
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
A classic stage drama unfolds with a seasoned cast returning for a second year under director Victoria Lamberth. Set inside the historic YMI Cultural Center, the night blends theater, culture, and community gathering.
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A timeless stage rendition of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” performed by a seasoned professional cast returning for a second year. Expect an evening of theater, cultural reflection, and community at the historic YMI Cultural Center.

A timeless stage rendition of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” performed by a seasoned professional cast returning for a second year. Expect an evening of theater, cultural reflection, and community at the historic YMI Cultural Center.
A timeless stage rendition of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” performed by a seasoned professional cast returning for a second year. Expect an evening of theater, cultural reflection, and community at the historic YMI Cultural Center.

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 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 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 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 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 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 community theater production that leans into warm holiday nostalgia with seasonal storytelling and stage spectacle. Ideal for a cozy December night out centered on local performers and shared holiday cheer.

A festive community theater production that leans into warm holiday nostalgia with seasonal storytelling and stage spectacle. Ideal for a cozy December night out centered on local performers and shared holiday cheer.
A festive community theater production that leans into warm holiday nostalgia with seasonal storytelling and stage spectacle. Ideal for a cozy December night out centered on local performers and shared holiday cheer.

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.
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 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.

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.

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.

Runway showcases blend couture, streetwear, and high fashion with emerging models in a polished, high-energy setting. Expect trend-forward looks, designer talent, and plenty of mingling inside the historic YMI Cultural Center.

Runway showcases blend couture, streetwear, and high fashion with emerging models in a polished, high-energy setting. Expect trend-forward looks, designer talent, and plenty of mingling inside the historic YMI Cultural Center.
Runway showcases blend couture, streetwear, and high fashion with emerging models in a polished, high-energy setting. Expect trend-forward looks, designer talent, and plenty of mingling inside the historic YMI Cultural Center.

A clue-driven, interactive whodunit set in a spooky “haunted hotel,” where guests question suspects, solve puzzles, and piece together alibis in real time. Expect theatrical roleplay and a high-energy, late-night brewery crowd.

A clue-driven, interactive whodunit set in a spooky “haunted hotel,” where guests question suspects, solve puzzles, and piece together alibis in real time. Expect theatrical roleplay and a high-energy, late-night brewery crowd.
A clue-driven, interactive whodunit set in a spooky “haunted hotel,” where guests question suspects, solve puzzles, and piece together alibis in real time. Expect theatrical roleplay and a high-energy, late-night brewery crowd.

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 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.

A sharp, contemporary stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they chase artistic ambition and independence. Family bonds collide with Victorian gender and class expectations in Civil War–era America.

A sharp, contemporary stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they chase artistic ambition and independence. Family bonds collide with Victorian gender and class expectations in Civil War–era America.
A sharp, contemporary stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they chase artistic ambition and independence. Family bonds collide with Victorian gender and class expectations in Civil War–era America.

A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.

A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.
A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.