–as seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Scene, April 26, 2024. Jesus of Nazareth returns after 2,000 years, but this time he’s no carpenter: He’s a stand-up comedian — one who, strangely, bears a striking resemblance to writer, actor and comic Robert Dubac. Asheville audiences may remember Dubac from his previous performance, “The Book of Moron,” […]
Stand-Up
Laughing at life’s absurdities: An interview with Cathy Ladman
On a Thursday morning in February, stand-up comedian Cathy Ladman was scrolling through the Notes app on her phone, stopping to read aloud her most nonsensical self-reminders — comically brief and vague, joke-adjacent, but with long-forgotten punchlines. “I mean, here I just wrote a title: ‘Forgetting Things.’ That’s it. That’s all I wrote. Ridiculous!” she […]
Stand-up returns to the Wortham with The Comedy Zone
As seen in Asheville Scene, Oct. 13, 2023 The theater lights dim, a spotlight blinks on, and golden light is cast across a lone microphone at centerstage. The evening’s entertainer arrives, and the hushed crowd erupts into laughter that echoes throughout the intimate venue. Though these are nationally renowned, touring comedians, this isn’t a one-off […]
Wortham Presents 2023-2024 Season Brochure
The Wortham’s 2023/2024 season is announced! Flip through our season brochure and make plans to join us for one of the exciting performances coming up this season. Tickets on sale Thurs. August 24 at 10 a.m.
