Attic Salt Theatre Company stages an outdoor production of the sci-fi play Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 19-27.
Theater review: ‘Frost/Nixon’ at N.C. Stage Company
As Nixon, veteran actor Michael MacCauley may not look like the former president, but so flawlessly inhabits the essence of Nixon that you are transfixed by his every word and gesture.
Theater review: ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ by Different Strokes!
Momentum is key to this play, and the ensemble works together well together, almost like a dance choreographed to represent the shifting points of view.
Theater review: ‘Special Needs’ at The Magnetic Theatre
Special Needs traces Pierce’s journey from victim to vanquisher as he discovers how our stories shape us.
Theater review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at Hendersonville Community Theatre
Those yearning for a thorough version of this classic will find it here. The cast rises to the emotional challenge and reminds us how wild and untamed Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof can be.
Smart Bets: Special Needs
Madelyn Sergel’s play makes its North Carolina debut Sept. 21 at The Magnetic Theatre.
Emmett Till play dramatizes the struggles of black families
Drawing upon historic interviews, Wiley creates the events that foreshadow and follow Emmett’s brutal death at the hands of J.W. Milam and his half-brother Roy Bryant after Bryant’s wife, Carolyn Bryant Donham, said Till accosted her in the family grocery store.
Theater review: ‘Hamlet’ by Montford Park Players
The minimalist set design, rendered in primary colors of black, white and red, gives ample room for hooded ghosts to dart in and out of a white forest of leafless trees.
Theater review: ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’ at 35below
There’s a nimbleness to the writing that propels the play. It is the sort of script seasoned performers crave and can elevate.
Theater review: ‘In A Clearing’ at The Magnetic Theatre
The characters and plot in general make us think that this could all be happening in the next town over from the Cohen Brothers movie Fargo.
Theater review: ‘The Groundling’ at Asheville Community Theatre
The Groundling provides a modern, comedic take on Shakespeare. It’s so well-written that, when the truth comes out, it’s a profound shift in tone that the actors execute superbly.
Theater review: ‘James and the Giant Peach’ by Montford Park Players
Adults and children will find themselves reading the play on many levels. It reminds us that sometimes we need both escape and escapism.
Theater review: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ by Different Strokes
This will be Different Strokes! final show in The BeBe Theatre. The company is moving to a new space in the near future called The Downstage Performing Arts Center.
Smart Bets: Menopause The Musical
The long running stage show — with strong local ties — plays Diana Wortham Theatre through Aug. 19.
Smart Bets: “Palimpsest” Live
The co-creators of the Asheville-based audio drama perform two episodes live on Aug. 12 at The Magnetic Theatre.
Theater review: ‘Talking With…’ by Attic Salt Theatre
Director Marci Bernstein takes the audience on 11 unrelated journeys in monologues by a who’s who of local talent. Each scene is its own story, and each actress holds the stage alone for those scenes.
Theater review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Flat Rock Playhouse
FRP’s version is even more entertaining than both the Broadway version and the film — a feat not to take lightly, as this production had the power to draw Tony-nominee Terrance Mann to the opening.
Theater review: ‘Hairspray, Jr.’ at Hendersonville Community Theatre
Some folks might be reluctant to take in a “junior” performance of a Tony-award-winning musical that was bawdy and raucous in its original adult version. However, the chance to see young people tackle this show underscores the importance of bringing these essential messages and opportunities to young performers.
The Magnetic Theatre gets infested with ‘Bugs!’
On July 19, the Asheville Creative Arts will debut its first original musical, Bugs! at The Magnetic Theater. The production runs through Sunday, July 29.
Theater review: ‘Mame’ at HART Theatre
The unconventional life of oddball partyer Mame Dennis (played by Lyn Donley) is shaken up when, after her brother-in-law passes away, she’s entrusted with her young nephew, Patrick (Andrew Delbene).
Grayson Morris brings emersion back to Asheville
On Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, Morris’ semi-annual project returns with ’emersion presents: half-light,’ taking place in the woods, near Asheville, at dusk.