- Hairspray opens the 2012-13 season on September 21, 2012
- Auditions for Light Up the Sky on September 11, 2012
- Auditions for Inspecting Carol on September 25-26, 2012
- Storytelling series Listen to This premieres a new season on September 27, 2012
- Readers Theatre Showcase production of Light Up the Sky September 28-30, 2012
- Saturdays at ACT returns with Bluegrass and Tall Tales on September 29, 2012
Event Details
Hairspray opens ACT’s 2012-13 season:
The big Broadway musical Hairspray
will usher in Asheville Community Theatre’s 67th season. Hairspray is set in Baltimore in 1962 where plump
teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local
TV dance program. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity
overnight. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show with new friends Seaweed
and his mother Maybelle. Hairspray is a light-hearted social
commentary on the racial injustices in the 1960s. Hairspray opens on September 21, 2012 and will run for
four weekends through October 14, 2012. Tickets range from $15-$25.00 and are
available online, by phone, or in person.
Auditions for Light Up the Sky: The Autumn Players will hold
auditions for Moss Hart’s comedy on September 11, 2012 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm.
Light Up the Sky will be
performed as reader’s theatre. Auditions are open to all in the community, no
previous experience required. All
audition material is provided at the auditions. Directed by Arnie Sgan.
Auditions for Inspecting Carol: Asheville
Community Theatre will hold auditions for the comedy Inspecting Carol on September 25-26, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Auditions are open to all in the community, no previous experience
required. All audition material is
provided at the auditions.
Directed by Joan Atwood.
Storytelling
series Listen to This:
September’s theme is “Brushes with Greatness: Celebrated Encounters with
Celebrities” on September 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Listen to This features stories and original songs from
locals. Tickets are $10.00.
Readers Theatre
Showcase production of Light Up the Sky: This backstage comedy shines
the spotlight on the Broadway opening of a new play by a young, untested
playwright. A colorful and very
flamboyant cast of theatre folk take the audience right into the 1940’s theatre
scene in New York with its crazy highs, lows and ever-present
unpredictability. This production marks
the 20th birthday of The Autumn Players. Written by Moss Hart. Directed by
Arnie Sgan. Performances are Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 in
35below at Asheville Community Theatre and Sunday, September 30 at the Reuter
Center on the campus of UNCA. All performances
begin at 2:30. Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door.
Saturdays at ACT
returns with Bluegrass and Tall Tales: On
September 29, 2012, Bright Star Touring Theatre returns to headline Asheville
Community Theatre’s Saturday family series. Bluegrass and Tall Tales combines great American literature
with some toe-tapping bluegrass interludes!
Join these musical actors as they bring to life some of the best
American Tall Tales in this upbeat production. The stories of Daniel Boone,
Johnny Appleseed, and Paul Bunyan are just a few tales that are interspersed
with some old fashioned southern style bluegrass music. Performance begins at
10:00 am. Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door.
For more
information on any of the events at Asheville Community Theatre, please visit www.ashevilletheatre.org.
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