Rockin’ Through the Decades hosted by the Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company and the Studio 52 education program is to take place on Monday, August 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at the Flat Rock Playhouse main stage located at 2661 Greenville Highway. Apprentices will perform music from the 50s through today. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by visiting www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
From Flat Rock Playhouse
Press Release
Flat Rock Playhouse, in conjunction with it’s education program Studio 52, is proud to present this year’s Apprentice Showcase as Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades, which will be a collection of hits from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today.
For two performances only, bring the whole family to see the Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company perform top hits from the past 60 years! From Billy Haley to Bruno Mars, The Jackson 5 to Jason Mraz, Whitney Houston to One Direction, this show features all the songs that everyone in the family can enjoy! With guest choreography by How to Succeed… Trying and Gypsy cast members, Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades has the charm of the Music on the Rock series with the flare of a Mainstage musical.
Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades will be performed by the Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company. The 2015 Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company is comprised of 12 performance apprentices, who performed in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and are currently working on Gypsy, and 4 non-performance apprentices who specialize in Development, Marketing, Production and Stage Management.
Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades will be directed by Playhouse Company Manager and Apprentice Director, Katie Zanca, with Alex Shields serving as Music Director and Jessica Edwards as Stage Manager. Joining Zanca on the production team are the 2015 Flat Rock Playhouse Interns: Katie Fischer, Taylor Jeffries, Camille Lerner, Kurt Morgan, Laura Scheving, Abigail Tremblay and Ian Ward. Dennis C. Maulden, Resident Scenic Designer, also serves as an Apprentice Administrator.
The 2015 Apprentice Company is Zachary Bigelow, Lexi Carter, Jordy Diaz, Avery Draper, Lauren Garriott, Casey M. Klein, Dan Lusardi, Nick Morgan, Kelley Norman, Lindsay Patton, Zane Phillips, Nicole Sheehan, Jared Sheldon, Kelsee Sweigard, Zach Teague, and Alli Wilson.
Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades is presented by the Flat Rock Playhouse Apprentice Company and the Studio 52 education program.
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE
Music on the Rock Jr.: (Flat) Rockin’ Through the Decades performs August 10th and 11th at 7pm on the Flat Rock Playhouse Clyde & Nina Allen Mainstage. Tickets are $5 general admission and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-732-8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
The Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage is located at 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC.
PHOTOS AVAILABLE
High-resolution production color photos will be available for media use by request.TV CAMERA FILMING
Filming a short segment of this production during rehearsals or Opening Night for press use may be arranged.INTERVIEWS
Interviews with the cast and artistic staff are available.FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE
In 1937, a group of struggling performers, led by Robroy Farquhar, organized themselves as the Vagabond Players. The Vagabonds worked in a variety of places over the course of three years, and in 1940 found themselves in the Blue Ridge region of Western North Carolina. The local and tourist community welcomed them with open arms when they presented their first summer season of plays in a 150-year-old grist mill they converted into The Old Mill Playhouse at Highland Lake. So successful was that summer, they returned in 1941. After WWII, the Vagabond Players reorganized, came back to the region and opened a playhouse in nearby Lake Summit. The Lake Summit Playhouse thrived during the post war years and soon the Vagabond Players were looking for a larger and permanent home. In 1952, the troupe of performers, and a newly formed board of directors, made an offer to buy an 8-acre lot in the Village of Flat Rock. This new home made the Vagabonds “locals” and a rented big top gave birth to Flat Rock Playhouse. As the beautiful Western Carolina region continued to grow, so did the Playhouse and in 1961, by Act of the North Carolina General Assembly, Flat Rock Playhouse was officially designated The State Theatre of North Carolina. What began as a few weeks of summer performances in 1940 is now a nine-month season of plays including Broadway musicals, comedy, drama, and theatre for young audiences. The Playhouse’s dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a professional series; a summer and fall college apprentice and intern program; performances and cabaret series by the Studio 52; year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults. Flat Rock Playhouse now hosts over 98,000 patrons annually and is a significant contributor to the local economy and the Arts in North Carolina.
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