TO OUR COMMUNITY
Please know that you, our patrons and the High-Country community, are why we are here. Rest assured that we will always listen to you, always make you our top priority, always make access to the performing arts as affordable as possible and we’ll never, ever forget why we’re here or who we serve. Make no mistake, we are not a community theatre but we are, and always will be, a theatre for the community.
Ensemble Stage is a proud member of:
The North Carolina Theatre Conference
The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce
The Boone Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 2606
Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Phone 828-919-6196
OVERVIEW
Ensemble Stage was conceived out of necessity and an unfaltering love of the performing arts and the unquenchable desire to share that love with the North Carolina High-Country community. In order to provide the surrounding community with affordable access to quality performing arts, Ensemble Stage was created.
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
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For the 2010 Watauga County Education Foundation’s production of Shooting Stars, Ensemble Stage became the only professional theatre to donate their time as theatrical coaches for all the show participants.
For the 2010 Watauga County Education Foundation’s production of Shooting Stars, Ensemble Stage became the only professional theatre to donate their time as theatrical coaches for all the show participants.•Participated in the 2010 Blowing Rock Spring Clean-up
Participated in the 2010 Blowing Rock Spring Clean-up•Volunteered with the early morning set-up for the 2010 Blowing Rock Art in the Park.
Volunteered with the early morning set-up for the 2010 Blowing Rock Art in the Park.•Constructed and donated the new Blowing Rock School Auditorium sign located on Sunset Drive.
Constructed and donated the new Blowing Rock School Auditorium sign located on Sunset Drive.•Became the first theatre in America to have a Summer Theatre Camp focused on encouraging young people to volunteer in their community.
Became the first theatre in America to have a Summer Theatre Camp focused on encouraging young people to volunteer in their community.•Donated our time as theatrical director for the Blowing Rock PTO’s “Ghoul School” Haunted House fundraiser.
Donated our time as theatrical director for the Blowing Rock PTO’s “Ghoul School” Haunted House fundraiser.•Donated our time as theatrical coaches and consultants for the Blowing Rock School Chorus Classes Christmas Production
Donated our time as theatrical coaches and consultants for the Blowing Rock School Chorus Classes Christmas Production•Donated our time to portray Santa for both the Blowing Rock Parks and Rec Holiday kick-off and the Blowing Rock Chamber Holiday Glowtime.
Donated our time to portray Santa for both the Blowing Rock Parks and Rec Holiday kick-off and the Blowing Rock Chamber Holiday Glowtime.•Collaborated with Watauga High School and incorporated their Concert Orchestra students in a production (War of the Worlds 2, 2010)
Collaborated with Watauga High School and incorporated their Concert Orchestra students in a production (War of the Worlds 2, 2010)IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS
•The first theatre in America whose very first summer theatre camp play, written by the students, is being published (2010, Theatre as Part of the Community, Kids 9-13 years of age)
The first theatre in America whose very first summer theatre camp play, written by the students, is being published (2010, Theatre as Part of the Community, Kids 9-13 years of age)•The first theatre in the High Country to have a production broadcast over the radio (2009 War of the Worlds)
The first theatre in the High Country to have a production broadcast over the radio (2009 War of the Worlds)•The first theatre in the High Country to have a sitting state official (Cullie Tarleton- NC State Representative) in a production (2010 Winterfest, Match Game)
The first theatre in the High Country to have a sitting state official (Cullie Tarleton- NC State Representative) in a production (2010 Winterfest, Match Game)•The first theatre in the High Country to mount a production at, and collaborate with, local businesses (Crippen’s Vintage Murder at Crippen’s Inn & Murder in Tinseltown at Meadowbrook Inn)
The first theatre in the High Country to mount a production at, and collaborate with, local businesses (Crippen’s Vintage Murder at Crippen’s Inn & Murder in Tinseltown at Meadowbrook Inn)About Us
Ensemble Stage is a 501 (c) 3 Nonprofit Corporation. All donations are tax deductible
