Arthur Mendoza opened Actors Circle Theatre in 1991 in order to preserve the exact teachings of the late Stella Adler. Mr. Mendoza worked closely and meticulously with Ms. Adler to build a curriculum that would synthesize her most essential teachings into separate 11 week semesters. Ms. Adler then instructed Mr. Mendoza to build his theater in such a way that the Adler technique and love of the craft would be the constant center of the theater’s existence, letting word of mouth bring students whose thirst for knowledge would make this their home. ACT is the fruition of that work.