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4 unusual facts about American Conservatory Theater


Jean-Louis Rodrigue

In 1970, William Ball awarded Jean-Louis a full scholarship to study in the Advanced Training Program at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Jonathan Cullen

Alongside his acting career, Cullen has also worked as a director and as a teacher at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, the American Conservatory Theater School (San Francisco) and the British American Drama Academy (London).

Patrizia von Brandenstein

1966 saw the real start of her career in design with an eight-year stay creating costumes and sets at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball.

Todd Robbins

After earning a degree in theatre arts he went to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.


Cyril Magnin

He was President of the Port of San Francisco and was instrumental in establishing such internationally-renowned institutions as the Asian Art Museum, the American Conservatory Theater and the California Culinary Academy.

David Denman

After graduating from Fountain Valley High School with fellow alumni Craig Brewer and Omar Metwally, Denman attended the summer training congress at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Kooman and Dimond

Dani Girl has been workshopped at Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania State University, the American Conservatory Theater, The Kennedy Center, The ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop, and CAP-21.

Kristin Hanggi

Prior to Rock of Ages, Hanggi directed Bare: A Pop Opera, which won the Ovation Award and the LA Weekly Award for Best Musical; the Los Angeles productions of Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally and All Men are Whores by David Mamet; and the American Conservatory Theater production of Anything with Mark Ruffalo.

Susan Hilferty

Regional theaters employing Hilferty's costumes have included the Guthrie Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, McCarter Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Indiana Rep, Kennedy Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and American Conservatory Theater.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Grantees include both large, well-established organizations such as the San Francisco Symphony and the American Conservatory Theater and more experimental companies.


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Dane Witherspoon

At 19, he was the youngest student ever accepted by the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco, appearing in productions from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams.