Our staff and board participated in a 10 week racial equity training session this summer with Collaborative Organizing. At the close of that training, board and staff members joined together to create a Cultural Change Agent Team (CCAT), a group that meets regularly to move equity forward in all areas of the theatre’s operations and […]
Please review our updated safety policy below and let us know if you have any questions before attending your next Mainstage Season performance! Beginning March 1, 2022, in order to attend the Friday and Saturday performances of all ACT Mainstage Season shows (Fight Girl Battle World, The Giver, [title of show]), people ages 5 and […]
In our last issue, our Fight Girl Battle World team added a cast of fearless ACT-ors to bring the characters to life. Now, the focus shifts to creating the look of the show. What goes into this theatrical atmosphere? Find out in Issue Three: Stage-o-Matic! Enter the Theatre-VERSE is created and written by Nicki LaRue. […]
We’re so excited to share that Olivia Anderson has been named the first recipient of the Young and Gifted Internship created by Maria C. Young at Asheville Community Theatre. Olivia will work alongside Maria throughout the process of taking Maria’s play Transition from the page to the stage. Welcome Olivia! About Olivia: Olivia Anderson is […]
We are excited to share the cast for the upcoming production of Transition, which will be performed April 1-3, 2022 on our Mainstage. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Note from writer/director Maria C. Young: I am overjoyed to welcome some new faces to join Kasia in the space of Transition. Each […]
Due to the rising cases of COVID across our community, ACT has made changes to our winter/spring schedule which includes postponing the openings of Mainstage Season shows Fight Girl Battle World and The Giver, and rescheduling several Tanglewood Youth Theatre classes. We are hopeful that making these scheduling adjustments will allow us to continue our […]
This month, we are launching The Narrative, a new online series devoted to reading and discussing plays. The first discussion will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are free, but must be reserved in order to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. Tickets are available online, over the phone […]
When we last saw our fearless Fight Girl Battle World crew, they had assembled a powerful team of designers to begin planning the production. Now, they bravely head into the unknown when they hold auditions for their cast on Planet ACT-or! BONUS: Additional audition tips are at the end of this post! Enter the Theatre-VERSE […]
We are thrilled to share the good news that David Dowd has been awarded Bank of America’s Global Volunteer Award! Bank of America’s Global Volunteer Awards recognize exceptional volunteers who help impact communities through exceptional volunteerism. On average, Bank of America employees volunteer a total of two million hours a year to strengthen communities and […]
Thank you to everyone who came out to auditions for Fight Girl Battle World! We are thrilled to announce the cast list – and thrilled to welcome so many first time ACT participants as well as reconnect with folks we’ve known for awhile! Updated March 9, 2022 E-V … Michelle Palau Adon-Ra … Jon Robinson […]