BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC When the grumpy old patriarch of the Turpin family (Roger Carr) drops dead at the breakfast table, the extended dysfunctional family leaves no gravestones unturned to honor the Dearly Departed “mean and surly” Bud with a memorable “fun”eral....
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...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC It’s never too late, according to the ladies in The Hallelujah Girls, Tryon Little Theater’s follow up to Smoke on the Mountain, and another delightful comedy set in a church, or in this case a former...
Four Tryon Theatre Companies Combine Efforts in This Timeless Classic thru April 24 By Steve WongDRAMA CRITIC Ah, April, the enchanting month for “wisteria and sunshine.” Four Western North Carolina theatre companies have joined forces to present Enchanted April, a...
Opening July 17, with a fund-raising gala at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon Summer Youth Theater’s “Matilda the Musical” is high energy, packed full of rousing songs and great choreography, and has its quota of villains and good guys—promising...
