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 to being a manager, is a friend, a parent, a therapist, a paramedic, a mediator, […]
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 McKenze Originally presented live in 35below at Asheville Community Theatre, in downtown Asheville, […]
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 Asheville, NC on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Note: “Listen to This” is […]
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, Student Matinees as well as a variety of special events. However, with a renovation on […]
Though we’re still just halfway through our current season, we have selected a slate of shows for 2017-18, our 72nd season. Audition dates will be announced in March. Subscriptions will go on sale in April, and single tickets will go on sale later in the year. Our 2017-18 Season will begin in December 2017, as our […]
Photo credit: Jill Summers Demolition Derby is the renovation catchphrase these days. With demolition in full swing—and moving FAST—it’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago we were putting on a show. Much has changed since then. If you’ve been following our Facebook or Instagram pages, you’ve probably seen pictures of the Green […]
Photo credit: Anthony Guidone All hands on deck, hard hats on, tool belts fastened. Let’s do this! Over the past week, Asheville Community Theatre’s Mainstage took a final curtain call, and while this wasn’t the closing performance of the theatre, it was the closing of a chapter – the last 70 years. For 70 years, […]
Since 1946, Asheville Community Theatre has been producing dramas, comedies, musicals and more. For years, we were a vagabond company, producing shows in auditoriums all over the city. But in 1972, the curtain opened for our first show in our permanent home (it was Camelot – and we still have cast members from that show […]
Looking for high-quality entertainment for your retirement community, classroom, social organization, business meeting, civic club, private function or public event? Consider hosting a performance by The Autumn Players! Currently, The Autumn Players offer a variety of short plays plus one act plays presented in a Readers Theatre Style format. Our repertoire also includes a musical duo […]
