Mike Wiley Productions presents Changing Same
A vivid historical drama traces Private Booker T. Spicely’s 1944 killing under Jim Crow, bringing the Black soldier, bus driver, and witnesses into a theatrical reckoning with racial violence and a swift acquittal.
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A gripping historical drama reconstructs Private Booker T. Spicely’s 1944 killing under Jim Crow and the swift acquittal that followed, using multiple perspectives to examine racism, military service, and justice.
A gripping historical drama reconstructs Private Booker T. Spicely’s 1944 killing under Jim Crow and the swift acquittal that followed, using multiple perspectives to examine racism, military service, and justice.
A gripping historical drama reconstructs Private Booker T. Spicely’s 1944 killing under Jim Crow and the swift acquittal that followed, using multiple perspectives to examine racism, military service, and justice.
A searing historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Pvt. Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, tracing the aftermath and moral reckoning. Performed at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.
A searing historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Pvt. Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, tracing the aftermath and moral reckoning. Performed at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.
A searing historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Pvt. Booker T. Spicely after a Jim Crow bus-seat dispute, tracing the aftermath and moral reckoning. Performed at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.
Battling Light
MoreA deeply personal story traces Joe Greene’s experience with colon cancer and his parents’ illnesses, examining medical hesitation, family responsibility, and health care barriers facing Black men.
A deeply personal story traces Joe Greene’s experience with colon cancer and his parents’ illnesses, examining medical hesitation, family responsibility, and health care barriers facing Black men.
A deeply personal story traces Joe Greene’s experience with colon cancer and his parents’ illnesses, examining medical hesitation, family responsibility, and health care barriers facing Black men.
Audience suggestions shape an entirely improvised work of literary fiction as a narrator and performers bring new characters and plot twists to life. Expect playful, back-and-forth theatrical storytelling with keyboard accompaniment.
Audience suggestions shape an entirely improvised work of literary fiction as a narrator and performers bring new characters and plot twists to life. Expect playful, back-and-forth theatrical storytelling with keyboard accompaniment.
Audience suggestions shape an entirely improvised work of literary fiction as a narrator and performers bring new characters and plot twists to life. Expect playful, back-and-forth theatrical storytelling with keyboard accompaniment.
A lone actor enters a bare stage for an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and close-up magic, performed only once by each actor. Expect a playful, unpredictable one-night experience that even magic skeptics can enjoy.
A lone actor enters a bare stage for an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and close-up magic, performed only once by each actor. Expect a playful, unpredictable one-night experience that even magic skeptics can enjoy.
A lone actor enters a bare stage for an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and close-up magic, performed only once by each actor. Expect a playful, unpredictable one-night experience that even magic skeptics can enjoy.
A tour-de-force solo adaptation brings Charles Dickens’s Christmas ghost story to life in the intimate warmth of a cozy log cabin, blending theatrical storytelling with holiday atmosphere.
A tour-de-force solo adaptation brings Charles Dickens’s Christmas ghost story to life in the intimate warmth of a cozy log cabin, blending theatrical storytelling with holiday atmosphere.
A tour-de-force solo adaptation brings Charles Dickens’s Christmas ghost story to life in the intimate warmth of a cozy log cabin, blending theatrical storytelling with holiday atmosphere.
Politically charged films confront erasure, villainization, and state control of public narratives, tracing lives across the news, courts, hometown streets, morgues, and dance floors.
Politically charged films confront erasure, villainization, and state control of public narratives, tracing lives across the news, courts, hometown streets, morgues, and dance floors.
Politically charged films confront erasure, villainization, and state control of public narratives, tracing lives across the news, courts, hometown streets, morgues, and dance floors.
A lone actor navigates an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and magic on a bare stage, creating an unpredictable, intimate performance that blurs the line between play and illusion.
A lone actor navigates an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and magic on a bare stage, creating an unpredictable, intimate performance that blurs the line between play and illusion.
A lone actor navigates an unusual blend of theatrical storytelling and magic on a bare stage, creating an unpredictable, intimate performance that blurs the line between play and illusion.
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.
An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.
An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.
An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.
A vocal jazz tribute traces Billie Holiday’s life through seven of her own words and a lifetime of songs, weaving intimate storytelling with classic jazz in a quintet performance.
A vocal jazz tribute traces Billie Holiday’s life through seven of her own words and a lifetime of songs, weaving intimate storytelling with classic jazz in a quintet performance.
A vocal jazz tribute traces Billie Holiday’s life through seven of her own words and a lifetime of songs, weaving intimate storytelling with classic jazz in a quintet performance.
An intimate late-night storytelling salon where local tellers share perspective-shifting personal journeys and lessons learned. Expect laughter and grief in equal measure, with true-to-life narratives centered on cultural awareness and shared humanity.
An intimate late-night storytelling salon where local tellers share perspective-shifting personal journeys and lessons learned. Expect laughter and grief in equal measure, with true-to-life narratives centered on cultural awareness and shared humanity.
An intimate late-night storytelling salon where local tellers share perspective-shifting personal journeys and lessons learned. Expect laughter and grief in equal measure, with true-to-life narratives centered on cultural awareness and shared humanity.
Explore Asheville’s desegregation history through stories of courage, civil rights organizing, and community activism. A presentation and panel discussion connect local experiences with the broader struggle for equality.
Explore Asheville’s desegregation history through stories of courage, civil rights organizing, and community activism. A presentation and panel discussion connect local experiences with the broader struggle for equality.
Explore Asheville’s desegregation history through stories of courage, civil rights organizing, and community activism. A presentation and panel discussion connect local experiences with the broader struggle for equality.
A library film screening brings Charles Frazier’s Civil War era Appalachian novel to the screen for a literary historical drama night timed to Asheville’s annual Cold Mountain season.
A library film screening brings Charles Frazier’s Civil War era Appalachian novel to the screen for a literary historical drama night timed to Asheville’s annual Cold Mountain season.
A library film screening brings Charles Frazier’s Civil War era Appalachian novel to the screen for a literary historical drama night timed to Asheville’s annual Cold Mountain season.
Little Women
MoreA sharp, modern stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate ambition, family bonds, and societal expectations during the American Civil War in Victorian-era New England.
A sharp, modern stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate ambition, family bonds, and societal expectations during the American Civil War in Victorian-era New England.
A sharp, modern stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic follows headstrong Jo March and her sisters as they navigate ambition, family bonds, and societal expectations during the American Civil War in Victorian-era New England.
A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.
A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.
A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.
Local performers sign up before taking the mic for an evening of open stage performances and community listening in a downtown brewery setting.
Local performers sign up before taking the mic for an evening of open stage performances and community listening in a downtown brewery setting.
Local performers sign up before taking the mic for an evening of open stage performances and community listening in a downtown brewery setting.
A darkly funny reimagining of A Christmas Carol told from Marley’s side, with chains, guilt, and a gleefully menacing hell sprite driving the action. Victorian ghost-story theater that wrestles with redemption beyond the grave.
A darkly funny reimagining of A Christmas Carol told from Marley’s side, with chains, guilt, and a gleefully menacing hell sprite driving the action. Victorian ghost-story theater that wrestles with redemption beyond the grave.
A darkly funny reimagining of A Christmas Carol told from Marley’s side, with chains, guilt, and a gleefully menacing hell sprite driving the action. Victorian ghost-story theater that wrestles with redemption beyond the grave.
An exploratory jazz quartet distills diverse influences into original compositions, moving between through-composed passages and spontaneous improvisation. Expect a focused, inventive evening of essential, expressive sound.
An exploratory jazz quartet distills diverse influences into original compositions, moving between through-composed passages and spontaneous improvisation. Expect a focused, inventive evening of essential, expressive sound.
An exploratory jazz quartet distills diverse influences into original compositions, moving between through-composed passages and spontaneous improvisation. Expect a focused, inventive evening of essential, expressive sound.
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.