For every Mainstage Season 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 into the show before you see it! Elf The Musical is sold […]
The extravaganza of holiday cheer Elf The Musical opens next here at Asheville Community Theatre! Based on one of the most beloved holiday films in recent years, Buddy the Elf’s story is a heartwarming tale that helps each one of us discover and accept our “inner elf.” Elf The Musical runs December 2-18, 2022 with […]
For every Mainstage Season 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 into the show before you see it! Find tickets and more […]
The 2022-23 season opens with the poignant and revered play Our Town. Written by Thornton Wilder in 1938, Our Town won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and has been called “the greatest American play ever written.” A reflective drama about life, love, and what matters most to us, Our Town tells a timeless story of […]
Announcing the cast of Elf The Musical, our first musical of the 2022-23 season! A huge thank you to all those who came out to audition, and we very much look forward to seeing you at future auditions. We have so much talent in Asheville, WOW!! Congratulations to the cast of Elf The Musical, which opens […]
Our education program is one of the beloved pillars of the Asheville Community Theatre. Over the last four years, Education Director Amanda Klinikowski has made ACT a safe, fun, and memorable space for so many children and teens. Amanda has decided to move on to her next adventure and will be leaving ACT. Amanda says: […]
Announcing the cast of Our Town, our opening play for the 2022-23 season! Director Robert Arleigh White is so thrilled with the cast and with everyone who made it out to audition. A huge thank you to those who came out, and we look forward to seeing you at future auditions this season. Congratulations to the […]
Calling all designers! Apply to be a part of Costume Drama 2021! Costume Drama: A Fashion Show is an eclectic evening of inventive fashion that is one of the highlights of the Asheville summer! It is a fundraiser that supports Asheville Community Theatre (ACT). For 2021, we will again present Costume Drama as a filmed […]
We’re off to see the Wizard – the wonderful Wizard of Oz! And here’s who’s going along! Dorothy Gale … Faith Creech Hunk/The Scarecrow … Dillon Giles Hickory/The Tin Man … Mark Jones Zeke/The Cowardly Lion … John O’Neil Aunt Em/Glinda the Good Witch … Ashleigh Phillips Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch … Missy Stone Professor […]
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 […]
