ACT becomes a "Friend of Earth Fare"

Yahoo! ACT has recently been named a "Friend of Earth Fare." That means that through March, Earth Fare will donate 5 cents to ACT every time a recyclable bag is used at its South Asheville location. Those nickels add up -- so pop into Earth Fare today. Healthy food for you, and a healthy financial boost for ACT. The Beatles were right: "We get by with a little help from our friends."

Chat with an Earth Fare staff member at one of the final few performances of The Big Bang, on the ACT mainstage Sunday January 31 at 2:30pm and Saturday, February 6 at 7:30pm.

"The Big Bang" talks back

The Big Bang co-stars Michael Cheek and Jerry Crouch and director Eric Mills took a few extra minutes after their Sunday performance to answer audience questions.

1. How do you remember all those lines? Hint: a mnemonic device for the frenzied final scene.

2. How long does it take to memorize the show? Hint: a long time.

3. Wow, the props are amazing. So many! How do you put it all together? Hint: ACT props master Anne Silkie, her 62nd show!

4. What are the most difficult scenes? Hint: Ceasar and the Asian Ladies.

5. So Michael...how long have you played the trumpet? Hint: the trumpet has seen all of its better days.

Enjoy the video

"The Big Bang" runs for two more weekends at Asheville Community Theatre: January 22-24 and 29-31. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:30pm.

Tickets online or by calling the ACT Box Office at 828-254-1320.

Read the fabulous full review in the Mountain Xpress.

Blast Off with The Big Bang!

The winter weather in Asheville will not stop Michael Cheek and Jerry Crouch from ONE FINAL attempt to sell their $83.5 million "history of the world" show to a group of would-be backers. That's you, the audience!

A trip to the theatre has never been so fun, as Feuer (Cheek) and Boyd (Crouch) use anything and everything possible in their commandeered NYC apartment to perform 18 side-splitting numbers portraying Adam and Eve, Attila the Hun, the building of the pyramids, and Julius Caesar and Columbus -- among others.

Douglas Keating of the Philadelphia Enquirer called The Big Bang the "funniest, most spirited, and downright goofy 80-minute survey of history (I've) ever seen."

Join us for the final performance to see why! Saturday, February 6, 7:30pm on the ACT Mainstage.



or call 828-254-1320.

The Big Bang wants you!

ACT's production of The Big Bang may not be until January, but the time to audition is right around the corner.

The Big Bang: A musical staged as a backers’ audition for an 83.5 million dollar, twelve hour stage history of the world from creation to the present. Eighteen side splitting numbers portraying Adam and Eve, Attila the Hun, the building of the pyramids, Julius Caesar and Columbus, among others, give potential investors a taste of the impending extravaganza. In the process, the opulent Park Avenue apartment “borrowed” for the occasion is trashed as the two snatch its furnishings to create makeshift costumes while singing and clowning their way through the show.

Audition details:

When: Sunday November 1 and Monday November 2: 7-9pm at ACT
Seeking: 2 Males
Details: Auditionees should prepare a 16 bar musical piece and bring sheet music for the accompanist.