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Posted on May 7, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

Coach’s Notes from King James Director Charlie Flynn-McIver

I have been a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Men’s Basketballfan since before I could crawl. My dad has had season tickets to Tar Heelsbasketball games my entire life. We are diehard. We got to cheer for one of thewinningest coaches in NCAA history and got to know some amazing […]

Filed Under: Featured News, Fun, Post-Show Discussions Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, NC Stage, Theatre in Asheville, Theatre near Biltmore, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on April 15, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

Rajiv Joseph and his “Decidedly American Play”

Rajiv Joseph is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his thought-provoking and emotionally charged works. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1974, Joseph is a graduate of Cleveland Heights High, received his Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his MFA from NYU’s Tisch School […]

Filed Under: Featured News Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, NC Stage, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, Theatre near Biltmore, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on April 11, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

The Team Roster for King James

Up next at NC Stage? The slam dunk of a show: King James by Pulitzer Prize nominee Rajiv Joseph! Meet the starting line up and the rest of the team below: ONSTAGE are the actors. With over two decades of experience between the pair, this game is shaping to be […]

Filed Under: Actor Bios, Featured News, Fun Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, basketball, clevelandcavaliers, entertainment in asheville, lebron james, Live Theatre, NC Stage, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, Theatre near Biltmore, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on March 3, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

The Epic Work to Tell an Epic Story

IN THE BEGINNING The biggest corporate crash in US history began in 1844 on a ship from Bavaria. Heyum Lehmann arrived in America, leaving his name and his homeland behind him. All but forced to leave his hometown of Rimpar, Bavaria due to anti-Semitic occupational and residential restrictions in Germany, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, downtown asheville, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, NC Stage, the lehman trilogy, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, Theatre near Biltmore, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on February 18, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

Meet The Lehman Brothers

Tony Award winning play The Lehman Trilogy opens at NC Stage on March 13! Meet the cast taking us on the incredible journey of the “three brothers dreaming of America”. Adam Kampouris is a theatre artist, musician, and wilderness guide based in Barnardsville, NC. (@brdrwlkr | @bluerigehikingco). Adam was recently […]

Filed Under: Actor Bios, Featured News Tagged With: Asheville, ashevilletheatre, datenight, lehman, ncstage, professionaltheatre, theatre, thelehmantrilogy

Posted on January 9, 2025 By Maria Buchanan

This Cast is the Cat’s Meow!

As Jeeves Saves the Day returns to NC Stage for the first time since 2020, we’d like to take a moment to re-introduce you to the spiffy set of actors bringing the always comical and always entertaining story of hapless bachelor Bertie Wooster and his indefatigable valet Jeeves to life. […]

Filed Under: Actor Bios, Featured News Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, NC Stage, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on November 18, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Meet the Actors Bringing All is Calm Back to NC Stage

All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914 is one of the most requested shows here at NC Stage, and we thought 2024 was the perfect year to bring back this beautiful, true story of peace and goodwill. Little did we know, months ago, when the season was planned that […]

Filed Under: Actor Bios, Featured News Tagged With: Asheville theatre, downtown asheville, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, NC Stage, Theatre in Asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on September 12, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Cast Announcement!

Meet the two person cast of our season opener closer! The Last Wide Open Rescheduled from October 2024, this magical, time-shifting rom-com features performances from two actor/musicians, each playing their own instruments while bringing this beautiful story to life. NC Stage has enlisted the talents of two actors seen in […]

Filed Under: Actor Bios, Blog, Featured News Tagged With: Asheville, Asheville theatre, entertainment in asheville, Live Theatre, musicals, NC Stage, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, Theatre near Biltmore, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on August 28, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Calling all choral singers!

NC Stage is holding auditions for the eight member choir featured in All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Click here for more details and to sign up!

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News

Posted on July 11, 2024 By M C

2024-25 Season Auditions

SEEKING: Equity actors for roles in North Carolina Stage Company 2024-25 Season (see breakdown). These are Actors’ Equity Association required season auditions and Equity members are given priority.  North Carolina Stage Company operates on a SPT-4 Contract (pending approval). Non-union actors are welcome to audition. Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, […]

Filed Under: Audience & Community, Blog, Featured News, News, Things To Do Tagged With: auditions, casting call, equity, NC Stage, professional theatre, WNC theatre

Posted on July 5, 2024 By Quinn Terry

A Summer of Tragedy and Improv: Guest Artists at NC Stage

Nemesis Theatre Company is delivering a Romeo & Juliet unlike any you’ve seen before! Join Nemesis from July 12-27 for an adaptation of the Bard’s most famous work. In a queer forward adaptation, this production of Romeo & Juliet promises a fresh new look at this beloved classic. Founded in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community Events, Featured News, Fun, Special Events, Things To Do Tagged With: Asheville, entertainment in asheville, guest artists, improv, Live Theatre, shakespeare, theatre, Theatre in Asheville, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on June 14, 2024 By M C

“My Grandmother’s Eyepatch”

“What I love about physical comedy is that I connect with every single person who comes to my show. I am letting the audience see my vulnerability and laugh at the deep stupidity of being human, which is something we all share.” ~ Julia VanderVeen Julia VanderVeen is going to the […]

Filed Under: Featured News, Special Events Tagged With: comedy, entertainment in asheville, NC Stage, Theatre in Asheville, things to do in asheville, WNC theatre

Posted on May 30, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Ending Segregation in Asheville Pt. 3: Not Quite Progress

This blog post is the last in a three part series for our recent production of Thurgood at North Carolina Stage Company. The show detailed the life of Thurgood Marshall and the run coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision – a landmark case […]

Filed Under: Audience & Community, Featured News

Posted on May 10, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Ending Segregation in Asheville Pt. 2: Ripple Effects

This blog post is one of a three part series for our current production of Thurgood at the North Carolina Stage Company, running April 26 – May 19. The show details the life of Thurgood Marshall and the run coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of […]

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Posted on April 26, 2024 By Maria Buchanan

Ending Segregation in Asheville, Pt. 1: ASCORE

This blog post is one of a three part series for our upcoming production of Thurgood at the North Carolina Stage Company, running April 26 – May 19. The show details the life of Thurgood Marshall and the run coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Featured News Tagged With: Live Theatre, NC Stage, Theatre in Asheville, things to do in asheville

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