Welcome to the official site of American Coast Theatre Company! We are a brand new, professional, non-profit theatre company in South Orange County, and I would like to invite you to become an active participant in ACTC!
We're looking for passionate, business minded board members who love the arts. We're also looking for Friends of ACTC who are willing to support our efforts through ongoing gifts. We have submitted our application to the IRS for tax-exempt status and expect to receive tax-exempt status by this summer.
If you would like to partner with ACTC in these efforts, please contact me at SBerkompas@Vanguard.edu, or by calling 714-619-6424.
Come join the fun!
Susan K. Berkompas Producing Artistic Director
Our Mission
As the founding members of American Coast Theater Company in collaboration with Vanguard University, we are committed to producing professional theatre with artistic excellence and high production value.
We are also comitted to producing works that may inspire hope or self-reflection through the eyes of the characters that struggle with their own humanity. We believe in stories that offer the possibility of enlightenment which can be life changing. Our goal is to produce works from the American and internation dramatic canon. We will also nurture the development of new American playwrights.
We are deeply rooted in the artistic traditions of theatre, and believe in the examination of the human condition as well as the potential for personal and social redemption revealed through thought provoking story telling.
Vanguard University Theatre Arts
Drama without the Drama
The Vanguard University theatre program is everything theatre is meant to be for the student and for the audience. Its high caliber faculty, robust coursework and mainstage productions educate and prepare students for real-life careers in the industry. Its high quality performances and intimate theater setting provide audiences with an unparalleled entertainment experience. The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival invited Vanguard to participate in its Western Region competition two years in a row and the LA Times Daily Pilot ranked Vanguard productions number one in local college/university theatre programs for the third year in a row.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Theater
The Vanguard University theatre program does not exist without its community partnerships. Participants in the Friends of the Lyceum Theater development program supply funds for the Lyceum Renovation Project, which began last season with the installation of permanent padded stadium seating and will continue in its next phase with a fully developed lobby and restroom facilities. Open Forum discussions with the audience continue to be a highlight for many who desire inside information about behind-the-scenes activities and the integration of Christian faith into the program. And the invitation to see the students' work in directing and senior projects continues to be a favorite through the Student Showcase series.
Theatre at its Best
Once again, the 2007-2008 season is a collection of shows that promises the best in wholesome entertainment presented in an intimate theater setting. There are stories that tickle the funnybone and tug at the heartstrings, or challenge the intellect and charge the emotions, or force toes to tap and melodies to linger. The $50.00 season subscription to all six shows is the best value and guarantees seat selection in advance. Please call the Lyceum Theater Box Office at (714) 668-6145 to purchase tickets.
