American Conservatory Theater
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American Conservatory Theater is a renowned San Francisco-based nonprofit theater company and acting school known for its professional productions and prestigious actor training programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Conservatory Theater canonical | 15 |
| American Conservatory Theater Conservatory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2945668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Conservatory Theater Context triple: [Elizabeth Banks, educatedAt, American Conservatory Theater]
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A.
San Francisco Actor's Workshop
The San Francisco Actor's Workshop was an influential mid-20th-century theater company known for its innovative, socially engaged productions and role in shaping the American regional theater movement.
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B.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional regional theater company in Berkeley, California, celebrated for its innovative productions and contributions to contemporary American theater.
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C.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory dedicated to training actors for stage, film, and television, known as one of the oldest acting schools in the United States.
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D.
USC School of Dramatic Arts
The USC School of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory-style drama school within the University of Southern California, renowned for training actors, writers, and theatre artists who go on to prominent careers in film, television, and stage.
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E.
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a renowned New York City acting conservatory best known for its rigorous training and association with the Meisner technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Conservatory Theater Target entity description: American Conservatory Theater is a renowned San Francisco-based nonprofit theater company and acting school known for its professional productions and prestigious actor training programs.
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A.
San Francisco Actor's Workshop
The San Francisco Actor's Workshop was an influential mid-20th-century theater company known for its innovative, socially engaged productions and role in shaping the American regional theater movement.
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B.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional regional theater company in Berkeley, California, celebrated for its innovative productions and contributions to contemporary American theater.
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C.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory dedicated to training actors for stage, film, and television, known as one of the oldest acting schools in the United States.
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D.
USC School of Dramatic Arts
The USC School of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory-style drama school within the University of Southern California, renowned for training actors, writers, and theatre artists who go on to prominent careers in film, television, and stage.
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E.
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a renowned New York City acting conservatory best known for its rigorous training and association with the Meisner technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting school
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nonprofit theater company ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
classical theater
ⓘ
contemporary plays ⓘ new play development ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Ball ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | Pam MacKinnon ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus | actor-centered productions ⓘ |
| hasCity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasEducationalMission |
community engagement
ⓘ
theater education for youth ⓘ training professional actors ⓘ |
| hasFormerArtisticDirector |
Carey Perloff
ⓘ
Edward Hastings ⓘ Melissa Smith ⓘ William Ball ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumni |
Anika Noni Rose
ⓘ
Annette Bening ⓘ Benjamin Bratt ⓘ Denzel Washington ⓘ Elizabeth Banks ⓘ Winona Ryder ⓘ Wynn Handman ⓘ |
| hasType |
professional theater company
ⓘ
regional theater ⓘ |
| hasVenue |
The Geary Theater
ⓘ
The Strand Theater ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.act-sf.org/ ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
League of Resident Theatres
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Theatre Communications Group ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Master of Fine Arts acting program
ⓘ
actor training programs ⓘ conservatory training ⓘ professional theater productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedAtAddress | 415 Geary Street, San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| mainStage | The Geary Theater ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Master of Fine Arts in Acting
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studio acting classes ⓘ summer training programs ⓘ young conservatory programs ⓘ |
| operates |
American Conservatory Theater
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
American Conservatory Theater Conservatory
|
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| shortName |
A.C.T.
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ACT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Conservatory Theater Description of subject: American Conservatory Theater is a renowned San Francisco-based nonprofit theater company and acting school known for its professional productions and prestigious actor training programs.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Ball (director)
this entity surface form:
American Conservatory Theater Conservatory
subject surface form:
Elizabeth Banks