Asheville Community
Theatre (ACT) has been awarded a grant of $10,000 by the Perry N. Rudnick
Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County.
“This grant will be used
to support the expansion of Asheville Community Theatre,” said Susan Harper,
Executive Director. “ACT has been committed to the community of Western North
Carolina for more than 70 years, and our project ensures that we’ll be a venue
for entertainment, enrichment, and education for at least 70 more. The grant
from the Community Foundation of Henderson County will give us additional
resources to increase programming space to meet our demonstrated demand.”
Asheville Community
Theatre has completed the first phase of their Theatre Expansion and Renovation
Project which included the renovation of the Mainstage Auditorium, dressing
rooms and Green Room and significant upgrades to the lighting and sound system,
with a hearing loop installed by Asheville Audiology Services. ACT is currently
raising funds for Phase 2, the new construction of a black box theatre and the
addition of an education complex with permanent classroom space.
Asheville Community
Theatre was founded in August 1946 and has served the children and adults of Western
North Carolina through classes and camps, volunteer opportunities onstage and
off, and hundreds of performances presented both on stage and across the region
in schools, libraries, community centers, and retirement communities. In ACT’s
2015-16 season, more than 4,700 children participated in educational
programming and 36,682 tickets were sold. McRae Hilliard is the President of
the Board of Directors and Susan Harper is the Executive Director of Asheville
Community Theatre.
The Community Foundation
of Henderson County supports charitable programs in the greater Henderson
County area. It was founded in 1982 and administers over 500 funds with assets
of over $80 million.
For
more information about capital campaign or the expansion plans, please contact
Susan Harper, Executive Director at 828-254-1320 x29 or
susan@ashevilletheatre.org
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