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Experience stories come alive this season as the Black Mountain Center for the Arts proudly introduces the Encore Players, a brand-new senior readers theatre program dedicated to the craft of script-in-hand performance. This inaugural season celebrates the power of the actor's voice to ignite the imagination without the pressure of memorization. Participants will enjoy a collaborative environment that fosters social connection and lifelong learning. Whether you are a veteran of the stage or a curious newcomer, the Encore Players offer an accessible way to dive deep into character development and share the joy of storytelling through public performances. Join us as we launch this vibrant new chapter in the Swannanoa Valley, proving that the magic of theatre is an enduring spirit that only grows richer with time.
Blithe Spirit
Written by Noel Coward
March 20 & March 21
2:00 PM
Free - Donations Accepted
Prepare for a spirited afternoon of wit and whimsy as BMCA's Encore Players present a senior readers theatre production of Noel Coward’s classic comedy, Blithe Spirit. This clever farce explores a hilarious supernatural love triangle after a socialite’s séance accidentally summons the ghost of his temperamental first wife.
The hauntingly funny performances will take place at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts with matinee showings at 2:00 PM on both March 20 and 21. This specialized readers theatre format highlights the brilliant dialogue and comedic timing of our talented senior performers in an intimate setting. Don’t miss your chance to experience this "astral bigamy" firsthand. Admission is free.
About The Director
GLenna Grant
Glenna Grant is an actor, director, and teacher currently based in her hometown of Asheville, NC.
An Asheville native, Glenna landed in New York after attending the conservatory at Purchase College, where she earned her B.F.A in Acting. In over a decade as an NYC based actor, Glenna performed with such companies as The Public, LAByrinth Theatre, The Riot Group, and as a member of "The Bats" at the Flea Theater.
In Asheville, she has appeared at NC Stage Company in The Revolutionists, Antigone, and As You Like It, and has played several iterations of Kitty Dayle in Immediate Theatre Projects beloved WVL Radio Theatre series.
Offstage, Glenna can be seen on OWN’s Queen Sugar, Fox's The Following, & Identification Discovery's Swamp Murders, among others. Her voice work can be heard in GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned, Lucky 420, and Red Dead Redemption.
As playwright and teaching artist, Glenna traveled through rural Ecuador & Tanzania with Dramatic Adventure Theatre Co, and all across WNC with NC Stage’s Community Tour. From 2018 to 2022, she designed and directed the acting program at Virginia's Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts.
A lifelong lover of Shakespeare, Glenna maintains a focus on work that bridges the classical and the modern.
Join the Encore Players
Experience stories come alive this season as the Black Mountain Center for the Arts proudly introduces the Encore Players, a brand-new senior readers' theatre program dedicated to the craft of script-in-hand performance.
Open auditions are held for Encore players based on upcoming productions
There are no upcoming auditions, but you can be notified about Encore Players updates by signing up below!
The Encore Players are supported by funding from ArtsAVL, Buncombe County Government, and the National Endowment for the Arts
