The play examines a dizzying series of events in the lives of two young British strangers who meet at a barbecue. They chase each other through ups and downs, infidelities, crossroads, marriage proposals and encounters with mortality.
Author: Jeff Messer
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Theater review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ at HART
There have been great film adaptations that linger in the minds of viewers — Simon Levy’s script is cinematic itself, giving us rapid scene changes and sometimes shifting location for only a handful of lines of dialog.
Theater review: ‘Timon of Athens’ by Montford Park Players
The play tells the tale of a wealthy Athenian known for his excessive generosity. It runs through Saturday, May 27.
Theater review: “The Nerd” by Attic Salt Theatre Company
There’s some Bob Newhart-ensemble vibes mixed with a “Laverne and Shirley” sensibility, wedged into a late-in-its-run episode of “Mork And Mindy.” It’s odd, quirky and filled with manic flourishes.
Theater review: ‘The Little Red Riding Hood Show’ by Asheville Creative Arts
Asheville Creative Arts bravely tackles a show for children that is also designed to appeal to adults. It runs through Sunday, April 9.
Theater review: Peter And The Starcatcher
Directed by Chanda Calentine, the show is a wonder of motion and energy. The Belk space lends itself to clever staging. A cast of 13 actors play more than 100 roles, from members of the Royal British Navy, to pirates, islanders and orphans of an assortment of ages and genders.
Theater review: “The Foreigner” by Hendersonville Community Theatre
Larry Shue’s play The Foreigner — onstage through Sunday, March 5 — has been a popular staple of community theaters for nearly 30 years. Good comedies are hard to come by, especially ones that stand the test of time.
Lesley Riddle: Country music’s long-lost forefather
When Riddle died in Asheville, in 1980, he had finally achieved some degree of recognition for his unlikely contributions to the origins of country music.
Theater review: Jeeves in Bloom at N.C. Stage Co.
This is a show that is a dash of “Downton Abbey” with classic Noel Coward comedy mixed in, making for a heady evening at the theater.
Theater review: Romeo And Juliet by Mountain Art Theatre
The production, staged on the new Fangmeyer stage at Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, runs through Sunday, Jan. 22.
Theater Review: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
Those with a deeper-than-passing knowledge of musical theater over the past 60- plus years might better appreciate some of the comedy, but it is not required. The humor still works for even a Broadway neophyte.
Top 5 theater productions of 2016
Another year of great local theater has come to an end, and 2016 proved to be exceptional for audiences who love an evening’s entertainment at one of the many great playhouses and experimental spaces throughout Western North Carolina.
Theater Review: “A Christmas Carol” by Montford Park Players
For Asheville audiences, A Christmas Carol has long been synonymous with the Montford Park Players. The theater group has found many clever ways to reimagine and reinterpret the Charles Dickens story throughout the years.
Theater review: “Snowbound” by Asheville Community Theatre
For anyone longing for the experiences of Christmas during simpler times, Asheville Community Theatre has just the show for you. Tom Godleski’s Snowbound is a sweetly nostalgic slice of Western North Carolina country life.
Theater Review: A Thousand Cranes by Studio 52 at Flat Rock Playhouse
Nearly two dozen young actors are a part of this production, with a dozen more involved behind the scenes. Their ambitious production is remarkable in its execution, and holds its own as a serious piece of theater.
Theater Review: “How I Learned To Drive” by Attic Salt Theatre Company
A local staging of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winning play runs through Friday, Nov. 18 in Asheville Community Theatre’s 35 Below.
Theater Review: Fully Committed at Black Mountain Center For The Arts
The latest effort — onstage through Sunday, Oct. 30, is the product of the well-known folks behind Asheville’s Improv Comedy troupe, Reasonably Priced Babies. Fully Committed, by Becky Mode, is a tour de force one-character play that takes us through a day in the life of a struggling New York actor, working in the call center of a trendy restaurant.
Theater Review: Sweeney Todd at Asheville Community Theatre
The audience is transported to a filthy, foggy London street circa the 1800s. The chilling musical runs through Sunday, Oct. 30.
Theater Review: “Grounded” at N.C. Stage
The theater company opens its 15th season with a collaboration with Immediate Theatre Project. The play runs through Sunday, Oct. 9.
Theater Review: “Into The Woods” by Haywood Arts Regional Theatre
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre opened its impressive new facility, the Fangmeyer, with Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into The Woods. The show, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 16, gives local audiences a chance to see the legendary fairy tale mash up in an intimate setting.
Theater Review: “Off The Rails” by Magnetic Theatre
This delightful romp that takes the stage farce form through its madcap paces. The play runs through Saturday, Sept. 24.