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Flat Rock PlayhouseThe Flat
Rock Playhouse NC got its start more
than 70 years ago in 1937, when a
group of struggling actors began to
entertain the local community and
tourists who visited the area for
vacations. The group was led by Robroy Farquhar, and they called
themselves the Vagabond Players
using a 150 year old grist mill that
they converted into a playhouse as
the venue for their performances.
Performing at nearby Highland Lake,
the troupe had a successful summer
season just before WWII began.
After the devastation of the war,
the Vagabond Players reunited and
began using a nearby playhouse at
Lake Summit. The Lake Summit
Playhouse became very popular in the
post war years; so popular that the
Vagabond Players began looking for a
larger venue. In 1952, the players'
dreams of making their own playhouse
became a reality when they purchased
the 8 acre lot in the historic
Western NC village of Flat Rock NC
that became the home of the Flat
Rock Playhouse. In 1961 the troupe’s
newly constructed playhouse in Flat
Rock became officially designated as
the State Theatre of North Carolina.
What began as a small group of
entertainers in the Blue Ridge
Mountains has evolved into a full
production operation which includes
a ten show professional series, a
summer and fall college
apprenticeship and internship
program, and performance and cabaret
shows by the YouTheatre; the Flat
Rock Playhouse NC welcomes more than
90,000 patrons into its doors each
year.
 During the eight month long show
season at the Flat Rock Playhouse
North Carolina, the troupe performs
all of your favorites including
Broadway plays, musicals, comedies,
dramas and tons of theatre for
young audiences. The Flat Rock
Playhouse NC is a wonderful place to
enjoy a show, and throughout the
year they regularly feature
workshops to help up and coming
performers.
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Flat Rock Playhouse // 2661
Greenville Hwy // Flat Rock, NC
28731 // (828) 693-0731 |
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