Theater

Heidi Cross of Salisbury and Bethany Emmons of Charlotte have been captivating audiences as they alternate the role of Lulu in 'Waitress,' at the Booth Playhouse in uptown Charlotte. The young actresses discuss their stage debuts with WFAE's Nick de la Canal.

At the center of the play 'Dot' is a 65-year-old woman with Alzheimer's. Her children, home for the holidays, must set aside differences to reckon with their mother's illness. We speak with the play's director and lead actress.

The new stage show tells the real life stories of Black women in Charlotte. It also kicks off a week-long artistic celebration of Black women in Charlotte, called "Queen Charlotte Week."

We ask two Ardrey Kell High debate students for their thoughts on "What the Constitution Means to Me,' which opened this week at Charlotte's Knight Theater.

Community theaters in Charlotte had a rough year in 2021. Theatre Charlotte was damaged by a fire, Three Bone Theatre lost its home in uptown's Spirit Square, and the pandemic continued to disrupt plans and challenge local theater producers.

The Matthews Playhouse production invites audiences into Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood just as the Tulsa race massacre was unfolding in 1921. WFAE speaks with the playwright about his new work.

Former Northwest School of the Arts teacher Corey Mitchell — who won a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education — has created a program that provides training and college prep for talented but disadvantaged students at Central Piedmont Community College's Levine Campus in Matthews.

FixaPlate is a new immersive theatrical experience that aims to tell the history of Charlotte through food.

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte is taking its 33rd season outdoors for three musicals that its hoping will become like a music festival. The first, "Rock of Ages," started Wednesday and runs through Aug. 21.

Girls Rock Charlotte — which aims to build community among girls and gender diverse youth by summer camps that in the span of one week brings teenagers together to form a concert — has branched out into film.