Robert Dale Walker (of Rough Play theater company) has done an extremely sound job of directing such a bleak play. He has the show stripped to the bare essentials, allowing it to challenge ideology and faith.
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Smart Bets: Speech & Debate
Attic Salt’s production of Stephen Karam’s dark comedy closes out its run at 35below, May 24-26.
ACT launches a program for emerging theatrical writers
The Artistic Horizons program “gives local artists the opportunity to pursue new creative paths in the theater,” says the ACT website. “The 2019-20 Artistic Horizons season will consist of three shows performed in 35below; each of these three shows will receive three performances over one weekend.”
Monica McDaniel brings her latest production to the 35below stage
Of black-led theater, McDaniel says, “People want it and people crave it. I think we need it here. You can go to the big cities and see it any time — the big cities are spoiled. Let’s spoil each other here.”
Theater review: ‘The Man in the Bright Nightgown’ at 35below
Michael Lilly is fearless in this role. He isn’t afraid to wear the emotions on his sleeve, whether he is making snide comments on the insincerity of the minister’s words in his father’s funeral service, or on the verge of emotionally melting down.
Theater review: ‘The Mercy Seat’ at 35below
While it’s unlikely that viewers leave two-person drama ‘The Mercy Seat’ laughing or smiling, but it’s a production that will stick with audiences for a while.
Smart Bets: Mass Appeal
Attic Salt’s production of the Bill C. Davis comedy runs Fridays-Sundays, April 6-22, at 35below.
Theater review: ‘Skylight’ at 35Below
There’s an inherent passion behind this production. By the end, we find ourselves searching for that skylight in our own lives — a moment when we built something beautiful in an attempt to mend something terrible that we did for the sake of love.
Theater review: ‘Red’ at 35below
At this phase in his career, Rothko believes that color is merely an instrument that informs emotion. As he ages, Rothko feels the same pressures that, a generation earlier, he proudly imposed upon the likes of Picasso.
Theater review: ‘St. Nicholas’ at 35below
When a show is called St. Nicholas, it seems likely it’s a Christmas piece about a certain bearded character in a red suit. But not the St. Nicholas that’s playing through Sunday, Oct. 22, at 35below. Written by Conor McPherson, this is a monologue play about an unnamed and burned-out theater critic who is obsessed […]
Theater review: ‘Constellations’ at 35below
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.
Theater review: ‘The Realistic Joneses’ at 35below
The play, produced by the locally based Ellipsis Theater Company, is a tale of new neighbors and rocky relationships.
Where to celebrate, laugh about or find romance this Valentine’s Day
in and around Asheville, there’s also plenty of music, comedy, dancing, dining, volunteering and even Drag Queen Bingo to commemorate the occasion.
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.
Smart bets: The Musical of Musicals
It’s a romping, riotous 90-minute staging for all ages, rife with puns and subtle references to other famed Broadway shows. Performances will take place at 35below on Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 6-22.
Theater review: “The Santaland Diaries” at 35Below
Accomplished local actor Bradshaw Call, who has done the show here for three years now, has put his own scruffy, hipster mark on the piece.
Smart bets: I’ll Eat You Last
Upcoming performances of the Hollywood-based, one-woman play are at 35 Below on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., from May 13-22.
Theater Review: Oleanna at 35below
As written, Oleanna forces us to contemplate our thoughts on other cases of sexual harassment and alleged rape. Where should the line be drawn, and what is going too far? What truths do we not see behind the closed door?
Theater Review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Attic Salt Theatre Company
Nineteenth century Russian theater and 21st century satire come together for laughs and a dose of self-examination. The inspired meeting takes place in Attic Salt Theatre Company’s intimate production of Christopher Durang Tony-winning play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
David Novak performs as part of Listen to This, Nov. 19
On Thursday, Nov. 19, the stories shared at “Listen to This” will take a decidedly dark turn thanks to the Thanksgiving theme “Dining with the Enemy.”
Monthly Super Happy Trivia Challenge is more ’70s game show than pub contest
One Wednesday a month Adam Jack Arthur and his co-host, Troy Burnette, invite local performers to answer questions from a thoroughly researched stack of several hundred topics ranging from beer, superstitions and various geeky minutiae. That event, Super Happy Trivia Challenge, returns Wednesday, Oct. 21.