor training and cultural immersion - Accessing subsidized or free theater tickets - Accessing theater education scholarships Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer outcomes:** - Access to live theater and diverse stories - Creative and communication skills for youth - Actor training and cultural immersion - Expanded access through free and subsidized tickets - Financial access to theater classes through scholarships - More accessible theater experiences for mobility, hearing, and sensory needs - Opportunities for artists and theater makers to participate and develop work Source: Brand's website (https://act-sf.org) · 2026-11-08 Page last updated 2026-11-08. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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