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Spelling[edit]

The spelling changes back and forth between "theater" and "theatre" throughout the article. Some consistency would be nice. As this article focusses on an U.S. based theater, it would seem to make sense to use the U.S. spelling here, especially since this is what the American Conservatory Theater and Geary Theater apparently use themselves. --93.212.234.15 (talk) 22:05, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done The establishment spells it "Theater" so I made changes accordingly. Some usages of the other spelling couldn't be changed either because they refer to older facilities which probably spelled it "theatre", they're in citations so it's how sources spelled it, or because in the case of the link at the top of the article to the Seattle theatrical organization also called ACT, it's spelled "re." City Of Silver 22:12, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Just so we're clear, the two words are not entirely interchangeable. It is generally understood among those in the field that "a theater" is a building; while "the theatre" is an art form. So ACT's spelling, references the building in which it is housed, not the art form that is practiced inside that building. Admittedly, some theaters do employ "theatre" in naming their buildings, which does add to the confusion; but it really just reflects the fact that the traditional British spelling for the buildings is also "theatre." Please see this explanation. Accordingly, I'll correct the section to reflect distinctions. X4n6 (talk) 09:44, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Would it be reasonable to add a category for American Conservatory Theater people? Or for alumni of its school? It would make a huge list, which might be better if was a table with the core members of the company and their tenure, but that would take a real fam to manage, I think. --Hjal (talk) 07:24, 28 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe a list of "ACT people" in the article would be warranted - as a major regional theatre, many huindred of actors pass through its stage doors. Alumni of the school, yeah, that could be OK. "Core members" no, since you'd need a source or multiple sources to define was a "core member" was. Beyond My Ken (talk) 11:57, 28 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]