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A lot of artists will tell you an inner voice propels them to create. The Asheville playwright Jamie Knox says, for her, it’s often a voice that isn’t her…
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Tom Godleski’s newest play sounds far different than when he first brought it to Asheville’s Magnetic Theatre. “He presented me with a very rough script.…
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It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon along the Reed Creek Greenway in north Asheville. As joggers and people walking dogs pass by, actors are running through a…
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With new works, playwrights often work closely with the director to shape what happens on stage. But once Peter Lundblad finishes writing a play, his…
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Only those involved with local theater might be surprised Steven Samuels is back in action.In September of last year, Samuels was fired from Asheville’s…
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Jamieson Ridenhour remembers himself as a 10-year-old, reading the original “Dracula” novel and staying awake with his mother well past midnight to watch…
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As Asheville’s Magnetic Theatre prepares to open its new show, 13-year-old Cory Silver has two concerns.“Of course my main goal is to pull it off,” he…
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Brenda Lilly went to college to become an actress and moved to Hollywood with her dreams set on sitcoms. She eventually found her way in television as a…
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In a way, Honor Moor has Donald Trump to thank for becoming a playwright.“You asked me why I wanted to write a play. I think it’s more I had to write this…
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By many measures, including his own, David Hopes is a successful poet and playwright. He’s certainly an influential one, at least to those who have…