Attic Salt extends its “Saturdays on Stage” for the remainder of 2016

From Attic Salt Theatre Company

Attic Salt extends its “Saturdays on Stage” for the remainder of 2016!

Family-Friendly Theater Every Saturday!

Produced by Attic Salt Theatre Company at Magnetic 375

Saturdays through the end of the year at 10 a.m.

Magnetic 375, 375 Depot Street, Asheville, NC 28801

Family Theater Performances

Attic Salt Theatre Company, the team behind the highly-successful run of family shows that began in December of 2015, is proudly announcing the extension of that run, now through the end of this year. All shows will continue to be presented at Magnetic 375, located at 375 Depot Street in Asheville’s River Arts District. All performances will be at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, beginning on June 4th and continuing on Saturdays until December 31st. All of the shows presented are suitable for children ages 4 and up and all tickets are only $5 per person.

Hundreds of children have already seen Attic Salt’s offerings of Newly Grown Tales, The Tale of the Pig, Tricky, Tricky Trickster Tales and Greek Myths! All of those shows will be back for this extended run and a couple more may be added. Although much of Attic Salt’s family fare concentrates on folktales, they have been working on new plays that will be appropriate for all ages about science and more modern tales.

Marci Bernstein and Jeff Catanese, the authors of three theater education books published by Scholastic, Inc, write all of Attic Salt’s family shows. Both Bernstein and Catanese have a love for classic folktales and Attic Salt’s family shows reflect that. The Tale of the Pig, excerpts of Greek Myths! and Tricky, Tricky Trickster Talesare adapted from their Scholastic book Folktale Plays from Around the World That Kids Will Love. All of their shows are designed with a DIY aesthetic, so that kids can gain an appreciation for how theater is created and the fact that they can do it themselves.

Said Mr. Catanese, “Our hope with this run of shows was to have someplace inexpensive that local parents could bring their kids on any given Saturday morning, but we’ve been so pleased by how many visitors to Asheville have come out, as well as how many kids have been to many of the shows over and over again.” Ms. Bernstein has also been surprised at the reception they’ve received. “Local parents bring their kids multiple times,” she says. “Asheville is a great town for kids, but there aren’t many affordable options for pre-school and elementary-school-aged at the times that they most need something fun to do. We’re glad to fill that niche.”

Each show features two actors portraying a dizzying array of characters. Performing in the shows are local favorites Josephine Thomas, Hallee Hirsh, Christy Montesdeoca, Marci Bernstein and Jeff Catanese, among others. While all shows are appropriate for ages 4 and up, older elementary-aged kids and their grown-ups will find themselves definitively entertained.

Tickets are available at atticsalt.org and at the box office one hour prior to each performance. Please call (828) 708-7469 for the complete schedule or for more information.