25 Best North Carolina Theatre Companies and Startups

February 12, 2023

This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Theatre companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Theatre industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top North Carolina Theatre Startups

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Carolina Ballet

Carolina Ballet

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Carolina Ballet, based in Raleigh (NC), is a world-class professional ballet company

Flat Rock Playhouse

Flat Rock Playhouse

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Flat Rock Playhouse is a theater that provides education in the performing arts.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Theatre Consultants Collaborative

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Theatre Consultants Collaborative provides theatre planning and auditorium design services.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Raleigh Little Theatre

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Raleigh Little Theatre is a nonprofit organization using theatre to enrich, entertain and engage volunteers, students, and audiences.

Flat Rock Playhouse

North Carolina Theatre

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North Carolina Theatre is a performing arts theatre that provides theatre productions, using the national, regional, and local talent.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Kenan Theatre Company

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Kenan Theatre Company is a community of student and professional theatre artists that provides opportunities for dramatic art students.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is a nonprofit event organization that is dedicated to the theatrical exhibitions of cinema and art.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Ikohaus

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Ikohaus provides NFTart

Flat Rock Playhouse

Community Theatre of Greensboro

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Community Theatre of Greensboro is an arts organization that offers after-school theatre education, summer camps, and entertainment classes.

Flat Rock Playhouse

The ArtsCenter

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The ArtsCenter is an arts education non-profit venue that offers classes, performances, and art exhibits all year round.

Flat Rock Playhouse

CFRT

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CFRT is a non-profit art organization that conducts educational, artistic and informative storytelling acts, performances and programs.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Acehopper

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Acehopper helps people discover nightlife, music, sports and family fun, providing tickets, maps and transit info for cities everywhere.

Flat Rock Playhouse

North Carolina Stage Company

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North Carolina Stage Company is a performing arts theater.

Flat Rock Playhouse

CAM

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CAM is a music school that provides private lessons, group classes, workshops, and summer camps.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Consolidated Theatres

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Consolidated Theatres is a regional megaplex movie theater circuit offering state of the art stadium style cinema experience.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Winston Salem Theatre Alliance

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The mission of the Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is to inspire, transform and unite the people of the Triad through a broad range

Flat Rock Playhouse

Carolina Theatre of Durham

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Carolina Theatre of Durham is an organization that provides live events, film, and educational programs services.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Dance Theatre of Jacksonville

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Dance Theatre of Jacksonville is a studio that provides professional dance classes, acting, training, and competitive programs.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Hi-Tech Integrated Systems

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Hi-Tech Integrated Systems specialize in Commercial & Residential Security Systems, Home Automation, Home Theaters & A/V solutions.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Company Carolina

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Company Carolina is a community theatre.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Parkway Playhouse

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Parkway Playhouse is a performing arts theater that educates and entertains the community by giving theater opportunities.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Black Box Dance Theatre

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BBDT is a dance company that produces meaningful human interactions through story telling and transformative dance performances.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Bright Star Touring Theatre

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Bright Star Touring Theatre specializes in literary, curriculum, and character-education-based performances.

Flat Rock Playhouse

PlayMakers Repertory Company

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PlayMakers Repertory Company is a professional theatre company that produces art programs and stories from a multiplicity of perspectives.

Flat Rock Playhouse

Stained Glass Playhouse

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Stained Glass Playhouse is a performing arts theatre that specializes in professional productions in small and intimate settings.

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