BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC Flat Rock Playhouse has a knack for making the old seem new again, and its production of the classic Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is the perfect example of how a good story told well is...
In light of the current challenges to this highly collaborative and collective art, The Magnetic Theatre is proud to present their first annual One Act Play Festival as an online theatrical experience. Bringing together (virtually) seven teams of artists to...
How far is too far, when it comes to speaking the truth? In Brett Neveu’s Traitor , eccentric schoolteacher Dr. Tom Stock has discovered a dark secret lurking beneath the charter school that has spurred the revitalization of his hometown,...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC When Jonathan Lewis and Anna Lyles set out to launch The Synthesis Experiment in Asheville, their aim was to establish an anti-establishment theatre. And by debuting with “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at the Toy...
“The Producers” is resplendent in every way from the calibrated hijinks of its “Broadway” leads and the glorious choreography, to the sparkling costumed-chorus and baby-blue ruffled bloomers worn by its Swedish bombshell. Quite frankly, “The Producers” may be the Best...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC While its mainstage venue on Walnut Street undergoes extensive renovations including brand new seating, Asheville Community Theatre is mounting its current hit play with the theatre department at UNC Asheville. This co-production of “Peter and...
