We kicked off the holiday season with a joyful and dazzling production of Holiday Inn at Western Carolina University! Director/Choreographer: Anna Kimmell Assoc. Choreographer: Justin Chaple Assoc. Director: Devon West Musical Director: Ike Webster Scenic Design: Tory Depew Lighting Design: Cassondra Klepzig Opal Costume Design: Trent Pcenicni Hair & Makeup Design: Ozzie Long Stage Manager: October Carper Photos by Trent Pcenicni & Ben Howard

November 20-23 at the Bardo Arts Center Featuring students from WCU's School of Stage and Screen Directed and Choreographed by Anna Kimmell Holiday Inn rehearsals at the WCU School of Stage and Screen

I had an absolutely JOYFUL time leading a scene writing residency for the 4th graders at Johnston Elementary in Asheville. The curriculum combined creative writing and theatre, culminating in original scenes written and performed by the students. Yes, the kids learned about story structure, dialogue, script formatting, and foundational theatre technique. More significantly, they learned about working together, creative problem solving, communication, resilience, and the value

ArtsAVL is thrilled to announce that 14 artists and arts organizations have been awarded the Arts for Schools grant. The grant supports...

Arkansas Democrat Gazette July 12, 2024 at 11:35 p.m. by Eric E. Harrison No shoes, Sunday or otherwise, got kicked off Friday night at Little Rock's Arkansas Repertory Theatre, but in all other respects, "Footloose" was phenomenal. The 26-member cast, young and the young at heart, made choreographer Rachel Perlman and director Anna Kimmell look almost as good as they did in production numbers that consistently brought down the house. And the singing voices (with credit to mu

The Arkansas Democrat Gazette by Werner Trieschmann Click here for the full article. Sure, the stage adaptation of the 1957 animated...

BY SUNNY LOCKWOOD, PHOTO BY EVAN ANDERSON For the first time in more than a year, school-aged children will be singing, dancing, and...

After a year of virtual learning, Studio 52 presented a Virtual Benefit Cabaret in support of the education programs at Flat Rock...

by Bruce Holiday In a year when sustaining theater has never been more challenging, Flat Rock Playhouse hired a new Director of Education...

Anna Kimmell has kicked off the first-ever semester of Virtual Theatre Classes at Studio 52. Young artists from all across the country...