A Note from the Director

Look at this beautiful bunch. I haven't said much personally on social media about my experience with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (other than PR). I've shared some thoughts like this before and I'm echoing them now, but what I’ve known and expect community theatre to be is a positive, creative, storytelling escape; a cooperative ...

That’s all, folks!

We’re wrapping up our trip back in time. 2020 has certainly given us pause and time to reflect on our history and the many parts the studio, our directors, and developing artists have played throughout the community. We’ve shared so many amazing moments across our social media platforms; as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. So, …

2016 Going On ’17

Now Registering Voice, Artist Development, Songwriting, Self-Accompaniment, Acting, Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo, Bass, Violin, and Cello! Visit our website to watch or read more about what and who HA has to offer! Hickory Arts is the “un-studio”—a simple, specialized, non-event-driven teaching & production studio dedicated to cultivating up-and-coming artists of all types & ages …

One Week More!

Hello, everybody! We hope everyone feels amazing! Before we continue our trip down memory lane at the top of 2013, we have a few updates. Let’s dive right in! Thank you all SO much for the donations we received this past week. It means more than ever. We spent two weeks applying for an SBA …

Pottery’s a Craft

As we say goodbye to 2017, we also bid farewell to those we lost. Julia Rush was synonymous with arts, Hickory, and living life to the fullest. I first met Julia during the production of the 20th Anniversary redux of “Streets of Hickory.” She had a gift for making you feel like she’d known you …

Being Brad

Mom’s painting is everything Dad wanted to be and everything Dad wanted for me, crafted by the person we cherished most. I can’t remember a time it wasn’t known to me that Dad’s grandparents were the rocks in his life. I don’t believe there was a better man in his eyes than his grandfather. Dad …

Being Brad

Mom’s painting is everything Dad wanted to be and everything Dad wanted for me, crafted by the person we cherished most. I can’t remember a time it wasn’t known to me that Dad’s grandparents were the rocks in his life. I don’t believe there was a better man in his eyes than his grandfather. Dad …

Being Brad

Mom’s painting is everything Dad wanted to be and everything Dad wanted for me, crafted by the person we cherished most. I can’t remember a time it wasn’t known to me that Dad’s grandparents were the rocks in his life. I don’t believe there was a better man in his eyes than his grandfather. Dad …

One Last Play

One Last Play Community Comes Together to Remember Charles Jeffers By Frank Bumb, Hickory Daily Record HICKORY, N.C. — Charles “Jeff” Jeffers’ hands were directly involved in more than 200 productions at the Hickory Community Theater since 1957. Even his death on June 6 couldn’t stop him from directing one last production: his memorial service. …