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 it – and we guarantee you’ll learn something new! Take a look!
Places, Please: Scenic Design – Creating the Annex
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 even the floor, Jack has a lot of decisions to make. He talks with the […]
Places Please: Prop Design – Creating the Diary
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 how he created this piece. ACT: How did you begin your research on the look […]
Cast List for The Diary of Anne Frank
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 blew us away! Otto Frank … Thomas Trauger Mrs. Frank … Samantha Gonzalez-Block* Anne Frank … […]
Cast List for 9 to 5: The Musical
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 … Myra McCoury* Judy Bernly … Alexa Edelman Franklin Hart Jr. … Luke Haynes Roz […]
Cast List for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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 … Beverly Jack Womack … Charlie Allison McKay … Juanita Joseph Miller-Bailey … David Elanor […]
“The only weapon I’ve got is comedy” – Mel Brooks
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. What did Mel Brooks himself – a Jewish writer and comedian who served as […]
Next Season in 35below
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 by John Logan Produced by: John Hall December 13-17, 2017 The […]
Cast List for The Producers
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 …………………………. Shane Clemmer Roger De Bris ……………………………….. Corey Link Hold Me – Touch […]
Places Please: Mermaids & Theatre Magic
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 tail swimming rapidly (yet effortlessly) into the vom (i.e. an exit/entrance passageway). Pure theatre magic. […]