Local arts leaders in various mediums identify up-and-coming or underseen peers that readers should be on the lookout for in 2021.
Asheville Fringe Arts Festival embraces digital format
The festival’s 19th edition features shows designed for online presentation, plus a few socially distanced outdoor events.
A&E Roundup: ‘Minari’ wins top honors from NC critics
Lee Isaac Chung’s ’80s-set drama wins four awards from the NCFCA, Jonathan Ammons releases a new album and more area arts news.
A&E Roundup: Holiday theater productions adapt for 2020
“It’s a Wonderful Life” gets a pandemic twist, the Arboretum’s holiday lights show becomes a drive-thru event and more area arts news.
Candice Dickinson on gratitude
It has been inspiring to see the acting community continue to come together [for virtual programs]. There’s nothing like standing next to someone, but we’re finding new ways to reach out and connect with people. Not to mention the donations we’ve gotten. It’s reassuring to see that people in the community love the arts and […]
A&E Roundup: Open Hearts celebrates new mural
Open Hearts and Ian Wilkinson collaborate, ACT premieres Maria Young’s new play and more area arts news.
Local arts groups displaced by pandemic seek new spaces
The Porch, Street Creature Puppets and Asheville Improv Collective are among the area organizations that have been displaced since March.
A&E Roundup: BRCC debuts rare anagama kiln
The Flat Rock campus adds an exciting piece of pottery-making equipment, SoundSpace@Rabbit’s opens and more area arts news.
In photos: Fox & Beggar Theater’s OMEN
The immersive theatrical event runs weekends through the end of October at Hawk & Hawthorne in Barnardsville.
A&E Roundup: Halloween celebrations adapt to social distancing
From spooky tours to costume-friendly concerts to at-home options, there’s something for nearly everyone in search of holiday festivities.
A&E roundup: Magnetic Theatre presents first live stage show since March
The Magnetic Theatre stays innovative, local filmmakers release new works and other area arts news.
Pandemic Arts series documents how WNC performers persevere
Deni and Will McIntyre’s streaming series explores how area performers and venue owners are coping with COVID-19 challenges, both personally and creatively.
Different Strokes and NC Stage produce new shows confronting racism
Two local productions — Different Strokes’ “…while Black” show and NC Stage’s latest collaboration with Mike Wiley — mark their companies’ most ambitious digital performances thus far.
Asheville Fringe Arts Festival’s summer series moves online
Fringe Digital Summer offers a virtual alternative. It returns via the Zoom conferencing platform on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Smart Bet: Play Reading Club
Hosted by Wolfe Lanier, The Magnetic Theatre’s latest offering debuts July 12 with Adam Brock’s comedy “The Drunken City.”
Smart Bets: ACT TV
Asheville Community Theater has debuted six creative online video series, adding new episodes each week.
Local stage actors adjust while theaters are closed
If there’s one profession that’s built to weather the various consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, local actor Scott Treadway believes it’s his.
Local theaters remain cautiously optimistic amid COVID-19 closures
Representatives from The Magnetic Theatre, North Carolina Stage Company and Asheville Community Theatre discuss their plans during uncertain times.
Smart Bets: Traitor
Brett Neveu’s modern adaptation of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” opens March 13 at The Magnetic Theatre.
Podcast series ‘Palimpsest’ releases its third season
“Palimpsest” releases new episodes bi-weekly on Tuesdays.
Smart Bets: The Office! A Musical Parody
The national tour stops by Diana Wortham Theatre on Feb. 23.