Dear ACT Friends: As you heard last week, ACT Executive Director Susan Harper retired as of October 8th.  There are no words to fully express our deep appreciation for Susan and her endless hours of leadership at ACT for

If there was one lesson hammered home over the last 18 months, it is that life is unpredictable. Who could have imagined this last year? In keeping with all the changes that last year brought, my life has taken a

  ACT recognizes that we have been uneducated about the cultural appropriation present in our productions. This issue has been perpetuated through harmful costumes, characterizations, and stylings within a number of productions, including Costume Drama. We commit to educating ourselves

Our playbill for this year’s Costume Drama: A Fashion Show is digital!

We’re looking for several people to join our team! The Assistant Box Office Manager is a 20-30-hour position with hours that shift depending on our performance schedule. The Event Management positions are primarily nights and weekends – these could be

We had planned to hold an in-person Annual Meeting at the theatre this year, but have decided to meet virtually instead. Join us Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm on ZOOM. We will share a link closer to the

Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned! We were thrilled to meet so many new people as well as reconnect with folks who’ve been on our Mainstage before. Our plan earlier this year was to double cast each

  Asheville Community Theatre is thrilled to announce that Maria C. Young has been named Artistic Partner in a new fellowship that will run from September 2021 through August 2022. The Artistic Partner Fellowship will include a staged reading, workshop

Amended August 6, 2021 Our plan earlier this year was to double cast each of our Mainstage shows, but if there’s one thing spending the past 16 months with COVID have taught us, it’s that change is a constant. And

We are seeking 4 local graphic designers to help create the look of our Mainstage season marketing assets. This is a paid, collaborative project and rising, emerging, and/or student designers are encouraged to apply! ACT’s 2021-22 Mainstage season consists of

Our Artistic Selection Committee, comprised of Board and staff members, wanted to make sure we were choosing a season of shows that would be fun (both to perform and to watch), would have lots of room for creativity, and would

We are grateful to have had several months working with Aisha Adams, who recently shared the results of Equity Audits of our policies, procedures, programs, digital footprint, and physical space. One note to share – we found that many of

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

  In June 2020, we shared a statement in response to the continued violence perpetrated against members of the Black community. Our statement ended with: As a theatre, we are in process of reflecting on the ways in which we

As we approach Election Day, 2020, it is interesting and instructive to consider the thoughts of previous presidents on government, politics, and on being the Chief of State. The Autumn Players, the senior wing of Asheville Community Theatre, will present