Dear ACT Friends: As you heard last week, ACT Executive Director Susan Harper retired as of October 8th. There are no words to fully express our deep appreciation for Susan and her endless hours of leadership at ACT for the past 16+ years. The staff and board members of ACT would like to host […]
If there was one lesson hammered home over the last 18 months, it is that life is unpredictable. Who could have imagined this last year? In keeping with all the changes that last year brought, my life has taken a totally unpredicted turn which is both a surprise and at the same time very exciting. […]
ACT recognizes that we have been uneducated about the cultural appropriation present in our productions. This issue has been perpetuated through harmful costumes, characterizations, and stylings within a number of productions, including Costume Drama. We commit to educating ourselves and we are taking action to prevent future harm. For the past year, ACT has […]
Our playbill for this year’s Costume Drama: A Fashion Show is digital!
We’re looking for several people to join our team! The Assistant Box Office Manager is a 20-30-hour position with hours that shift depending on our performance schedule. The Event Management positions are primarily nights and weekends – these could be a great fit for someone who works a M-F daytime schedule to pick up some […]
We had planned to hold an in-person Annual Meeting at the theatre this year, but have decided to meet virtually instead. Join us Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm on ZOOM. We will share a link closer to the date so that all can attend virtually! Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us […]
Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned! We were thrilled to meet so many new people as well as reconnect with folks who’ve been on our Mainstage before. Our plan earlier this year was to double cast each of our Mainstage shows, but if there’s one thing spending the past 16 months with […]
Asheville Community Theatre is thrilled to announce that Maria C. Young has been named Artistic Partner in a new fellowship that will run from September 2021 through August 2022. The Artistic Partner Fellowship will include a staged reading, workshop and production of new original work by Young, a full staged production of Transition directed […]
Amended August 6, 2021 Our plan earlier this year was to double cast each of our Mainstage shows, but if there’s one thing spending the past 16 months with COVID have taught us, it’s that change is a constant. And so, we have not double cast Clue. Here’s why: As the situation with Covid-19 and […]
Our Artistic Selection Committee, comprised of Board and staff members, wanted to make sure we were choosing a season of shows that would be fun (both to perform and to watch), would have lots of room for creativity, and would be infinitely cast-able. Tickets and subscriptions will go on sale later in the summer. We’ll […]
