The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) is an Off-Broadway theatre company. It was founded in 1992 by a group of New York stage veterans. For their first several years, TACT produced a number of concert performances, a cross between a staged reading and a full production. In 2006, TACT began a residency at the Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row to produce two full plays a year. TACT focuses on reviving lesser-known productions that have not been performed in New York for several years. Their mission statement, according to their website, is "to present neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit, with a focus on creating theatre from its essence: the text and the actor's ability to bring it to life."[1]
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TACT has received notably positive reviews, particularly from the New York Times for its productions of Home[2] and "Eccentricities of a Nightingale"[3].
Notable Productions:
"The Runner Stumbles" - Milan Stitt
"Eccentricities of a Nightingale" - Tennessee Williams
"Bedroom Farce" - Alan Ayckbourn
"Incident At Vichy" - Arthur Miller
The current season includes The Late Christopher Bean by Sidney Howard and The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot.
TACT's co-artistic directors are founding members Scott Alan Evans and actor Cynthia Harris, along with British actor Simon Jones.
Company members include:
Cynthia Darlow - Actor
James Murtaugh - Actor
Joseph Trapanese - Composer