Three musicals and a period drama are among this month’s stage offerings.
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Playbill picks: July local theater highlights
Beloved musicals and new original works fill area stages this month.
Local theaters get creative sourcing sets, props and costumes
Behind-the-scenes players from Asheville Community Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse and N.C. Stage Co. talk shop.
Playbill picks: April local theater highlights
A pair of one-person shows and a Roald Dahl musical are among this month’s top options.
Young actor finds her place in local theater
As part of Xpress’ Kids Issue, we speak with 9-year-old Josephine Monastero about her love of theater and performance.
Playbill picks: February local theater highlights
Sex, religion and history are among the issues explored in upcoming local theater productions.
(HUMOR) Dirty work
Our reporter tries his hand at acting, police work and the grocery biz.
Theater review: ‘Elf: The Musical’ sparkles like tinsel
‘Elf: The Musical’ returns to the Asheville Community Theatre for a second consecutive year. Also returning is actor Carson Fox in the lead role of Buddy.
Playbill Picks: December local theater highlights
If you’re a fan of local theater, Western North Carolina offers plenty of options.
Around Town: Screening will feature movies made by local students
A long-time educator will present a screening of movies made by Asheville students. Plus, the Prom Dress Exchange is back for a second year, Free Radio Asheville is immortalized in film and the Asheville Fringe Festival returns.
ACT’s ‘Native Gardens’ stokes community dialogue
The creative team behind ACT’s latest production believes community theaters have a particular obligation to establish healthy conversations about complex subjects.
Local creatives speak to the power of comedy
Xpress speaks with local writers, visual artists, musicians and other members of the creative community about the benefits humor brings to artistic projects and productions.
The rise of Indigenous land acknowledgments
Indigenous activists offer their thoughts on a trend that’s recently gathered local momentum.
Around Town: The Orange Peel hosts Halloween-themed mock beauty pageant
The Orange Peel celebrate Halloween with a mock beauty pageant. Plus, Indigenous artists will create murals in downtown Asheville, Mills River hosts its first movie night and Black Mountain honors Roberta Flack.
Local theater companies continue work toward greater equity and inclusion
Representatives from Different Strokes, Asheville Community Theatre and NC Stage discuss making their theaters more welcoming spaces.
Around Town: ‘The Asheville View’ welcomes back a live audience at ACT
‘The Asheville View’ welcomes back a live audience. Plus, a local resident launches a craft podcast, Pisgah Legal Services raises money to help kids, and veterans share their stories at a Hendersonville event.
Around Town: Asheville artists find inspiration from Italy
A trip to Italy inspires a new Asheville art exhibit. Plus, Asheville Community Theatre dissolves a partnership after criticism, LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition names finalists and a local author pens a YA novel.
Around Town: Local musician plans 3,000-mile hike to help those in recovery
A local musician will hike 3,000 miles to raise awareness of recovery issues. Plus, Asheville Community Theatre hires a new artistic director, Magnetic Theatre tackles worker struggles and Asheville Gallery of Art highlights a local artist’s bird paintings.
Around Town: Traveling Holocaust education exhibit comes to Asheville
A traveling Holocaust education exhibit stops in Asheville. Plus, Art Garden AVL presents a show of large, collaborative murals, a local artist supports Ukraine, Asheville Community Theatre puts on a sci-fi show and more!
Local groups provide opportunities for emerging artists of color
A Different Myth and programs at Asheville Community Theatre and the YMI Cultural Center seek to help solve arts equity issues.
Ria Young named ACT’s inaugural Artistic Partner
The yearlong fellowship includes funding for a new work, a full production of her play “Transition,” an internship for youths of color and a public play-reading series.