Black Mountain Center for the Arts Theatre
Theatre for and with the
People of Western North Carolina
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
December 21st @ 7pm
December 22nd @ 2pm
Tickets $22, youth (up to 17) $15
A special holiday addition to our 24/25 season! You may think you know Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by heart. But we promise you’ve never seen anything quite like Mark Cabus’ acclaimed solo performance of this beloved holiday classic.
In his ingenious adaptation of the 1843 novella, Cabus takes on more than 18 characters, engaging audiences with his quick wit and capturing the true spirit of the season. An accomplished actor, writer, director and producer, Cabus has performed this particular show for an estimated 22,000 people throughout the Southeast.
A Turnpike Sunset
by Tom Godleski
January 31-February 2
Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm
Tom Godleski has written local legends into songs and turned family stories into scripts. Turnpike Sunset is about a group of 19th century drovers who are sitting around a campfire, telling stories, singing, and talking about trials and tribulation of life on the drover’s road. The road itself was called The Buncombe Turnpike, and was crucial to the economy of Asheville and surrounding areas of Western North Carolina. The show is filled with funny anecdotes, history, and music. The music in
the show is performed by members of the Asheville bluegrass group, Buncombe Turnpike. The show is set in 1861, so Godleski was sure that the musical instruments used in the show are authentic to the time period. “My grandfather meant for these stories to be shared and I am happy to share them,” explains Tom.
I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
February 21-March 2
Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm
I Hate Hamlet is a dramatic comedy written in 1991 by Paul Rudnick. Set in John Barrymore's old apartment in New York City - at the time, the author's real-life home - the play follows successful television actor Andrew Rally as he struggles with taking on the dream role of Hamlet, dealing with a girlfriend who is keeping a firm grip on her chastity, and playing host to the ghost of John Barrymore, who, clothed as Hamlet, has come back to earth for the sole purpose of convincing Rally to play the part. Andrew must then face the ultimate question: whether to be or not to be.
Red
by John LOgan
May 9-18
Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm
Set in New York City in 1959, RED is an explosive exploration of the creative process. The play takes place during a crucial moment in the career of renowned Abstract-Expressionist artist Mark Rothko as he prepares for his greatest commission, a series of murals in New York’s prestigious Four Seasons restaurant. A two-person show, RED reveals Rothko and his assistant Ken as Rothko struggles to fulfill his vision of creating a sacred space for his deeply emotional paintings in the temple of “status and conspicuous consumption” that is the Four Seasons. What follows is a series of clashes between the fiery and domineering Rothko and his young, impressionable assistant. RED is produced by Mockingbird Theatre Productions, the company that brought Birds of North America and Popcorn Falls to the BMCA stage. Veteran actor John Hall portrays the combative and creative Rothko!