Shotgun rehearsal

Chuck Beattie and Peter Millis in rehearsal for “Shotgun.”

“Grimm” review + final performance almost sold out!

Mountain Xpress has a review of “Grimm” online. Click here to read it.

Tonight’s final performance is almost sold out. As of 10:15 a.m. there are only 13 seats left. Click here to buy your ticket online.

“Grimm” opens Wednesday!

“Grimm” opens Wednesday and runs for four performances only. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out. Click here to order tickets online. You can also purchase tickets at the following locations:

NC Stage Box Office
(828) 239-0263 or 15 Stage Lane, Asheville NC 28801
Open Monday through Friday, 10am-5pm and an hour and a half before curtain.

Pack Place ticket counter
(828) 257-4500 or 2 South Pack Square, Asheville NC 28801
Pack Place is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm

Click here for the event page on Facebook.

See you in Grimm!

Announcing the world premiere of “Grimm”!

Dark Horse Theatre is excited to announce its next production: the world premiere of “Grimm,” coming March 23 through 26 to North Carolina Stage Company in downtown Asheville.

In the spellbound town of Grimm, gossip is the preferred entertainment. When the traveling Gingerbread Man and the Wicked Fairy start meddling, innocent speculation gives way to jealousy, suspicion and the reality of not-so-happy endings.

“Grimm” includes riffs on the tales of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Little Red Riding Hood.” These stories were originally meant as cautionary tales for children, often with rather nasty conclusions. Through hundreds of years of retelling they’ve morphed from warnings into sweetened, vague entertainment. But what if these fairy tales were based in fact? And what if, as happens with all gossip, the tellers got the facts wrong? What could the real story be? To find out, playwright and director Emily McClain has turned familiar archetypes such as the prince, fairy and bear into real, flawed people just trying to get it right.

The cast features Mandy Bean, Bradshaw Call, Sarah Carpenter, Jeremy Carter, David Ely, Delina Hensley, Stephanie Hickling Beckman, Bryan Morrisey, Robin Raines, Jason Williams and Marissa Williams.

This is the follow-up to Dark Horse Theatre’s 2010 production of “Alice Underground,” which sold out two separate runs at BeBe Theatre.

“Grimm” is recommended for adults only.

Tickets will go on sale soon. Watch this space for more info.

Become a Dark Horse fan on Facebook!

We’re transitioning Dark Horse Theatre’s Facebook presence over to a fan page so we can better keep in touch with everyone. Click here to visit the page, then click LIKE…and be sure to tell your friends, too!

Oh, and we have some exciting news to share within the next couple of days about our next production, and our Facebook fans will be the first to hear!

UPDATED 2/1/2011: URL above now reflects our custom Facebook URL: www.facebook.com/darkhorseasheville. Spread the word!

Alice returns April 29-May 1!

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Alice returns in April…

“Alice Underground” Returns!

Thursday, April 29 through Saturday, May 1

Watch this space for more information.

Review of “Alice Underground”

Click here to read the Mountain Xpress review of “Alice Underground,” which is called a “visually lush, creatively rich, brilliantly-acted performance.”

Thanks, Alli!

Alice Underground: SOLD OUT!

We’re excited to announce that the full run of “Alice Underground” is now sold out. To those who have reserved tickets: we hope you enjoy the show!

Wait List
If you haven’t reserved tickets but are still interested in seeing “Alice Underground,” you can show up at the theater up to 30 minutes before any given performance to be put on the wait list for that night. Wait list tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with unclaimed tickets being released a few minutes before curtain.

Join the madness…

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