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The Academy and Jr. Company Return Victorious from The Junior Theater Festival
The Asheville Arts Center took its Academy and Jr. Company students to learn, compete, and audition at the Junior Theater Festival, the largest festival in the world dedicated to kids musical theater, this past weekend in Atlanta and boy did they represent the AAC and WNC!
The Junior Company performed, Alice and Wonderland, Jr. , for which they received an award for Best Acting. Gavin Reep and Sarah Plaut were selected as All-Star Performers! Aislin Thompson was invited to audition for the MTI choreography DVD. She made it through all the call backs and will possibly be traveling to New York City this summer to film with other children from all over North America. Out of more than 1,600 children, five AAC students were invited to audition.
The Academy performed Once on this Island, Jr. in which Mary Katherine O'Donnell was selected as Best Actress, and Savannah Crespo and Lincoln Belford were selected as All-Star Performers.
The All-Star Performers got the opportunity to be directed and accompanied by one of Broadways most sought after musical directors, Seth Rudetsky. Rudetsky was the musical director for such Broadway shows as Dreamgirls, Chess, Hair, and more! Read more - 01/20/2010
FIRST CONTEST OF 2010!!!
Were starting a new contest TODAY!
Here at the Arts Center, you might have noticed that we perform a lot of plays. Seriously, its a lot.
And we want you, our students, teachers, parents, and anyone else who happens to be in our audience, to LIKE the shows we perform.
Thats where democracy comes in!
Read more - 01/19/2010
Academy and Junior Company to the Junior Theater Festival!!
We are so excited for our Academy and Jr. Company students as they are rehearsing and preparing to travel to Atlanta for the Junior Theater Festival Competition this coming weekend! The Academy will be performing excerpts from their recent success Once on this Island, Jr. and the Junior Company will be showcasing selections from Alice and Wonderland, Jr. Read more - 01/12/2010
Enrich the Life of a Child
The Asheville Arts Center needs your help.
This past November we were able to bring in Broadway actor, Jerry McIntyre (an original cast member of Once On This Island) to work with our most talented group of theatre students. We were only able to bring this incredible opportunity to our students because of the Arts Centers relationship with Sans Souci Cabaret. Put simply, donations to Sans Souci made this possible for our students.
Without your help, Sans Souci wont be able to make grants as generously as they have before and some children wont have the chance to learn from top-level, professional artists.
Now is the time for you to make sure that Ashevilles youth get to take advantage of any and every opportunity they can!
Read more - 01/01/2010
Up-to-Date news available on our blog!
For the most up-to-date breaking news about the Asheville Arts Center, click on the "Blog" link at the top right of your screen! - 07/12/2009