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    Theater

    Kids stuff: A safe space to create, grow and learn

    Posted on March 19, 2023March 13, 2023 by Xpress Staff

    Lauren Rogers Hopkins, education programs manager at Flat Rock Playhouse, discusses helping kids find their creatives voices. 

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    Asheville Creative Arts premieres its first baby theater production

    Posted on March 9, 2023March 6, 2023 by Amber Adams Niven

    Unlike any of Asheville Creative Arts’ previous productions, Shell is categorized as “baby theater.” Such performances are intended for children 5-years-old or younger (accompanied by their caretakers).

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    Quick takes: Camaraderi­e in the arts

    Posted on February 17, 2023February 9, 2023 by Xpress Staff

    Rae Geoffrey, managing director of Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, discusses the power of giving, the arts and the unique superpowers women bring to leadership positions. 

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    ACT’s ‘Native Gardens’ stokes community dialogue

    Posted on February 9, 2023February 3, 2023 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The creative team behind ACT’s latest production believes community theaters have a particular obligation to establish healthy conversations about complex subjects.

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    Year in Review: Arts profession­als lift each other up

    Posted on December 23, 2022December 15, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Local theater professionals, musicians and photographers lend their expertise to this year’s reflections.

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    Four of a Kind: Chelsey Lee Gaddy on local theater

    Posted on November 22, 2022November 18, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The senior artistic director at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre discusses the local scene and the work being done for and about exceptional children.

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    Local theaters embrace experiment­al approaches

    Posted on October 5, 2022October 4, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Actors and directors discuss the importance of pushing boundaries in local theater.

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    Local theater companies continue work toward greater equity and inclusion

    Posted on September 1, 2022August 29, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Representatives from Different Strokes, Asheville Community Theatre and NC Stage discuss making their theaters more welcoming spaces.

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    Irish artists bloom in the Asheville area

    Posted on March 17, 2022March 10, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Danny Ellis, Gareth Higgins and Paula O’Brien discuss being Irish Americans and how that status has influenced their art.

    4.1 K views+ArtsLiteratureMusicPerformance ArtTheater

    Theater education programs encourage bright futures for area youths

    Posted on March 10, 2022March 7, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Parkway Playhouse, Montford Moppets and Flat Rock Playhouse’s Studio 52 instill life skills in local young people through the magic of theater.

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    Local groups provide opportunit­ies for emerging artists of color

    Posted on February 24, 2022February 21, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    A Different Myth and programs at Asheville Community Theatre and the YMI Cultural Center seek to help solve arts equity issues.

    4.3 K views+Art NewsArtsLiteratureTheaterVisual Art

    Local holiday theater offers both Grinches and glad tidings

    Posted on December 14, 2021December 13, 2021 by Alli Marshall

    Xpress rounds up three local shows that remind us that part of the reason for the season is wonder, laughter and artful stage magic.

    3.3 K views2ArtsTheater

    Local arts nonprofits creatively navigate pandemic hardships

    Posted on November 10, 2021November 8, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Checking in with the executive directors of the Asheville Area Arts Council, Magnetic Theatre and Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community.

    3.7 K views+Art NewsArtsNonprofitsTheaterVisual Art

    Around Town: Black Mountain explores its haunted history with walking tours

    Posted on October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 by Justin McGuire

    Black Mountain will explore some of the town’s ghost stories with downtown walking tours. Plus, FIND Outdoors presents The Legend of Tommy Hodges, a local artist tackles the pandemic with dinosaurs, and the Junior League invites kids to Touch-a-Truck.

    4.4 K views+Art NewsArtsMusicPerformance ArtTheaterVisual Art

    Rocky Horror Music Show pays tribute to cult classic

    Posted on October 14, 2021October 11, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The all-star lineup of Asheville musicians features members of Dr. Bacon, Natural Born Leaders, Modern Strangers, Andrew Thelston Band and more.

    4.6 K views1ArtsMusicTheater

    Local theater companies stage horror production­s

    Posted on October 7, 2021October 4, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Magnetic Theatre, Mountainside Theatre, Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre and Parkway Playhouse host new seasonally appropriate productions.

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    Ria Young named ACT’s inaugural Artistic Partner

    Posted on September 2, 2021August 30, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The yearlong fellowship includes funding for a new work, a full production of her play “Transition,” an internship for youths of color and a public play-reading series.

    3.9 K views+ArtsTheater

    Lake Monster Parade offers accessible family fun

    Posted on July 27, 2021August 2, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Aquatic creatures flock to Lake Tomahawk, two pairs of artists form new studios and more area arts news.

    4.1 K views+ArtsCraftLiteratureMusicTheaterVisual Art

    Montford Park Players spotlight women writers in new show

    Posted on June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Honor Moor, Barbie Angell and Kathryn Langwell reinterpret Grimm’s fairy tales; Concerts on the Creek return to Sylva; plus more area arts news.

    3.9 K views+ArtsCraftMusicTheaterVisual Art

    Local theater companies launch indoor seasons

    Posted on June 9, 2021June 11, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Representatives from SART, HART and ACT discuss the novel challenges of planning a theater season during a pandemic.

    5.1 K views+ArtsTheater

    Asheville Archives: The Majestic Theater spurs controvers­y, 1921

    Posted on May 9, 2021April 28, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1913, the Majestic Theater opened on the corner of Market and College streets. Some residents bemoaned its early productions as vile and crude, while others cheered them on.

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