Robert “Bob” Arleigh White Joins ACT as Artistic Director

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,” […]

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Fight Girl Battle World: Director’s Notes

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 […]

Ka-POW! Fight Girl Battle World Blasts Onto the Mainstage

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 […]

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Enter the Theatre-VERSE: Space Bloopers

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.

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Cast List: The Giver

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 […]

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January 2022 DEI Update

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 […]

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Update to ACT’s COVID Policy

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 […]

Enter the Theatre-VERSE: Issue 3

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. […]

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Young and Gifted Internship Recipient Named

We’re so excited to share that Olivia Anderson has been named the first recipient of the Young and Gifted Internship created by Maria C. Young at Asheville Community Theatre. Olivia will work alongside Maria throughout the process of taking Maria’s play Transition from the page to the stage. Welcome Olivia! About Olivia: Olivia Anderson is […]

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Cast List: Transition

We are excited to share the cast for the upcoming production of Transition, which will be performed April 1-3, 2022 on our Mainstage. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Note from writer/director Maria C. Young: I am overjoyed to welcome some new faces to join Kasia in the space of Transition. Each […]

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