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A renowned stage drama comes alive with a seasoned professional cast returning for a second year. Set inside the historic YMI Cultural Center, the evening blends theater, African American cultural heritage, and community gathering.
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A timeless stage play presented by a seasoned, returning professional cast in an evening performance. Set inside the historic YMI Cultural Center, the night blends theater with African American cultural heritage and community gathering.

A timeless stage play presented by a seasoned, returning professional cast in an evening performance. Set inside the historic YMI Cultural Center, the night blends theater with African American cultural heritage and community gathering.
A timeless stage play presented by a seasoned, returning professional cast in an evening performance. Set inside the historic YMI Cultural Center, the night blends theater with African American cultural heritage and community gathering.

A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.

A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.

A gripping historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, confronting racism, accountability, and memory. Staged at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.

A gripping historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, confronting racism, accountability, and memory. Staged at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.
A gripping historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, confronting racism, accountability, and memory. Staged at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.

A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.

A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.
A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.

A tense stage drama that probes faith, authority, and moral certainty through sharp dialogue and escalating confrontations. Expect an intimate community-theater atmosphere with emotionally charged performances and post-show conversation potential.

A tense stage drama that probes faith, authority, and moral certainty through sharp dialogue and escalating confrontations. Expect an intimate community-theater atmosphere with emotionally charged performances and post-show conversation potential.
A tense stage drama that probes faith, authority, and moral certainty through sharp dialogue and escalating confrontations. Expect an intimate community-theater atmosphere with emotionally charged performances and post-show conversation potential.

A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.

A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.
A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.

A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ ghostly Christmas tale with Victorian-era atmosphere, moral reckonings, and seasonal spirit. Expect theatrical storytelling that leans into wintertime nostalgia and holiday tradition.

A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ ghostly Christmas tale with Victorian-era atmosphere, moral reckonings, and seasonal spirit. Expect theatrical storytelling that leans into wintertime nostalgia and holiday tradition.
A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ ghostly Christmas tale with Victorian-era atmosphere, moral reckonings, and seasonal spirit. Expect theatrical storytelling that leans into wintertime nostalgia and holiday tradition.

A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.

A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.
A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.

A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ Christmas tale from Marley’s perspective, blending Victorian-era atmosphere with ghostly humor and heart. Expect a cozy holiday theater night with familiar characters, redemption themes, and seasonal spirit.

A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ Christmas tale from Marley’s perspective, blending Victorian-era atmosphere with ghostly humor and heart. Expect a cozy holiday theater night with familiar characters, redemption themes, and seasonal spirit.
A festive stage retelling of Dickens’ Christmas tale from Marley’s perspective, blending Victorian-era atmosphere with ghostly humor and heart. Expect a cozy holiday theater night with familiar characters, redemption themes, and seasonal spirit.

An intimate solo stage performance built around a one-man narrative and character-driven monologue. Expect stripped-down theatrical storytelling in a small arts-center setting with a focus on voice, pacing, and emotional tension.

An intimate solo stage performance built around a one-man narrative and character-driven monologue. Expect stripped-down theatrical storytelling in a small arts-center setting with a focus on voice, pacing, and emotional tension.
An intimate solo stage performance built around a one-man narrative and character-driven monologue. Expect stripped-down theatrical storytelling in a small arts-center setting with a focus on voice, pacing, and emotional tension.

A wintery fantasy stage story unfolds with magical secrets and adventurous twists in an intimate community-theater setting. Expect family-friendly storytelling, imaginative characters, and cozy holiday-season vibes suited to a matinee crowd.

A wintery fantasy stage story unfolds with magical secrets and adventurous twists in an intimate community-theater setting. Expect family-friendly storytelling, imaginative characters, and cozy holiday-season vibes suited to a matinee crowd.
A wintery fantasy stage story unfolds with magical secrets and adventurous twists in an intimate community-theater setting. Expect family-friendly storytelling, imaginative characters, and cozy holiday-season vibes suited to a matinee crowd.

Neil Simon’s classic romantic comedy plays out in a cozy community theater setting, with witty dialogue and awkward rendezvous driving the laughs. A breezy, dialogue-forward night of stage storytelling that fits a date-night crowd.

Neil Simon’s classic romantic comedy plays out in a cozy community theater setting, with witty dialogue and awkward rendezvous driving the laughs. A breezy, dialogue-forward night of stage storytelling that fits a date-night crowd.
Neil Simon’s classic romantic comedy plays out in a cozy community theater setting, with witty dialogue and awkward rendezvous driving the laughs. A breezy, dialogue-forward night of stage storytelling that fits a date-night crowd.

Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.

Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.
Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.

A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.

A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.
A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.

Late-night monologues and bite-sized short plays deliver punchy storytelling with a get up stand up call to action. A rotating festival-style lineup spotlights bold voices, contemporary themes, and theatrical variety in a formal stage setting.

Late-night monologues and bite-sized short plays deliver punchy storytelling with a get up stand up call to action. A rotating festival-style lineup spotlights bold voices, contemporary themes, and theatrical variety in a formal stage setting.
Late-night monologues and bite-sized short plays deliver punchy storytelling with a get up stand up call to action. A rotating festival-style lineup spotlights bold voices, contemporary themes, and theatrical variety in a formal stage setting.

A centennial anniversary celebration honoring Quietude’s 100-year legacy with an evening of nostalgic storytelling, community toasts, and commemorative moments at a historic Black Mountain gathering place.

A centennial anniversary celebration honoring Quietude’s 100-year legacy with an evening of nostalgic storytelling, community toasts, and commemorative moments at a historic Black Mountain gathering place.
A centennial anniversary celebration honoring Quietude’s 100-year legacy with an evening of nostalgic storytelling, community toasts, and commemorative moments at a historic Black Mountain gathering place.

A brisk, witty stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate adulthood during the Civil War. Ambition, gender expectations, class, and family bonds collide in a heartfelt period drama.

A brisk, witty stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate adulthood during the Civil War. Ambition, gender expectations, class, and family bonds collide in a heartfelt period drama.
A brisk, witty stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate adulthood during the Civil War. Ambition, gender expectations, class, and family bonds collide in a heartfelt period drama.

A romantic stage production centered on Ariella and Nicolaas, tracing a sweeping love story through intimate dialogue and emotional storytelling. Set in a formal performing arts venue with a late-night curtain time.

A romantic stage production centered on Ariella and Nicolaas, tracing a sweeping love story through intimate dialogue and emotional storytelling. Set in a formal performing arts venue with a late-night curtain time.
A romantic stage production centered on Ariella and Nicolaas, tracing a sweeping love story through intimate dialogue and emotional storytelling. Set in a formal performing arts venue with a late-night curtain time.