Comedies, musicals and plays rooted in history are on area stages this month.
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Theater review: All is Calm at NC Stage Company
What truly makes this play special is the backing chorus of nine men, who spiritedly sing a capella military favorites while the realities of war dawn on these idealistic young enlistees.
Around town: Big Secret Family Festival is back
The Big Secret Family Fest returns, Story Parlor resident artist presents, an improvised play comes to NC Stage, and more!
Theater review: ‘Witch’ at N.C. Stage Company
Witch is very loosely based on the 1621 English play The Witch of Edmonton by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford. In Silverman’s version, none other than the Devil himself finds his way to Edmonton.
Playbill picks: March local theater highlights
The supernatural, Greek gods and small-town personalities grace area stages this month.
Playbill picks: February local theater highlights
Sex, religion and history are among the issues explored in upcoming local theater productions.
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: MakeHER Market celebrates International Women’s Day at new location
The MakeHER Market returns after a year’s absence at a new location. Plus, a Vietnam veteran uses combat photography to educate, the Refinery Creator Space celebrates Zelda Fitzgerald and more!
Local holiday theater offers both Grinches and glad tidings
Xpress rounds up three local shows that remind us that part of the reason for the season is wonder, laughter and artful stage magic.
A&E Roundup: Holiday theater productions adapt for 2020
“It’s a Wonderful Life” gets a pandemic twist, the Arboretum’s holiday lights show becomes a drive-thru event and more area arts news.
Smart Bets: Jeeves Saves the Day
The world premiere of the new Jeeves play is Jan. 29 at NC Stage Co.
Holiday-themed productions around Asheville
Local offerings range from classic ballets, poignant soul searches and snarky send-ups of this month of family drama and heightened emotions.
Theater review: ‘A Doll’s House: Part 2’ at N.C. Stage
This family’s disintegration looks disturbingly contemporary. Gender wars that date back more than a century continue.
Theater review: ‘The Fire of Freedom’ at N.C. Stage
Actor and playwright Mike Wiley, as Galloway, delivers a rousing one-man show on the life of the slave, spy, and N.C. senator. The production runs through through Sunday, Oct. 6.
Theater review: ‘Stones in His Pockets’ at N.C. Stage Company
This play reminds audiences that if we spend our life bitterly struggling to fulfill our dreams, in the end, our biggest regret will be that we didn’t enjoy the journey.
Theater review: ‘Jeeves at Sea’ by N.C. Stage Company
Jeeves, the competent valet, and his blundering employer Bertie are back for more British farce among the bumbling aristocracy.
Outstanding local theater
As this year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on some truly extraordinary theater ranging from splashy musicals, moving dramas and locally written plays.
Theater review: ‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas’ by N.C. Stage Company
Every time she has a date, she turns it into humor. Her way of dealing with love’s disappointments makes hope and a happy ending possible.
Smart Bets: It’s a Wonderful Life
The creative twist on the beloved holiday story opens Nov. 28 at NC Stage and runs through Dec. 16.
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.
N.C. Stage Company produces Mindy Kaling’s ‘Matt & Ben’
Why are two women playing Matt Damon and Ben Affleck? Director Angie Flynn-McIver says cross-gender casting is the only way to rightfully perform Withers and Kaling’s script.
