Discover the Bliss of Asheville's Community and Repertory Theater!

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Asheville Area Community
and Repertory Theatres

Asheville Community Theatre
"best local theatre group"

Brevard Little Theatre
Official Community Theater of Transylvania Country. All volunteer. In 58th season!

Diana Wortham Theatre
features a wide variety of national, regional and local artists, musicians, dancers and entertainers.

Flat Rock Playhouse
(Flat Rock) The State Theater of North Carolina. "...The Playhouse’s dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a ten-show professional series; a summer and fall college apprentice and intern program; performances and cabaret series by the YouTheatre; year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults...."

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART)
"... one of the most active theatres in the Southeast, producing a year-round schedule of plays and musicals .... also co-sponsors the Razzle Dazzle children’s festival, and plays host to events by Folkmoot USA, the Smoky Mountain Brass Band, Voices in the Laurel, and the Haywood County Arts Council’s series of concerts, including the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival and February Jazz. HART also operates the Rodwell Visual Arts Gallery and has an Internship program for young aspiring professional actors...." Located at The Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House in Waynesville NC (about 1/2 hour west of Asheville)

Hendersonville Little Theatre
Non-profit, wholly volunteer organization.

Highland Repertory Theatre
(performs at Diana Wortham Theatre)

North Carolina Stage Company

Southern Appalachian
Repertory Theatre (SART)
"... a quality professional theatre presenting proven favorites, producing new works, celebrating the Southern Appalachian culture and providing educational opportunities to the communities we serve...." Mars Hill (about 20 minutes north of Asheville)

Stoneleaf Theatre Festival

University of North Carolina - Asheville's Cultural Arts Program
Attracts touring companies presenting world-class music, dance, theatre, spoken word performances and current issues speakers.

Asheville Improv Theater

Asheville Playback Theatre
"... On selected Fridays at the BeBe Theater.., honors your personal stories through improvisional theater using words, movement, and music."

Other Theaters within Driving Distance of Asheville

Appalachian University Office of Arts & Cultural Performing Arts Series
An extensive and impressive ongoing offering of international talent in performing arts, dance, theater, etc. with such diverse performances as the Golden Dragon Acrobats from China, Monterey Jazz Festival touring artists, the Taj Mahal trio, Pilobolus Dance, etc. Located in Boone, about 2 hours from Asheville.

Barter Theater
(Abingdon, VA) A couple of hours north of Asheville in a charming Civil War era town with a couple of galleries, some delightful places to eat.

Blowing Rock Stage Company
"... a non-profit, artist centered organization ... devoted to presenting revivals of popular plays and musicals that have sustained us since our beginnings and to the exploration and development of new works that celebrate the culture and heritage of our region...." Located in a charming town that abounds with great dining and shopping experiences. About 2 hours drive from Asheville, near Boone in the 'High Country'.

Lees-McRae Summer Theater
Located in charming Banner Elk, with many elegant dining choices, fun shopping at the The Great Train Robbery, and an art gallery or two. Worth the trip. You can even take in nearby Grandfather Mountain if you leave early enough.

Parkway Playhouse
located in Burnsville, about 45 minutes north of Asheville.

Directory of North Carolina Theaters

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Casting Calls and Auditions
for Asheville Area Theaters

Asheville Community Theatre Auditions
"... No experience necessary. Audition material provided at audition. If auditioning for a musical, prepare 16 bars of music and bring your sheet music in the key in which you will sing..."

Blowing Rock Stage Company auditions and jobs.

Flat Rock Playhouse Auditions for actors:
"... operates under an Actors’ Equity Association C.O.R.S.T. - Y contract. Annual auditions are held in New York, the South Eastern Theatre Conference, and the Western Carolina Theatre League Unified auditions..." Regarding Designers and Technicians: "...Design and technical positions are advertised through ArtSearch, Internet based sites, this web site and at the South Eastern Theatre Conference and some area Universities and Colleges..."

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) Audition Schedule

Hendersonville Little Theatre Current auditions.

Lees-McRae Summer Theatre (Banner Elk) Auditions

The Montford Park Players Audition Notices Performs Shakespeare and welcomes EVERYONE! "...The actors and technicians of the Montford Park Players are all volunteers. ... all sorts of people: from young students to retired professors, auto mechanics to librarians, homemakers, news editors, artists and attorneys...."

Parkway Playhouse
(Burnsville) "... The Parkway Playhouse is a small professional theatre company. Professional actors, directors, and designers may be jobbed-in for a production or may be hired for several productions over the course of the season. All artistic personnel are hired as independent contractors. Members of Actor's Equity are hired using a Guest Artist Agreement. Pre-professional college students may apply for an internship with the theatre. The Parkway Playhouse also holds community auditions in late March. This audition takes place in Burnsville, North Carolina and is specifically for community members and children. The Parkway Playhouse is committed to non-traditional casting and encourages actors of all backgrounds to audition...."

Poetry Alive!
"...Poetry Alive! conducts open auditions for professional actors from February to April. Actors travel in pairs throughout the US presenting 4 different poetry shows for school audiences (grades K-12, some College, some Adult)..."

Calling all volunteers! Help these theatrical groups out by ushering or doing other useful jobs and earn free admission to theatrical events in the Asheville area while at the same time enjoying the camaraderie and developing lifelong friendships while doing what you love.

Asheville Community Theatre
"best local theatre group"... is looking for all types of volunteers.... Get involved, enjoy the camaraderie of fellow theatre buffs ... and getting to see some great shows for free."

Diana Wortham Theatre
features national, regional and local artists, musicians, dancers and entertainers. "... If you have an interest in hospitality, arts-in-education, special events, marketing, public relations, ushering, or arts administration, we have volunteer opportunities for you." Due to the variety of entertainment featured, this could be one of the more interesting opportunities.

Flat Rock Playhouse Volunteer Guild
(Flat Rock) Several types of opportunities.

Hendersonville Little Theatre
" HLT is a non-profit, wholly volunteer organization; we are very proud of all our accomplishments; to continue to make HLT an ever-better organization that can offer ever-better theater to Hendersonville and our surrounding community, we need people like you." Check at bottom of page for details.

Highland Repertory Theatre
(performs at Diana Wortham Theatre) help usher, sell concessions, work at special events, help with sets and costumers... or help distribute posters and promotional materials... in exchange for a lot of fun and free tickets.

The Montford Park Players
"...We invite you to share your talents and skills with us by joining our dedicated volunteer staff as we enter into what is planned to be a phenomenal season. Please give us a call at 828-254-5146 or sign up here to be a part of the longest running outdoor Shakespeare theater company in North Carolina. Please indicate any areas of interest you may have so that we can match your areas of interest with our various volunteer needs. We encourage you to tell your friends and family about us or submit the names, including email addresses, street addresses, and phone numbers of anyone you believe would be interested in volunteering with the Montford Park Players, with their permission..."

North Carolina Stage Company
"Paint. Usher. Work in the Box Office. Sell concessions.... Or tell us how you'd like to help."

Parkway Playhouse
(Burnsville) "... requirements include arriving 1 hour before and staying 15 minutes after each play performances, the ability to stand for 30 minutes at a time and an enthusiasm for theatre. Ushers assist the theatre staff in preparing the auditorium for performances, assisting patrons to their seats, selling concessions, and answering questions. The best perk is that when you volunteer you get to see the play for free..."

Stoneleaf Theatre Festival
Phone or email them to inquire about opportunities to help out.

Theater Classes

Blowing Rock Stage Company
Education and Outreach Programs

Tanglewood Youth Theatre (part of Asheville Community Theatre)
" has long been a successful and inspirational part of children’s creative education in Western North Carolina. The addition of new courses and instructors, as well as the popular favorites that have been offered for years, makes Tanglewood Youth Theatre a wonderful program for all children interested in exploring the exciting world of theatre."

Internships

Blowing Rock Stage Company
has an extensive summer internship program for teens.

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART)
"... has an Internship program for young aspiring professional actors...."

Parkway Playhouse
(Burnsville) "... The theatre also has an active intern program that allows pre-professional students the opportunity to get hands-on experience while working with professionals...."

Backdrop Rentals

HART
"...Many of our backdrops were created by Mark Mounce, who served as our scenic artist for a number of years; new drops by other artists are being added regularly. Our drops were all created for our own productions and to fit our stage, which has a 30 foot wide by 14' high proscenium. The drops are treated with fire retardant and painted on scenic muslin and scrim with Rosco Iddings on a base of commercial paint...."