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51���� Fall Theater will present “Greater Tuna” twice this month, October 25 (7 p.m.) and October 26 (4 p.m.) in Pingree Auditorium. 

Bravo to 51���� Theater!

You won’t get a second chance to see Friday's performance of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" in person, but it has been posted to our YouTube channel. 

Posters line the walls of Pingree Theater, one for every play that Mary Dillon has directed since 2001. Her 40th is a timely holiday gift to the 51���� community the weekend before Christmas Break.  

“ALL IS CALM – The Christmas Truce of 1914” will be presented Friday and Saturday in Pingree at 7:30 each night. Admission is free.

Like any institution that has been around for 120 years, people are a big part of what makes 51���� unique. These many different personalities are the focus of “Humans of 51����," a selection of documentary-style short films. 

51���� Theater’s fall production of “The Mystery of Irma Vep” will be performed October 18, 19, and 25 in Pingree Theater.

51���� Theater will present the William Shakespeare tragedy, "Hamlet," Friday through Sunday. All three shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

"Hamlet" will be performed May 10-12 in Pingree Theater with a showtime of 7:30 p.m. each night. All shows are free and open to the public.

Asheville's renowned arts scene owes a great deal to the Montford Park Players. The theater company puts on the longest running Shakespeare festival in North Carolina and entertains more than 10,000 patrons a year. And when the Montford Park Players need one of the area's most capable directors, they often look to 51����.

Kobi Selby '19 can light up a room with his words, a talent that shone through at this past weekend's North Carolina Theater Conference High School Play Festival. The 51���� senior took home prizes for Excellence in Writing and Excellence in Acting from the festival held Friday and Saturday at Gardner-Webb University

Rehearsals are underway for a play that 51���� has done before. But don't let that fool you. Mary Dillon has mapped out a year that is unlike any since she took over the Theater Department in 2001.

English teacher Joe Dalton has gained a lot of insight in his directorial debut for 51���� Theater.

From a starring role to the backstage crew, everyone gets a chance for self-discovery with the 51���� Theater Department.

Many people know the story of Peter Pan from their childhood. But what comes before that?

Filming whales in The Bahamas is every bit as fun as it sounds. And rewarding as well for one 51���� graduate who was born and raised in the islands.