About this Event
A.C.T.’s Education and Community Programs Department and Downtown High School’s Acting for Critical Transformations Project present an original piece of theater written and performed by the students. This performance brings students’ learning, research, personal journeys, and perspectives to life at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater.
American Conservatory Theater and Downtown High School present: Not a Choice
How does one of the wealthiest cities in the country have one of the largest populations of unhoused people in the nation? While San Francisco has tried to address this problem for decades, the solutions have yet to truly meet people’s needs.
This semester students in the Acting for Critical Transformations (ACT) Project at Downtown High School examined the Houselessness crisis in San Francisco and its underlying causes. Their show, Not a Choice, features pieces written by the students that educate us about the roots of the crises and offer us ways the city of San Francisco can support those most affected. Come, be inspired, and be part of the change!
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Limited audience capacity. RSVP now to reserve your seats!
Written and performed by students in Downtown High School's Acting for Critical Transformations Project
Directors: Sierra Gonzalez, Robert Coverdell, and Maurisa Thompson
Co-Producers: Natalie Greene and Rebecca Ennals
Production Manager: Mike Anderburg
Stage Managers: Anthony Lopez and Nick Reulbach
Choreographer: Antwan Davis
Lighting Design: Stephen Migdal
Costume Design: Anelisa Armijo Montoya and Robert Coverdell
Scenic Design: Maurisa Thompson
Sound Design: Sierra Gonzalez
Projection Design: Maurisa Thompson
Prop Design: Sierra Gonzalez
Additional support: Andre Douglass, Amanda Boesen, Lucy Gosline-Ratliff, Tony Manalo, 826 Valencia tutors and volunteers, Megan McClintock and A.C.T. Costume Director Jessie Amoroso.
Performances: Friday December 13th, 1:30pm & Saturday December 14th, 1:30pm
Location: The Rembe at A.C.T.'s Strand Theatre, 1127 Market Street, SF
Limited audience capacity. RSVP now to reserve your seats!
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students from under-resourced communities in San Francisco with their creative and expository writing skills. Learn more about 826 Valencia at 826valencia.org.
Education & Community Programs support generously provided by Amazon, Bank of America, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, California Arts Council, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Hearst Foundations, Laird Norton Family Foundation, The Kimball Foundation, Koret Foundation, Rawley T. Farnsworth Fellowship Fund, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families, The Sato Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Martin Tannenbaum/Gerald B. Rosenstein Estate, and U.S. Bank
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
A.C.T.'s Strand Theatre, 1127 Market Street, San Francisco, United States
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