We do! We are Scapegoat Theater Collective.While we may no longer be one of Western North Carolina’s newest theatre companies,we are definitely still the most exciting, and we are breaking new ground in the Asheville theatre scene. We believe that theatre can touch people’s lives, encourage political discussion and motivate social change.
Scapegoat Theater Collective was formed by a group of individuals whose lives have all been touched by the power of theatre. We saw an opportunity in Asheville to create accessible, relevant theatre that will touch new and diverse audiences. In the wake of our successful production of The Vagina Monologues that raised $5,000 for local domestic violence agencies and the excitement of the fun, campy production of Psycho Beach Party we decided that it was time to formalize our production team.
Why Scapegoat? To us, the name represents a commentary on our generation’s refusal to be personally accountable for their actions and society’s wellbeing. We are accepting the responsibility of creating a community of hope, justice and creativity. We have been called to action and we are prepared to be held accountable.
Scapegoat Theater Collective is committed to creating transformative theater in a community based model. We strive to bring a new expression of theatre to Western North Carolina.. Scapegoat is determined to be accessible to non-traditional audiences and to benefit our community. Part of our mission is to raise money and awareness for nonprofits in the Asheville community. Planned shows will benefit Western North Carolina Aids Project, OurVoice and other community organizations.
We are proud to have been a part of the inaugural year of the Stoneleaf Theatre Festival which brought theatre companies and fans from across the state to Asheville. At StoneLeaf we presented several sold out performances of Edward Albee’s Everything in the Garden. This dark comedy explores the underside of the American Dream and provided a challenging and rewarding vehicle for Scapegoat and our partners.
Weldon Rising by Phyllis Nagy is an edgy and unpredictable play with apocalyptic themes through the fluid chronicle of a circle of gay characters estranged from each other after witnessing a hate crime.
There will be a speaker panel after the show Friday, April 10 to discuss hate crimes in our Asheville community.
There will be talk-backs every night except the last show, 4/18.
When?
Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11 and 16-18
8 PM, $15
Where?
BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
Tickets are available at Malaprop’s
Why?
This is a benefit for Youth OUTRight, a support and empowerment group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth. http://youthoutright.wordpress.com
For more information, contact producer Hope Spragg at 333-3074 or hope@scapegoattheatre.org.
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We will be playing our first electric show of the year at The Grey Eagle this coming Saturday, April 18. We hope you and your friends can make it out. Advance tickets are on sale now. This is an all ages show.
We hope you can make our show Friday Night December 19 at The Grey Eagle.
This show will be an All Ages show.
Tickets are on sale now at Harvest Records and The Grey Eagle ... you can also purchase them online here:
http://greyeagle. musictoday. com/GreyEagleTavernandMusicHall/calendar. aspx
Doors Open at 8pm. Come early and get some in house Cajun Cooking from The Twin Cousins.
Our guitarist Woody Wood will be performing his original Rock and Soul music at 9pm with is band Hollywood-Red.
Then around 10pm Custard Pie will take the stage and keep the train a rollin' well past midnight.
This will be our last show of the year - probably won't be doing another electric show for a while - and we want to go out with a bang. So we hope you and your friends can join us.
Thanks so much for adding us! We really appreciate the suport of the theater community, as we attempt to return Burlesque to its rightful place as MORE than just the bump and grind: as witty, funny, satircal and smart Vaudeville-style Theater! Hope you can come to the show and see what we mean :-)
Weldon Rising by Phyllis Nagy is an edgy and unpredictable play with apocalyptic themes through the fluid chronicle of a circle of gay characters estranged from each other after witnessing a hate crime.
There will be a speaker panel after the show Friday, April 10 to discuss hate crimes in our Asheville community.
There will be talk-backs every night except the last show, 4/18.
When?
Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11 and 16-18 8 PM, $15
Where? BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. Tickets are available at Malaprop’s
Why?
This is a benefit for Youth OUTRight, a support and empowerment group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth. http://youthoutright.wordpress.com
For more information, contact producer Hope Spragg at 333-3074 or hope@scapegoattheatre.org.
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Hello dear friend - Anything you might be willing to contribute would be more than appreciated. If you can't I totally understand but hope you can still make it out to the festival! Much love - Jen
Hey Goats!
If anybody is interested in helping to teach drama with youth with autism twice a month, for a small stipend, please contact me! This is an amazing, fun, transformative opportunity!
I personally want to thank each and every single one of you that had something to do with the amazing production of Take Me Out!!! You all took a chance on a rookie from SC who just had a little bit of charm and turned him into a showstopping performer!! I can't thank you enough for that. You gave me my first of future many tasts of theather which could lead to films. I will continue to act because of this.
If there is any other play that I can be a part of coming up later this summer, you can contact me and I will be glad to do what I can.
Taryn, you're amazing! Thank you for your hard work and patience.
Martha, bless you to the fullest extent! I know my schedule was rough, but we found a way to make it work.
Marshall, no words can express how you have helped me out in this production.
Lauren, I thank you from all the parts of my heart for believing in me, and in Taryn, to let me be a part of this wonderful group.
Aunt Steph!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. You truly are family!!!
Melissa, Thank you for every time you saw the show, you made sure to tell me that I made you feel something and that I was great!
Melanie, Thank you for helping me with the countless costume changes!!
Chris, Thank you for your time and making sure that I had everything I need when I needed it!!
And to the actors!! You ALL deserve ANTHONY AWARDS!!!
And if there was anybody that I have not mentioned, you know you are a vital part of this production and you are on an ALL-STAR LEAGUE!!
Congratulations everyone on a most excellent review in the Mountain Xpress! Looks like all that hard work has paid off after all. Thank you ALL for your continued support through thick and thin, weird and weirder. Baaa!!!
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