William Shakespeare’s HAMLET in a modern verse translation by Lisa Peterson

Founded by legendary performer-producers John Houseman and Margot Harley, the Company seeks to develop emerging actors by touring classic plays and newly commissioned adaptions nationwide. The Acting Company has launched the careers of nearly 500 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, Frances Conroy, Jeffrey Wright, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, and Kelley Curran, among many others. The Acting Company received the 2003 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theater. Its production of Homer’s ODYSSEY adapted and directed by Lisa Peterson from Emily Wilson’s landmark English-language translation was named one of the Ten Best Plays of 2023 by the Marin Independent Journal and the Company’s repertory of William Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRROS in modern verse translation by Christina Anderson in repertory with August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING directed by Lili-Anne Brown won the Santa Barbara Independent’s 2025 Best Festival “Indy Award” for Theater. Since 1972, The Acting Company has performed for over 4 million people in 48 States, 10 foreign countries, on and Off-Broadway, and at leading resident theaters including The Guthrie and American Conservatory Theater. New works commissioned by the company include plays by William Finn, Marcus Gardley, Rebecca Gilman, John Guare, Beth Henley, Tony Kushner, Lynn Nottage, Meg Miroshnik, Ntozake Shange, Maria Irene Fornés, Spalding Gray, Nikki Massoud, Marsha Norman, Samm-Art Williams, and Wendy Wasserstein.

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