All The World's A Stage And all the men and women merely players
What's better and more personal than watching a movie on the big screen? Attending a live theatre performance! And the best source for live theatre is closer than you might think, right here in our own hometown of Sparta, NC.
Alleghany Community Theatre (ACT) has been around for over 30 years, and has earned a reputation for putting together great performances in a variety of venues throughout Alleghany County and in neighboring cities. ACT is completely powered by volunteers, from the cast and backstage crew to the creative graphic artists and the board of directors.
News & Events
March 27, 2025 Dive into comedy: Sweet Delilah Swim Club
Alleghany Community Theatre (ACT) will present the Jones Hope Wooten comedy “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” at 6:30 pm on April 25, 26, and May 1,2, and 3 at Burgiss Barn, 102 Thistle Meadow, Laurel Springs, NC 28644. Sunday matinees are also offered at 2:00 pm on April 27 and May 4. Purchase tickets for this show now.
“The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” is a comedy by Jones Hope Wooten. It tells the story of five southern women who became friends years ago on their college swim team. They hold a tradition to set aside a long weekend every August to gather at the same beach cottage and nurture their life-long friendships while escaping the demands of husbands, kids, and jobs amidst laughter and love. This play focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of 33 years.
The cast includes:
- Crystal Billings as Sheree
- Tracy Turner as Dinah
- Donna Hash as Lexie
- Laura Kennedy as Vernadette
- Lisa Ingram as Jeri Neal
Paula Joines will serve as director for this production.
We are also recruiting for assistant director/stage manager, set-building crew, lighting designer, lighting and sound operators. We welcome volunteers to work our box office and house ushers as well as concessions sales.
If you’d like to become involved in volunteering in any of these off-stage aspects of the theatre, please come to auditions and complete a volunteer form or email alleghany.community.theatre@gmail.com or contact Paula Joines at 336-488-6958 via text.
Need another show fix? See below for our radio plays recorded during COVID.
Listen to our Radio Plays from the Spring/Summer of 2021:
The first show we completed is a radio play originally broadcast back in the 1940's: The Bickersons "Second Honeymoon." This is a comedy show where a man and his wife are constantly bickering at each other. Poor John Bickerson is the hen-pecked husband who regrets his first honeymoon, much less his second; his wife Blanche is the one doing most of the needling.
The second show is an Agatha Christie mystery starring Hercule Poirot, entitled "The Case of the Careless Victim."
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We are always seeking volunteers to help with taking tickets / tech / backstage. Please contact us if interested.
Our 2025 Season
The first three productions of our 2025 season are shown below. See our plays page for dates and a complete listing of all performances.
The Sweet Delilah Swim ClubA Comedy for the Spring
Join this delightful journey of a group of women who visit with each other every year to rekindle friendships and spread gossip.
The Wizard of Oz Readers Theatre
This special children's version of the timeless classic will be performed by the AHS Drama class at Alleghany Public Library.
TBAA Drama for the Fall
A country singer returns home to Mama with his kids when things don't go well. But Mama can't seem to shake the ghosts from her past.