Asian American Theatre Co. presents spring classes

Asian American Theater Company is proud to present a special Beginning Acting Class taught by Sean San José. Sean will teach a special Spring session for AATC starting on Saturday May 8th and continuing on Saturdays May 15th, 22nd and 29th. Prices are $135.00 for four classes ($120.00 for AATC members) and will be held at Center for African & African American Arts and Culture, Old Dance Studio, 2nd Floor at 762 Fulton Street at Webster in San Francisco from 11am to 1pm.

Learn the basics of acting technique and practice from a working professional and gifted instructor. Develop basic skills in this course through acting exercise, and scene analysis. Class size is limited. Send check made payable to Asian American Theater Company, 1840 Sytter Street, Suite 207, San Francisco, CA 94115-3220 (No Refunds). Call AATC to reserve space at 415-440-5545 or email aatc@wenet.net.

Sean San José conceived the theater project Pieces of the Quilt. His dedication to new plays and new writers led to the creation of Campo Santo, a resident theater company of Intersection for the Arts, with Michael Torres and Luis Saguar. Individually, he has performed in various regional theaters across the country, and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his performances, including the Bay Area Critics' Circle Award and the DramaLogue Award. Asian American Theater Company in conjunction with the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, will present Pieces of the Quilt on April 30 and May 1 at SOMAR as part of the United States of Asian America Festival 99.

Asian American Theater Company was founded in 1973 as a playwrights' workshop sponsored by the American Conservatory Theater. The company is dedicated to the production of new American plays by dramatists of Asian Pacific Islander descent. Throughout its history, AATC has served as a home for numerous Asian Pacific Islander American playwrights, directors, actors and designers, including Frank Chin, Dennis Dun, Philip Kan Gotanda, David Henry Hwang, Amy Hill, and Judi Nihei. After more than a quarter of a century of pioneering Asian American theater arts, AATC is poised to chart new directions for Asian Pacific Islander American theater arts into the new millennium.