Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
Carolina Actors’ Studio Theatre has finally made its return toNoDa! Carolina Actors’ Studio Theatre (CAST) operates as a non-profit organization dedicated to producing contemporary theatre and audience involvement from the second patrons enter the facility. CAST relocated from its Plaza-Midwood facility to 2424 North Davidson in NoDa and is up-fitting the space for performances and rentals.
Incorporating an array of multimedia and various other art forms, CAST is able to immerse its audiences in a fully enveloped artistic experience and encourage the audience to better understand their world while inviting them to make a difference. For two decades, CAST has been producing high quality performances in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood and since the designation of 501c3 status in 2006, CAST has been quickly becoming one of the region’s most celebrated theatre’s. The theatre’s has received many great nominations and awards such as:
- Two-time winner of Creative Loafing’s Company of the Year award
- Metrolina Theatre Association’s “Theatre of the Year”
- Charlotte Magazine’s 2011 Best-of-the-Best
CAST’s vision is to eventually emerge as Charlotte’s professional theatre company and employ a host of actors and creative professionals. The theatre’s new space in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood provides the perfect platform to pursue their vision. The new space is located right next door to Amelie’s French Bakery and will provide an amazing experience for CAST’s ever expanding audience:
- A prominent location near NoDa’s popular restaurants and shopping
- Increased parking in a well-lit location
- Amenities including additional restrooms, lobby space, etc…
CAST’s 2011-2012 season looks to be one of its most promising ever! Productions expected for the upcoming season are expected to be:
- AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts (August 25-September 24, 2011) The grand opening of CAST’s new performance spaces in NoDa will be the regional premiere of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about that tells the bitingly funny and sensationally entertaining tale of the Weston family of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. This ambitious production will feature one of the theatre’s largest cast’s to date, with 13 actors portraying members of the Weston clan. The Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2008 production took home the Tony for Best Play, and CAST is pleased to be first to bring this exceptional play to audiences in Charlotte.
- DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (October 13-November 5, 2011) Jeffrey Hatcher’s expressionistic stage adaptation of the 1886 novella will seek to mesmerize audiences during the days leading up to and following Halloween. This retelling of a classic tale will be augmented by CAST’s special brand of experiential theatre, which will serve as an apt backdrop for a chilling fun house ride through a haunted psyche.
Cast’s move to NoDa is sure to further their goals of becoming Charlotte’s leading performing art theatre. make sure you check out a show soon, so you can say you saw them before they were BIG!
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