In recent weeks, ACT has had many questions and comments about our Covid policy at the theatre. We thought it would be helpful to outline for our community what our Covid policy is and how it was created. First, the Board of Directors and the staff at ACT take safety very seriously, and that is […]
The tumultuous world of college athletics can strip one of all normalcy and self identity. Maria Young, a star basketball player at TC Roberson and Limestone College, knows this firsthand. After exploring the subject in her memoir, Lost in a Game, local author Maria C. Young adapted the book into her first play Transition. Young […]
The Board of Directors of Asheville Community Theatre (ACT) is pleased to announce the selection of Robert “Bob” Arleigh White to serve as the next Artistic Director of the community theatre. This position will work collaboratively with ACT’s Managing Director to co-lead the organization. “We are thrilled to welcome Bob as our new Artistic Director,” […]
For every Mainstage show, we ask the director to share their thoughts, inspirations, or research about the show. We include these notes in the playbill, but why wait to read until you’re sitting in the theatre? It’s a great way to get insight about the show before you see it! Find tickets and more info […]
Updated March 7, 2022 Aliens, androids, and space gerbils?!? Fight Girl Battle World, a sci-fi romp through a galaxy far, far away, opens next on the ACT Mainstage. Written by Qui Nguyen (Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, She Kills Monsters) and originally produced by Vampire Cowboys, America’s best known geek theatre company, Fight Girl Battle World opens March […]
In this issue, our hardworking stage manager SM-247 gets an extra moment to shine. Are there rimshot sound effects in space? Enter the Theatre-VERSE is created and written by Nicki LaRue.
Thank you to everyone who came out to auditions for The Giver! We are excited to announce the cast list, and we are eager to welcome so many first time ACT participants as well as reconnect with folks we’ve worked with before! Father – Davey Mills Mother – Denise Lockett Lily – Paige Gorczynski Jonas […]
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. […]
