Young Conservatory
A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory is an internationally recognized professional theater training program for youth through the ages of 19. It was founded by Luanne and Ross Graham in 1971. Successive YC directors include: Candace Birk, Sharon Newman, Linda Aldrich, and Susan Stauter. The program has been led since 1988 by the acclaimed Craig Slaight, to whom many young actors credit with igniting a lifetime passion for all things dramatic. The Young Conservatory is geared at performing new works specifically for young actors, and has premiered plays and musicals by prolific authors such as Horton Foote and Paul Zindel. The conservatory members are also offered roles in the mainstage productions, most frequently A Christmas Carol, which is performed every winter.
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