Theater Packages

Banner Elk theater packages are a great way to enjoy this walkable resort town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Packages start at $120 plus tax per couple on weekdays and $180 plus tax per couple on weekends.

Each package includes: lodging at a choice of accommodations, two tickets to an Ensemble Stage production, discount dining at Banner Elk Cafe & Lodge, and breakfast the next morning at your lodging.

Ensemble Stage presents professional theater year-round in the intimately-renovated auditorium at Historic Banner Elk School in the heart of town. Actors are hired from across the country for a playbill that includes comedies, dramas, murder mysteries, holiday shows and more.

Accommodations participating in the theater packages are the Perry House Bed & Breakfast and Best Western Mountain Lodge. The Perry House is walking distance to the theater and the Best Western is 1.3 miles away.

Rates for one-night packages at the Best Western Mountain Lodge begin at $120 plus tax on weekdays and $180 plus tax on weekends. Rates for two-night packages from the Perry House start at $198 plus tax for a two-night package on weekdays and $238 plus tax for a two-night package on weekends.

In addition to show tickets, packages come with 10% off vouchers to Banner Elk Cafe & Lodge, which offers a wide menu to please most appetites. Banner Elk is known as the Culinary Hot Spot of the High Country and several restaurants are within walking distance of the theater. To see restaurant options, click here.

Booking is easy. Select a show from the list below, then call the accommodations to ask for the Banner Elk Theater Package. Your hosts prefer at least a week’s advance notice, but will make every effort to accommodate shorter lead times. Lodging phone numbers are: Best Western Mountain Lodge (828-898-4571) and Perry House Bed & Breakfast (828-898-3535).

Ensemble Stage Playbill (June-Dec. 2024)

— Moon Over the Brewery: June 14, June 15, June 16, June 18, June 21, June 22 and June 23

— Mind Game: July 19, July 20, July 21, July 23, July 26, July 27 and July 28

— Distant Music: Aug. 16, Aug. 17, Aug. 18, Aug. 20, Aug. 23, Aug. 24 and Aug. 25

— The Love List: Sept. 13, Sept. 14, Sept. 15, Sept. 17, Sept. 20, Sept. 21 and Sept. 22

— Hitchcock Radio Hour: Oct. 25 and Oct. 26

— A Banner Elk Christmas 5: Dec. 6, Dec. 8, Dec. 13, Dec. 14, Dec. 15, Dec. 20 and Dec. 21

— Robin Hood (Saturday kids theater): June 29, July 13, July 27 and Aug. 10

To learn more about Ensemble Stage, click here