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DESCRIPTION:GLIDE AND A.C.T. MASTER OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM STUDENTS \nCOLLABORATE ON 
 CREATIVE STORYTELLING\n\nStaged Performance at Glide on Monday, April 
 6\n\n\nWHAT:            \nPerformances by A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts 
 Program students of stories from their shared experiences with Glide staff 
 and clients.\n\nWHEN:            \nShort Previews: Sunday, April 5 at the 
 9am and 11am Sunday Celebrations\n\nFull staged performance: Monday, April 
 6 at 6:00pm followed by reception\n\nWHERE:            \nGlide Memorial 
 Church, 330 Ellis (at Taylor) in the Sanctuary\n\nReception to follow in 
 Glide’s Freedom Hall            \n\nWHO:            \nA.C.T. Master of 
 Fine Arts third-year students\n\nJanice Mirikitani, former S.F. Poet 
 Laureate and founding president of Glide\n\nJoan Mankin, A.C.T. guest 
 artist/project director and celebrated Bay Area actress \n\nTICKETS:        
     \nFree to the public\n\nMORE INFO:            \nCall (415) 674-6000 or 
 visit Glide.org\n\nDETAILS:\nGlide Memorial United Methodist Church and the 
 American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announce the premiere of a unique 
 and special storytelling performance created by A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts 
 Program students who have been immersed in Glide’s programs and services 
 for the past six months. This exciting partnership, merges the arts with 
 the drama lived each day by the poor. The sound and movement pieces will be 
 take place at Glide’s Sanctuary on Monday, April 6, at 6:00pm. The 
 performance is free and open to the public and will be followed by a 
 reception in Glide’s Freedom Hall.  A shorter preview performance will be 
 shared with the Glide community on Sunday, April 5 at Glide’s Celebration 
 Services at 9am and at 11am.  \n\nOver the past six months, 17 third-year 
 students from the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program have immersed 
 themselves into the programs of Glide leading a mutual storytelling and 
 sharing process in order to learn the stories of Glide’s community – 
 including homeless men and women, people in recovery, at-risk youth, and 
 Glide staff.  From this experience, the students, with the guidance from 
 A.C.T.'s guest artist/project director and celebrated Bay Area actress Joan 
 Mankin, along with former S.F. Poet Laureate and founding president of 
 Glide Janice Mirikitani, have created new works to perform on 
 stage.\n\n“This has been an amazing process of discovery and creation,” 
 said Janice Mirikitani. “The students have developed an understanding of 
 the role of Glide in our neighborhood and have gained a unique experience 
 and interpretation about themselves, our clients and our work.  Now they 
 will share that perspective with us and, eventually, larger audiences in 
 order to spread the word.”\n\n“One of the goals of A.C.T.'s MFA Program 
 is to introduce our actors to the ways in which drama can inform the life 
 of a community, and how in turn, the life of a community can inspire 
 theater,” said Conservatory director Melissa Smith. “The Glide/ACT 
 collaboration is a wonderful realization of this goal.”\n\nAbout 
 Glide\nLocated at Ellis and Taylor in the Tenderloin, one of San 
 Francisco's harshest urban environments, Glide Foundation is an oasis that 
 has served the poor and disenfranchised for over 40 years.   From serving 
 nearly one million meals a year, to operating a professional medical 
 clinic; from youth job training to offering weekly spiritual celebrations 
 at Glide Church, and much more – Glide is many things to many people. 
 Glide has helped thousands of disenfranchised and poor people get back on 
 their feet and find their way to jobs, housing and spiritual fulfillment.   
 \n\nAbout the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program\nAmerican Conservatory 
 Theater nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, 
 intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing dialogue with 
 its community. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Carey Perloff and 
 Executive Director Heather Kitchen, A.C.T. embraces its responsibility to 
 conserve, renew, and reinvent the rich theatrical traditions that are our 
 collective legacy, while exploring new artistic forms and new communities. 
 A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of A.C.T.'s 
 creative work.  Ranked as one of the top programs in the nation by U.S. 
 News & World Report, the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program, led by 
 Conservatory Director Melissa Smith, was the first theater training program 
 in the country not affiliated with a college or university accredited to 
 award the master of fine arts degree.  Elizabeth Banks, Danny Glover, 
 Annette Bening, Denzel Washington, Benjamin Bratt, and Anika Noni Rose are 
 among the conservatory's distinguished former students. With its commitment 
 to excellence in actor training and to the relationship between training, 
 performance, and audience, the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program has moved 
 to the forefront of America's actor training programs, while serving as the 
 creative engine of the company at large.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/03/31/18585015.php
SUMMARY:Glide and A.C.T. Students Collaborate on Creative Storytelling
LOCATION:Glide Memorial Church\n330 Ellis (at Taylor) in the Sanctuary\nSan 
 Francisco, CA  94102\nReception to follow in Glide’s Freedom Hall     \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/03/31/18585015.php
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