Happy New Year! Video message from Charlie Flynn-McIver

Thank you to all the NC Stage supporters!  May you all have a wonderful new year with lots of great theatre!

To make an end of year gift to NC Stage, click here.

What Were You Doing A Year Ago?

Often, the holidays inspire us to take a look back at the year that's about to end, and remember our experiences.   At NC Stage, we are looking back at 2013 and the experiences that happened here.  At this point last year, we were in the last week of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, (not unlike this year!) and planning the year ahead. 

Since then, patrons had more than 10,000 experiences, in our intimate theatre, watching plays.  Hundreds of students have had the experience of using theatre to learn new skills, from writing and performing in their own plays about North Carolina State history, to a dozen students performing in The Seagull and Alice in Wonderland in our classes.  We had extensive renovations on the lobby, backstage, and auditorium, so the artists and audiences can have an even better experience.  We produced a world premiere play, Stalking the Bogeyman, which many audience members described as the best theatre experience they have ever had. 

Notice a theme?

The world is giving us all more tools to create experiences.  Our phones, tablets, and computers give us a chance to have experiences with distant friends and relatives.  We can use interactive software to make choices that help us achieve greater experiences by telling us where the best restaurants are or how many stars does this or that movie have.  We live in a moment where we can watch a movie instantly on the couch, on the bus, anywhere.

You know what you can't stream, download or tweet?  The thrill of the lights going dark. A performer stepping on stage and saying the first lines that set the world of a play in motion.  The excitement of the poetry, drama, and humor unfolding right in front of you in the original High Definition entertainment.  The vicarious experience of the characters that becomes your own experience.

Think of the experiences you've had at NC Stage this past year.  Does the memory of that experience tug at you longer than the last episode of (insert name of reality TV show here)?

If those types of experiences are meaningful to you, I hope you'll plan on helping to make those experiences a reality for you and others in Asheville by donating to our annual fund.  Because some things you just can't download!  Click the link below to donate online using our secure server. You can also make a donation by calling us at (828) 239-0263 or you can mail your donation to 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801.

Stopping in to see Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol.

Checking out the end of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol on opening night.  It's quite extraordinary and a brilliant performance by Michael MacCauley!

What in the world just happened on stage to make the audience do that?

I stopped by the theatre the other night and snuck into the show.  This is what I experienced.  Get your tickets now and join the fun!  www.ncstage.org

Company of Book Club Play talks about their favorite book.

I took a few minutes to chat with the company of The Book Club Play to see what their favorite book is and why.  I found it fascinating to hear the answers!  As Ana says in The Book Club Play, "It will be a window into your soul!"

Tonight's opening night! Again!

So, one of our actors in Stalking The Bogeyman has had to take a leave of absence to perform in an international story telling festival.  Fortunately for us, we have Michael MacCauley to fill in for the week!  I asked Michael what it was like to go into a show that's already been performing for 2 weeks.  His opening night is tonight.  Check out this short video!

You can see Michael in Stalking The Bogeyman this week Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2.

Why should you see Stalking The Bogeyman?

An interview with Stalking The Bogeyman director, Markus Potter, scenic and lighting designer David Goldstein and NC Stage Artistic Director, Charlie Flynn-McIver.

There's also a review in the Sunday Citizen-Times!  Come see what everyone's talking about by getting your tickets now!

3, 2, 1...Happy Fiscal New Year!!!

An end of fiscal year video message from our fearless leader, Charlie Flynn-McIver.

You can donate HERE.

RIDICULOUS DISCOUNTS on SHIPWRECKED!: TONIGHT ONLY!

RIDICULOUS DISCOUNT NIGHT AT NC STAGE:  TONIGHT! (Wednesday 4/10/13)

Post on our Facebook page, call us, or come in person to NC Stage tonight for our Immediate Theatre Project co-production of SHIPWRECKED!* and get a $10 ticket.

Here’s how it works: the truer, the weirder, and the more ridiculous the better.  Think you deserve a discount because you are a senior? Great! Because you finished your taxes? Sure! Because your dog ate your paycheck? Even better!

Yes, we are all in the grips of spring fever, and no matter the circumstances we want YOU  to see this RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING show! But it’s for TONIGHT ONLY!

*SHIPWRECKED! An Entertainment – The AmazingAdventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself)  by Donald Margulies

Questions? Call the box office at (828) 239-0263!  

Don't know where NC Stage is? Click this link for a map. 

(We're just off Walnut Street, next to the entrance to the Rankin Garage, in the alley across from Zambra, and around the corner from Malaprop's.)