Our goal is to provide the ever-growing and diverse community of Rock Hill and the surrounding areas with opportunities to watch, experience, and participate in live theatre that is contemporary, challenging, and cutting-edge! We also plan to bring educational experiences in theatre to people of all ages and experience levels.
The Edge Theatre Company is a non-profit organization in SC and is a 501 (C)3 tax-exempt organization. Sponsorships and donations are now being accepted. Please contact us if you want to help us in any way!
Best Theatre Event: The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later An Epilogue (The Edge Theatre and Story Slam!)
Theater in Charlotte: A year in review 05.25.10By Perry Tannenbaum
"...Meanwhile, Off-Tryon Theatre refugee Jimmy Chrismon (Jeffrey, All About Eve) had developed a similar concept as theater director at South Pointe High in Rock Hill -- and evolved it a couple of steps further. Teens and adults beyond the student body and faculty were welcomed into the talent pool for seven productions last year, including Geography Club, Rent, Bare and The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later.Edge was part of another new reality: Fringe theater isn't strictly an urban phenomenon in Metro Charlotte anymore... The catalytic effect Story Slam! was having on the theater scene culminated on October 12, when Slam! -- partnering with Edge Theatre in their first Charlotte appearance -- became part of a nationwide hookup for a live reading and discussion of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later. Four of the eight nominees for CL's Theater Event of the Year award sprouted on Central Avenue, and this powerful investigative piece -- which put homophobes and journalists equally to shame -- was the worthiest of them all..."
Thank you Creative Loafing and Perry Tannenbaum for this amazing recognition!!!
If you have questions about this organization, auditions, other upcoming productions, or would like to know how you can be involved, please send an email to Jimmy Chrismon at jimmy@theedgetheatre.org
Thank you in advance for your support and help to bring something new to Rock Hill!
The Edge Theatre Company is partly funded by the small grants project from the York County Arts Council. Thank you for your continued support of the arts of all kinds in York County.
The Edge Theatre Company is a proud member of The Metrolina Theatre Association