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Corgi Tales . 29 Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily correspond with the opinions of Rapid River Art Magazine 31 Movie Reviews or the advertisers found herein. © Rapid River Magazine, 34 Stage Preview September, 2007. Vol. 11, No. 1 Mediabear, a local Asheville firm, 36 The Greener Home provides original and local writing services to Rapid River Magazine. Cover Design: Simone Bouyer September 2007 — RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — Vol. 11, No. 1 RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE COVER STORY Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, Yes As is anyone who is getting paid to do what he would gladly do for free, Steven Lloyd is one happy camper. BY ANDREA HELM s director of the which he says is a “fairly liberal” regained momentum with an audience Haywood Arts community. “We did the Full Monty,” who needed to laugh and be uplifted. “It Regional Theatre he said, referring to a hilarious British was two weeks after 9/11, and we still had (HART) in film made into a stage play that was very an excellent response,” he said. Waynesville, Lloyd — sorry but there’s no other way to put Lloyd says the trick is to try and is currently the this — cheeky. “You have to know what schedule plays and seasons according only full-time paid you can get away with and you have to be to what will appeal to the actors and staff member at the able to determine what our neighbors will directors, as well as engage audiences. growing company. consider too risque,” Lloyd said. Other When the actors are happy and excited “I’ve created for than that, he says, “I have enormous about performing a piece, the audience myself the ideal job if you are responds to that. “I have to be someone who wants to work a salesman about it, too,” he in theater,” he said, smiling as said. “Getting this building he says it. built and turning this theater Many Buncombe County “You have to know what you can get into a success is something I theatre fans may not realize really believed in — and it’s that just 30 minutes down the away with and you have to be able easy to be a salesman if you’re road from us lies a wonderful passionate about something. hidden treasure. The to determine what our neighbors will You have to have a passion Performing Arts Center at the for it, and you have to be Shelton House, which houses consider too risque...” willing to stay where you HART, is a beautiful facility – Steven Lloyd are. In my early 30s is when constructed 10 years ago. HART has been so successful ‘HART’ continued on pg 24 that they were able to retire the mortgage on the building in just six freedom to do what I want.” There’s that years. An expansion was added in 2003, big grin again. and that debt has already been paid off, as Timing is everything in life and in well. “We earn our operating income from theater, and HART has had its share of ticket sales every year,” he said, which is bad timing. “We opened Sweeney Todd very rare in theater operations. Because two weeks after a major hurricane,” Lloyd of Waynesville’s size, about 7,000 people, said. “It’s a very dark play, and people Lloyd is able to keep his advertising just weren’t able or willing to come budget affordable. He can print 50 posters, out. People were without homes. We put them up at the library and a couple of lost $10,000 that season.” It took a year other places, and everyone in town knows to recover from the setback. From that about the next show. “The word-of- experience, Lloyd says he learned to plan mouth factor in this city is huge,” he said. for things not always going the way you Lloyd also attributes the theater’s want them to. Luckily, they performed success on continued enthusiasm and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way support from the people of Waynesville, to the Forum just 14 days after 9/11, and Vol. 11, No. 1 — RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — September 2007 5 Have That Special Item Rapid River ® Framed While You Visit ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE With “Rafferty” th Annual Poetry Contest 11Any unpublished poem 35 lines or less is wanted! 5 Winners Prizes Include: Bob Travers Signed Print; Books from Malaprop's; CDs from Karmasonics! More Prizes to Come! Deadline December 16th. OFFERING: Expert Picture Framing Winning poems will be printed in Shadowboxes ~ Mirrors the February 2008 issue. Reading Local Artists Work fee: $5 for five poems. 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And, matured beyond any single yes, visit the nearby and totally renovated arts guru, organization, gallery Thomas Wolfe House. And if you’re or destination. Asheville has willing to head east of downtown on I-40 truly become a village of artful for about 30 minutes, exit at Old Fort and opportunities. go downtown to Main Street to have a OIt takes far more than simply an look-see of the recently expanded TAAS afternoon stroll through the Biltmore (The Appalachian Artisan Society) Gallery. House and Biltmore Village to discover TASS just had its grand opening of its fine fully what Asheville has to offer. art gallery. If you’re an artist or artisan Downtown Asheville’s array of art deco looking for “a new home,” take a gander. architectural beauties, as well as funky outdoor murals, statues and art galleries are U ... Urban Trail is something of which worth the walk. many Ashevillians are quite proud, and Last month the ABCs (from A to M understandably so. It is a wonderful to be exact) of Asheville’s art scene were walking historical tour of downtown. considered. This month we’ll take an “N V ... Vadim Bora Studio-Gallery, located through Z” look at what’s wonderful in next to the Flat Iron Building on Battery this fair city. Park, is a must-visit. Master sculptor and N ... New Morning Gallery is Asheville’s painter Vadim Bora, owner and principal most popular and successful gallery of artist, is a most interesting, worldly and fine crafts. Founded and still owned by kind soul. He hails from Russia’s Caucasus John Cram, Asheville’s best-known gallery Mountains. Asheville is proud to have an owner, it is located in Biltmore Village.