Arts & Culture
Asheville Community Theatre
The oldest continuously operating theatre in Asheville, staging mainstage musicals, youth productions, and more since 1946.
Eight Decades on Stage
Asheville Community Theatre, at 35 East Walnut Street, has been staging shows since 1946 and calls itself the oldest continuously operating theatre in Asheville and one of the oldest community theatres in the nation. It runs a mainstage season, youth productions, a studio series, and improv nights.
Now Playing
ACT's Little Shop of Horrors runs September 18 through October 11, 2026, with evening shows Thursday and Friday and matinees on Saturday and Sunday, according to the theatre's site. Its season also lists The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, a youth production. Get tickets and current dates on the ACT website.
Make It a Night
The theatre is downtown, so it slots into our date night ideas and the events calendar.
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