Let It Be Art!

The moment Ronald Rand takes the stage as Harold Clurman in his famous one man play, LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion, embodying Harold Clurman, through voice, gesture and size, we are immediately thrust into a world of boundless passion for the theatre, and taken on an inspiring journey that lingers within our consciousness for a very long time.

Mr. Rand as writer and performer captures the essence of who Harold Clurman was and what he stood for. His creation instills in the audience an unforgettable experience of passion, courage and inspiration.

In this inspiring one man show, we follow Harold Clurman from his beginnings on the Lower East Side, through his education at the Sorbonne in Paris with Aaron Copland as his roommate, his initiation into the theatre through The Provincetown Players and The Theatre Guild, his friendship with Lee Strasberg, and their decision with Cheryl Crawford, to found The Group Theatre, as well as his relationships with Stella Adler, Clifford Odets, Edward Gordon Craig, Alfred Stieglitz, Marlon Brando and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, among several others.

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Ronald Rand is an internationally-renowned stage, film and TV actor, hailed as a 'U.S. Cultural Ambassador,' best known from his world travels transforming himself into Harold Clurman, the "elder statesman of the American Theatre" in his play, "LET IT BE ART!" Seen in nearly 25 countries and 20 states, it received two critically-acclaimed runs Off-Broadway in New York City.

He has appeared in over 250 film and television shows, including being cast as President Nixon in Rude Awakening, Milton Sterns in the PBS American Playhouse A Life O'Keefe and Stieglitz, an assistant DA in Family Business, a bar fly opposite Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show, a nerdy executive in Another You, an irate commuter in The Jerky Boys, a billionaire in When in Rome, the murdered husband of Mercedes Ruehl on Law & Order, and a good Samaritan in Yoko Ono's film, Homeless. He's appeared on several daytime operas including One Life to Live, All My Children, Another World, and As the World Turns.

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Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served. Online ticket sales end 1 hour prior to showtime. There may still be tickets available for purchase in the office after online sales have ended. Call 828-669-0930 for more information.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 West State Street, Black Mountain, United States