In our previous posts,  we explored ACT’s origins and some of the milestones that shaped the organization over the past eighty years. This installment looks at ACT now and the opportunities that lie ahead. Today, ACT is a year-round arts organization offering opportunities to participate at every age and experience level. The Mainstage season presents […]

In our last post, we explored how Asheville Community Theatre came together in the summer of 1946, culminating with its first membership campaign on July 17, 1946, when the theatre first opened itself to the community. ACT’s first production, Dark of the Moon (the first non-professional performance!), opened at the City Auditorium in August 1946, […]

In the early twentieth century, a new movement was taking hold across the United States. Known as the Little Theatre movement, it emerged as an alternative to the increasingly commercial, profit-driven theatre industry. Rather than relying on touring productions and Broadway successes, these theatres encouraged communities to create their own stories, develop local artists and […]