We are SO excited to announce our 74th Mainstage season! Tickets and subscriptions will go on sale later in the spring, but we wanted you to have the first look at what’s coming up next! We’ll also be announcing Mainstage directors and audition dates, Tanglewood Youth Theatre classes, student matinees, 35below shows, the Readers Theatre […]
We are so excited to share our newest cast list! So many new faces – and so many old friends! Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned. It is truly an act of courage to put yourself out there and we appreciate that you shared your talent with us! *denotes ACT Mainstage debut […]
Wow! We are pleased to announce the cast for Snowbound! Thank you to EVERYONE who came out for the auditions – we had an amazing turnout of so many talented people! We hope that if your name isn’t on this list, it will be on a future one. Harry … Doug Denton* Anne … Tara […]
Kelsey Simmons is not only making her ACT debut, she’s making her theatrical debut! She’s a rising senior at UNCC, an accomplished model, and an incredibly hard worker. She plays Ally, a student who’s hoping to transfer to Hofstra, but is spending the last days of summer tackling 5 different parts in Bob’s play. Ally […]
Another actor making his ACT Mainstage debut is Haven Volpe. He just finished starring in Robin Hood at Montford Park Players, where more than 6,000 people enjoyed him in the role of Will Scarlett, one of Robin’s Merry Men. In The Groundling, Haven plays Pete, a neighbor who’s been hired by Bob to answer phones […]
The fierce, funny, and fabulous Mandy Bean is back onstage at ACT! You’ve seen her as Jeannie in The Great American Trailer Park Musical or perhaps in Snowbound or Nuncrackers. Or, if you’re a Montford Park Players aficionado (and if you’re not, you should be!), you’ve seen her in Othello, Julius Caesar, or A Midsummer Night’s Dream. […]
So excited to share our cast list for next season’s opener of Avenue Q! Thank you to EVERYONE who came out for the auditions – we had an amazing turnout of so many talented people! Drumroll, please: Ariel Casale – Gary Coleman Andy Thompson – Rod Ness Nowik* – Christmas Eve Chelsey Mirheli – Lucy […]
This August on the Mainstage, Asheville Community Theatre will present the NC premiere of The Groundling by Marc Palmieri, a play about the ups and downs of marriage and relationships. About the show: After stumbling upon an outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone returns home inspired to write a […]
In 35below, ACT asks for proposals for shows from local producers, directors, and writers. We received more proposals to produce shows in 35below than ever before, and we are crushed that we don’t have enough weekends to present all that was proposed. We’ve chosen a slate of hilarious, experimental, or challenging (or sometimes all three!) […]
So excited for this show! Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned. Announcing the cast for the NC Premiere of The Groundling: Bob Malone – Daniel Sandoval* Karen Malone – Jenni Robinson Frank – Ralph Redpath Dodd – Scott Keel* Victoria – Mandy Bean Pete – Haven Kai Volpe* Ally – Kelsey Simmons* […]