The decade of the 2020s started with ACT being dark for the entire 2020 mainstage season. While closed
for the pandemic, there was a change in leadership as Anita Shah moved in as Managing Director. The
first play after the pandemic closure was Hotter Than Egypt, written by Core Company member Yussef el Guindi
- a world premiere.
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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)