ACT in the 70s was building a significant audience, growing to nearly 10x the size of its first season,
and beginning to outgrow its first home in lower Queen Anne. The 70s also saw the beginning of a
major ACT Tradition: The Falls adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
productions
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The Me Nobody Knows (1972)
Gary William Friedman's music and Will Holt's lyrics provide musical entertainment for children's voices from the ghetto. Based on a book edited by Stephen M. Joseph, it received the 1970 "Obie" for the best musical of the year.
What the Butler Saw (1972)
Joe Orton's black comedy of manners. "A dark farce with all the hilarious antics of a Marx Bros. movie.” (Newsday) 1970 off-Broadway “Obie" for the best foreign play of the year.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
Paula Zindel's 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner.
“A gripping portrayal of a woman raining down stinging wisecracks amid her own disintegration.” (N.Y. Times) Triple award winner: 1970 N. Y. Drama Critics Circle and “Obie"; and, 1971 Pulitzer Prize.
Echoes (1972)
Premier of N. Richard Nash's play, an intriguing game of inside out
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)
Father Daniel Berrigan's challenge.
“A riveting play, even though the verdict is a matter of history ... a wonderfully moving testament to nine consciences.” (N.Y. Times)
Moonchildren (1972)
Michael Weller's searching play about a group of college students. Set in a university town, it is a searching play about a group of college students who share an apartment: the games they play, the put-ons, the laughter.
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
A tender, whimsical story by Leonard Gershe, about a boy's tight to win his independence. “An unusual mixture of dashing wit and sentiment, as it an extra dry martini had been poured on ice cream." (N.Y. Times)