The Diana Wortham Theatre Mainstage Series includes a wide range of top touring artists in music, theater, dance, comedy, and other performing arts.

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Series season opens September 19, 2014 with Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience, a foot-stomping, sing-along sensational night presenting the songs of a generation. The set list is compiled according to the audience’s requests prior to the show and performed perfectly by the McGuigan brothers: no wigs, no faked accents, no pretense, just the music exactly as it was recorded.

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Special Attractions Series showcases four performances that cross multiple genres. Paula Poundstone (October 9, 2014) entertains with wry wit and spontaneity. The pioneering physical theater company Cirk La Putyka presents Slapstick Sonata (November 7 & 8, 2014). The warm sounds and merrymaking of the season shine in A Swannanoa Solstice (December 21, 2014). And experience the awe-inspiring feats and gorgeous traditional music of The Peking Acrobats (March 14, 2015).

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Music Series at Diana Wortham Theatre features power trio Red June (November 15, 2014) who seamlessly blend country, bluegrass, and American roots music with a dash of indie rock.

The rich voice and distinctive cello of Shana Tucker (January 17, 2015) is a sultry fusion of soulful jazz-folk and acoustic pop. Arlo Guthrie (February 13 & 14, 2015) brings The Alice’s Restaurant Massacre, in its entirety, along with other Guthrie favorites.

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (March 4, 2015)two of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers, appear together as husband and wife in Visions of Cape Breton and Beyond. Vocal acuity and sumptuous harmony are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award winning quartet New York Voices (April 11, 2015).And the Annie Moses Band (May 2, 2015) blends fiddle, jazz, and classical influences with soaring, folk inspired vocals.

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Dance Series opens with Paul Taylor Dance Company (October 17 & 18, 2014). Kyle Abraham’s company, Abraham.In.Motion (March 24 & 25, 2015), flows from opera to rap, creating movement that is fresh and unique. The wildly creative and gravity defying Pilobolus (April 7 & 8, 2015) is back to wow you with its athleticism, invention, and grace.

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Theatre Series features three compelling performances. A Christmas Carol(November 28 & 29, 2014) is re-envisioned by Jeremy Webb into a family-friendly, one-man play with puppets for ghosts.

Aquila Theatre Company stages Wuthering Heights (January 30, 2015), a tale of ill-fated lovers on the lonely moors of northern England. On the following night the company presents The Tempest (January 31, 2015), a production imbued with magic and the supernatural.

The 2014/2015 Mainstage Celtic Series presents four unforgettable bands. The Irish-American band Solas (February 27, 2015) presents Shamrock City. Lúnasa (March 26, 2015) is internationally acknowledged as being the finest Irish instrumental band of recent times.

Canada’s Celtic ambassadors, The Barra MacNeils (April 30, 2015) bring their virtuosic talents to Asheville for an unforgettable evening of august and spirited music. And the delicate power of her pristine voice make an evening with Karan Casey (May 15, 2015) a beautifully inspiring, soulful event.

The Intersections Series presents Martin Dockery, whoseperformances are fast-paced, and hilarious in Wanderlust: From Here to Timbuktu (January 22-24, 2015). And, Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (February 27 & 28, 2015) is brilliantly dramatized by Cherita Armstrong.

This year’s Mainstage Matinee Series for Students and Families includes: Paul Taylor Dance Company; The Lightning Thief; Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Laura Ingalls Wilder; Fly Guy and Other Stories; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; Kyle Abraham; and Curious George.

For a season brochure, call the box office at (828) 257-4530 or visit
www.dwtheatre.com

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on August 21 and are available at the box office, (828) 257-4530, as well as online at www.dwtheatre.com. Multi-show discount packages range from 10% to 20% off regular prices (available only by calling (828) 257-4530.)