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FISH
By Cyndi Williams
Directed by Ashleigh Goff
When two characters connect unexpectedly in a lonely bar, they wind up playing a dangerous game. Who will survive, and how can they forgive themselves in the process? Shifting timelines and unearthing skeletons, Fish is a fever dream twisting through memory, fantasy, and the present.
*Content Warning: language; violence; drug use; child abuse and neglect; self-harm and suicidal ideation.
April 14 - 29, 2023
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm | tickets |
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Costuming Tips & Tricks
Taught by Ashleigh Goff
Have you ever needed to sew a button, or quickly fix a hem moments before going on stage, or during a performance? Do you ever find yourself wandering through local thrift shops thinking, “this would be the perfect shirt for a show costume,” but when it comes time to put the costume together you’re not so sure it’s the perfect shirt? Or maybe you’ve needed to take a costume from drab to fab (or vice versa) but you weren’t quite sure how to get there. Ashleigh Goff will lead participants in our Costuming Tips & Tricks course through some costume assembly and repair basics, and discuss design practices that she has used to costume shows in the past. She’ll share some costuming techniques, and each student will walk away having practiced some skills they can put to use.
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
1-5pm
About the instructor:
Ashleigh has been doing theater in one way, shape or form for over 20+ years. She's acted, designed, crewed, stage managed, directed, and taught. Most recently at The Magnetic, she costumed and acted in Caroling by Gaslight, costumed HappyLand, and is directing the April production of Fish. Most notably, Ashleigh is the Founding Artistic Director of The Moppets, an all youth Shakespeare theater company, which she is extremely proud of and highly recommends you see any of their upcoming shows this spring and summer. | tickets |
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DA CLASSROOM AIN'T ENUF
By Charles Payne
Directed by Katie Jones
Da Classroom Ain't Enuf is an exploration of the intersection of Black and Brown communities, particularly in and around the American educational system. The play features an ensemble of four actors who play teachers, students and their families and is a mix of poetry, prose and music, with original tracks by composer Richard Jones. This choreopoem is inspired by the work of Ntozake Shange.
*Content Warning: language; violence; descriptions of racially motivated profiling, violence, and sexual assault.
June 2 - 17, 2023
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm | tickets |
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Set & Scenic Painting 101
Taught by Erinn Hartley
Join scenic designer Erinn Hartley to pick up some basic set painting know-how, then dive into more detailed painting skills. The morning session will encompass surface prep, paint selection, tools, and standard techniques. The afternoon session will delve into special texture skills such as highlights & shadows, stone or brick painting, and other wall texture creation. Walk away from this multi-part session feeling confident that you can volunteer or join a production team with scenic painting fundamentals in hand.
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
10am - 1pm; break; 4pm - 7pm
About the instructor:
Erinn Hartley is the Executive Artistic Director and Founder of Anam Cara Theatre Company, the Artistic Director of the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival, and the Education Director at LEAF Global Arts. Additionally, since moving to Asheville in 2008, Erinn has worked as a freelance designer, director, scenic artist, actor, and educator in companies that include NC Stage, Attic Salt Theatre Company, Asheville Community Theatre, and Brightstar Touring Theatre. | tickets |
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Puppetry Design & Construction
Taught by Katie Jones
In this workshop, you’ll learn the basic skills of designing and building a puppet, using The Magnetic Theatre’s upcoming piece The Splatter Play as inspiration. Each student will leave with a puppet that is ready to manipulate!
Saturday, September 9th, 2023
10am - 1pm; break; 2pm - 5pm
About the instructor:
Katie has worked at regional theatres in Sarasota, Chicago and Denver. She is a member of Directors Lab, New York and Chicago, as well as Wishbone Theatre Collective. As a puppeteer, Katie worked with Von Orthal Puppets’ with traveling puppet shows for young audiences, and with Theatre Zarko as part of the 2011 Steppenwolf Garage Rep Series. Katie has a BA from Clemson University and an MFA in from Naropa University, where she focused on devised theatre and new play development. Locally, she has worked with Asheville Creative Arts, Immediate Theatre Project and the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. Katie serves as Co-Artistic Director of The Magnetic Theatre, along with Jessica Johnson. | tickets |
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THE SPLATTER PLAY!
By Abby Auman
Directed by Jessica Johnson
It's the day of the open house for Tina's childhood home, which also happens to be her deceased mother's evil laboratory. Determined to turn the terrors of the lab into selling points, Tina and her optimistic realtor parade a cast of unsavory potential buyers through the home, tormented all the while by the resident creepies and crawlies who aren't quite as ready to move on as Tina would hope. *Note: there will be blood, so much blood.
*Content Warning: language; violence; blood; gore; audience-immersive scenes.
October 6 - 21, 2023
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm | tickets |
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QLab & Audacity Basics
Taught by Abby Auman
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at building audio or video files for a production? Magnetic's Tech Director Abby Auman can help you get started! Join us for this engaging workshop, where you'll learn how to use Audacity for audio file editing, and QLab, a powerful macOS program for designing and playing back sound, video, light, and show control cues (we'll be focused on sound for this session).
*Note, you will be expected to download the free version of Audacity and the free version of QLab if you plan to bring your own macOS computer; for those who don't have a macOS computer, you can still participate!
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
12-2pm
About the instructor:
Abby is the Technical Director of The Magnetic Theatre. She also works as a lighting designer in theaters all over WNC. | tickets |
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NEW QUEER'S EVE
By Jason Phillips, Abby Auman, Eli Hamilton, and Mickey Poandl
Directed by Dwight Chiles
Maybe it's much too early in the game, but I thought I'd ask you just the same, what are you doing New Year's? New Queer’s Eve provides a glimpse into the struggle, absurdity, camaraderie, and joy around this holiday from a LGBTQIA+ lens. The show takes place in one location, and spans several decades of New Year's Eve celebrations. Through interconnected stories told by a collaboration of queer writers, New Queer's Eve invites audiences to share in the joys and struggles of queer life through the decades.
*Content Warning: language; sensitive subject matter; talk of death; brief burlesque scene (no full nudity.)
December 1 - 16, 2023
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm | tickets |
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