AVL Fringe: Big Business and the BeeBoos

Friday and Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM

35below

Presented in partnership with Asheville Fringe Festival
Location: 35below at Asheville Community Theatre
Dates: Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2o25
Show Time: 8:00 PM
Run Time: 60 minutes
Tickets: $22 (includes all taxes and fees)

About the Show

Big Business and the BeeBoos is a bold, immersive performance exploring capitalism, conformity, and resistance through movement, masks, and surreal spectacle. The show breaks the barrier between audience and ensemble, as the mysterious BeeBoos—uniformed, masked figures representing a collective public—move throughout the space, engaging directly with viewers.

At the heart of the story is Y, a young queer figure who stands apart in a world increasingly shaped by the seductive forces of power and progress. As larger-than-life personalities like Big Business and his animated sidekick Mr. Beeps take center stage, the BeeBoos are drawn deeper into a system that demands everything, even their hearts.

Blending satire with poignancy, Big Business and the BeeBoos offers a timely reflection on agency, identity, and collective action. While the challenges faced are daunting, the performance closes not with despair, but with a gesture toward hope, community, and the possibility of change.

About the Partnership

This performance is part of an ongoing collaboration between Asheville Fringe Festival and Asheville Community Theatre. Each month, Asheville Fringe takes over 35below to present innovative, genre-defying work from local, regional, and national artists. The partnership transforms 35below into a home for adventurous performances and new artistic voices.

About ACT Late Night

ACT Late Night is not a time of day, it’s a state of mind. It’s a space to explore something a little different. Upcoming ACT Late Night events include monthly performances of Asheville Fringe and Improv Tonight! in 35below, The Rocky Horror Show on the ACT Mainstage for Halloween, Cabaret in an immersive environment offsite in the spring of 2026, two weekends of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind in 35below, and other yet-to-be-announced experiences.