Stephen King's Misery takes the stage at NC Stage this fall. Novelist Paul Sheldon survives a car crash in a Colorado snowstorm, only to wake up in the care of Annie Wilkes, his self-proclaimed number one fan. Then she finds out what he did to her favorite character.

William Goldman's stage adaptation is a tense, darkly funny battle of wills, and it plays in NC Stage's intimate black box theater downtown. Shows run Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2 through Nov. 1.

Opening week, Oct. 14 to 16, is Choose Your Price, so it's the cheapest way to see it. Adult seats run $27 to $54 after that, and students are $15. Get your tickets now.

North Carolina Stage Company is a professional theatre at 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville, founded in 2001 by Charlie and Angie Flynn-McIver. It stages contemporary plays and classics in an intimate space with Actors' Equity performers, and has hosted world premieres like Curvy Widow and Brave New World. The 2026 to 2027 season opens with Misery from October 14 to November 1, followed by Changing Same from November 4 to 15. It's a nonprofit, has been honored by the American Theatre Wing, and readers of the Mountain Xpress have often voted it best local theatre. Matinees run on Fridays and Sundays.

Asheville theatre lovers like being close enough to see every expression, and couples pair a show with dinner nearby.

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Misery at North Carolina Stage Company

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