Theater Packages

Banner Elk theater packages are a great way to enjoy this walkabout 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 your 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:

Best Western Mountain Lodge (1.3 miles from theater)
Little Main Street Inn & Suites (0.5 miles from theater)
Perry House Bed & Breakfast (walking distance to theater)

Rates for one-night packages at Best Western Mountain Lodge begin at $120 plus tax on weekdays and $180 plus tax on weekends. One-night packages at Little Main Street Inn & Suites begin at $149 plus tax on weekdays and $189 plus tax on weekends.

Rates for two-night packages from the Perry House start at $229 plus tax for a two-night package on weekdays and $269 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 and 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), Little Main Street Inn & Suites (828-898-6109) and Perry House Bed & Breakfast (828-898-3535).

Ensemble Stage Playbill (June-Dec. 2025)

— The Smell of the Kill:  June 13, June 14, June 15, June 17, June 20, June 21 and June 22

— Bakersfield Mist:  July 18, July 19, July 20, July 22, July 25, July 26 and July 27

— Alive and Well:  Aug. 15, Aug. 16, Aug. 17, Aug. 19, Aug. 22, Aug. 23 and Aug. 24

— A Red Plaid Shirt:  Sept. 12, Sept. 13, Sept. 14, Sept. 16, Sept. 19, Sept. 20 and Sept. 21

— Hitchcock Radio Hour: Oct. 24 and Oct. 25

— A Banner Elk Christmas:  Dec. 5, Dec. 7, Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14, Dec. 15, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20

To see a description of each show, click here