- Dearly Departed runs on the Mainstage April 11-27, 2014
- Women and Wallace runs in 35below April 3-19, 2014
- Auditions for Spamalot on April 4-5, 2014
- Auditions for Last of the Aztecs on April 8, 2014
- Saturdays at ACT presents Once Upon a Time April 12, 2014
- Saturdays at ACT presents Feet Water and The Sultan’s Wife April 19, 2014
- Storytelling series Listen to This on April 24, 2014
- The Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series Presents Last of the Aztecs April 25-27, 2014
EVENT DETAILS
Drop
Dead Funny Comedy Dearly Departed Runs
April 11-27, 2014: In the backwoods of the Bible Belt,
the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are
seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull
themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpin’s other problems
keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for
comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who
just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need,
and finally, the funeral. Dearly
Departed is
directed by Lauren Fortuna. Performances
are Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm.
Tickets range from $12.00-$22.00.
Women and Wallace Opens in 35below: A remarkable first play, written by Jonathan Marc
Sherman when he was eighteen. Fast moving, and very funny, the play traces the
growing up of a young man who must deal both with his mother’s suicide and with
the sometimes unsettling attentions of the various females who come into his
life. “…a deeply felt play with an original and impressive comic edge.
Sherman’s is indeed a fresh, remarkably mature voice.” —NY Daily News. “The
play is startling, fresh and wise …” —BackStage. Women and Wallace is produced by Attic Salt Theatre Company and will be performed April 3-19, 2014
with performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and Sunday at
2:30 pm. All tickets are $15.00 and are
available online, by phone or in person at the ACT Box Office.
Auditions for Spamalot: Asheville Community Theatre
will hold auditions for Eric Idle’s Spamalot
on April 4-5, 2014. Friday, April 4 auditions are from 6:00-8:00 pm; Saturday,
April 5 auditions are from 12:00-4:00 pm. Auditions are open to all in the
community, no previous experience required.
Please prepare to sing 16 bars of music and bring your sheet music to
the audition in the key in which you will be singing. ACT provides an
accompanist. Spamalot is directed
by Jeff Catanese with musical direction by Daniel Hensley and choreography by
Chanda Calentine.
Auditions for Last of the Aztecs: The Autumn Players will hold
auditions for Joe Feinstein’s Last of
the Aztecs on April 8, 2014 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm. Last
of the Aztecs 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 Wayne Wheeler.
Saturdays
at ACT presents Once Upon a Time: On April
12, 2014, Bright Star Touring Theatre returns to the Asheville Community
Theatre’s Saturday family series. Literature comes to life in this hysterical
production bringing to the stage the stories of “Cinderella” and “Jack and the
Beanstalk!” Lenny and Mable reenact these two classic fairy tales, undertaking
all the roles from the character formerly known as Prince Charming to a giant
lumbering high above the set.
The performance of Once Upon a Time begins at 10:00 am.
Tickets are $5.00.
Saturdays
at ACT presents Feet Water and The Sultan’s Wife: On April
19, 2014, Attic Salt Theatre headlines Asheville Community Theatre’s Saturday
family series. Feet Water is a
funny Irish folktale that
will transport your whole family to Ireland. Puppets, masks and a whole lot of
audience participation will keep even your youngest kids laughing. In The
Sultan’s Wife, music and comedy are in great abundance in this
adaptation of a Swahili folktale. This engaging fable tells the story of a
hapless sultan, his too-smart servant and a poor man who knows the secret to
keeping those around him happy. The
performance of Feet Water
begins at 9:30 am; The Sultan’s Wife
begins at 11:00 am. Tickets to either show are $5.00.
Storytelling
series Listen to This:
In the vein of “The Moth” or “This American Life,” Listen to This features stories and
original songs from locals. Performance
is April 24, 2014 at 7:30 pm in 35below at Asheville Community Theatre. Hosted
by Tom Chalmers. Tickets are $10.00.
The
Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series Presents Last of the Aztecs: A poignant comedy about an elderly man coming to grips with being
the last of the guys in his social group to survive, as well as the impending
death of his wife. When she inevitably departs, the widows of their social
group gather to claim the remaining male member and long held secrets are
humorously revealed. Written by Joe Feinstein. Directed by Wayne Wheeler. Performances are Friday, April 25 and
Saturday, April 26, 2014 in 35below at Asheville Community Theatre and Sunday, April
27, 2014 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.
For more
information on any of the events at Asheville Community Theatre, please visit www.ashevilletheatre.org.
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