ACT Theatre
ACT Contemporary Theatre is a regional, non-profit theatre organization in Seattle, in the US state of Washington. Gregory A. Falls founded ACT in 1965 and served as its first Artistic director; at the time ACT was founded he was also head of the Drama Department at the University of Washington.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Seattle, Washington, United States
- Also known as: “A Contemporary Theatre”
- Address: 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seattle Convention Center and 5th Avenue Theatre.
Seattle Convention Center
Convention center
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The Seattle Convention Center, formerly the Washington State Convention Center, is a convention center in Seattle, Washington, United States. It consists of two buildings in Downtown Seattle with exhibition halls and meeting rooms: Arch along Pike Street and Summit on the north side of Pine Street. Seattle Convention Center is situated 370 feet northeast of ACT Theatre.
5th Avenue Theatre
Theater building
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The 5th Avenue Theatre is a landmark theatre located in the Skinner Building, in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States. It has hosted a variety of theatre productions and motion pictures since it opened in 1926. 5th Avenue Theatre is situated 740 feet southwest of ACT Theatre.
Paramount Theatre
Theater building
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The Paramount Theatre is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue located at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States. Paramount Theatre is situated 900 feet north of ACT Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include First Hill and Downtown Seattle.
First Hill
Suburb
First Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is named for the hill on which it is located, which in turn is so named for being the first hill encountered while traveling east from downtown Seattle toward Lake Washington.
Downtown Seattle
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Packed between Elliott Bay and the hilly neighborhoods to the east, Downtown Seattle unsurprisingly contains the city's bustling financial and retail district.
Seattle
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Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area.
ACT Theatre
- Categories: nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.61085° or 47° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
-122.33233° or 122° 19′ 56″ westOpen location code
84VVJM69+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 2404211190OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q4650897
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In Other Languages
“ACT Theatre” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “A Contemporary Theatre”
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