AS OF 10/9/24, ALL PERFORMANCES OF THE LAST WIDE OPEN HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE ONGOING UTILITY OUTAGES IN ASHEVILLE FROM HURRICANE HELENE. TICKET HOLDERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL. Meet the two person cast of our season opener: The Last Wide Open This magical, time-shifting rom-com features performances […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
A Case for Getting to Know the Actors
We’re less than a week from opening night of our upcoming production: A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter, here at NC Stage. The cast, director, and design team are working to tell the beautiful story of two seemingly very different people who, as one character […]
Meet the cast of What the Constitution Means to Me
The cast of this hilarious and heartfelt show is a little different than our typical shows. It includes two Asheville actors, Hanley Smith and Kelley Hinman and also features two Student Debaters from Asheville High. Meet all four of them below then grab your tickets! Hanley Smith (Heidi) Hanley is […]
Meet the Cast and Director of Antigone
When director Patrice Foster was assembling this ensemble of folks to tell Sophocles’ classic story of the defiant young woman Antigone and her uncle–and King of Thebes– Kreon, she looked for “people who were heart-centered and understood the work. People who weren’t afraid of the unknown.” As she talks about […]
The 2023-24 Season is Here
We open with the highly personal, extraordinarily informative, and achingly human play What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck. Nominated for two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, this play offers a provocative and often comedic balance of history and eye-opening narrative leading The Washington Post to […]
The Characters and the Women Behind Them
Written by Maria Buchanan and Des Brotak, May 18, 2023 “It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…” These words– from the publisher’s description of the irreverent comedy by Lauren Gunderson– feel anything but helpful when trying to determine if this […]
Meet the Cast of VSMS Part 2!
Posted by Maria Buchanan on March 17, 2023 We’re speaking here with Brad Mills (playing Spike), Jane Bushway (playing Cassandra), and Scott Treadway (playing Vanya). NCSC: Hi you three! So, the other half of the cast all drink coffee– any tea drinkers here? BM: Coffee for me. With a tiny […]
Meet the Cast of VSMS Part 1
We speak with three members of the cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike about two of the most important things in life: theatre and coffee.
It’s a Play About What?
Posted by Maria Buchanan on January 24, 2023 Next up at NC Stage is Duncan Macmillan’s heartfelt and joyous play: Every Brilliant Thing. This unique solo piece starring WNC’s own Scott Treadway isn’t actually so much a play as it is an interactive monologue, telling the story– with help from […]
Who’s Who in The Roommate?
The Roommate opens tonight at NC Stage with Pay What You Can Night! With a minimum ticket price of $6/ticket, it’s the best bargain out there to see professional theatre in Asheville. Take a look at this fantastic cast then grab your seat! The show runs from October 5 – […]
Two Truths and a Lie with The Cast of Lifespan of a Fact!
The cast of The Lifespan of a Fact is over a week into rehearsals for this smart comedy about facts, fiction, and everything that lies in between. Can you beat them at their own game? Each cast member provided two truths and one lie about themselves. Read through and see […]
Spotlight Series: Rapture, Blister, Burn
NC Stage wants to thank our patrons for their support, love and curiosity! We received a lot of positive feedback and questions regarding our ongoing production of Rapture, Blister, Burn and we are happy to answer the call! We picked our 4 favorite questions and here are the answers from […]
