Drumroll, please! Here’s what’s playing on our Mainstage next season! We’ll announce Mainstage directors and audition dates, plus Tanglewood Youth Theatre classes, student matinees, Readers Theatre Showcase and more a little later – but mark your calendars for this excellent

When we offer a performance for local school groups, we always create a study guide for teachers and students to read through before they attend. But you know what? You don’t have to be a teacher or student to enjoy

As the Scenic Designer for The Diary of Anne Frank, Jack Lindsay decided how to tranform the ACT stage into the Secret Annex. From the placement of the walls and the doors, to the look of all the furniture and

Ezra Campbell is the Prop Designer for The Diary of Anne Frank. Props are the items held or used by actors during a production. One of the most important props in the show is Anne’s diary, and we asked Ezra

We are excited to announce the cast for The Diary of Anne Frank. Thank you, thank you to all who auditioned – and an extra thank you to the young adults and teens who auditioned. Wow – you all

Thank you SO, SO much to everyone who auditioned for 9 to 5: The Musical. What a turnout! We’re excited that our cast includes 14 people who are making their ACT Mainstage debuts! Violet Newstead … Marisa Noelle
Doralee Rhodes …

Wow! What a turnout we had for auditions! We are pleased to announce the cast list for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: Ashley Fleming … Grace, Mother
Thomas Trauger … Father
Reese Carlton … Alice
Ruby Lane … Beth
Ella Miles …

As a theatre, we’ve been thinking a lot about the timing of opening The Producers, a musical that includes Nazi imagery and references to Hitler, the week after the horrific events in Charlottesville. So we decided to go to the source.

Since 2002, 35below has been a space for exciting theatre. Our 2017-18 season is no different. Tickets for all shows will go on sale on August 1, 2017. October 6-22, 2017 St. Nicholas by Conor McPherson
Produced by: Waylon Wood November 3-19, 2017 Red

  Asheville Community Theatre is proud to announce  the cast for Mel Brooks’ Award Winning Musical The Producers! THE PRODUCERS
Max Bialystock ……………………….. Zacary Landolt
Leo Bloom …………………………. Matthew Harper*
Ulla Svaden-Svanson …………………….. Alex Likens
Franz Liebkind ……………………………… Jeff Stone*
Carmen Ghia

The end of act two, scene eight of Peter and the Starcatcher could be the most spectacular moment in the show–a massive crack of thunder, flashes of lightning, cast members scattering in all directions off stage and a giant mermaid

Keep Calm and Carry On. The phrase is plastered on t-shirts, pillows and coffee mugs, but it’s tattooed onto the heart of every stage manager—keep calm and keep things going. I’ve heard it said that a stage manager, in addition

Episode Title:  “The Best of Listen to This: Stories Too Good Not to Be Told Twice” Host: Tom Chalmers Featuring stories by Maryedith Burrell, Kathryn Cartledge & Elizabeth Eve, Grayson Morris, Sarah Spooner, and Waylon Wood. Plus songs by Kari Sickenberger & Vollie

Episode Title:  “When Life Pelts You with Lemons: Stories of Making the Best of a Bad Situation” Host: Tom Chalmers Featuring Kim Mako, Eamon Martin, Bill Wilson, Stephanie Morgan and Josh Batenhorst Originally presented live in 35below at Asheville Community Theatre, in downtown

As conversation about play selection began for Asheville Community Theatre’s 71st season, staff were unsure of exactly how many shows would be chosen. A typical season on the Mainstage holds six musicals or dramas, Youth Production Classes, Saturdays at ACT,