Lisa K Bryant News

The Magic of Live Theatre is alive and well at Flat Rock Playhouse! Coming off a wildly successful 2023 season, Flat Rock Playhouse, The State Theatre of North Carolina, has unveiled its highly anticipated lineup for the 2024 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Presented as part of the Black Box Series, Shakespeare's Macbeth takes a haunting twist at Flat Rock Playhouse this October.  Learn more about the play an dhow to purchase tickets here!

Step aboard this suspenseful journey as you dive into the gripping world of Rachel Watson. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins, and adapted for film by Universal Pictures, this Regional Premiere will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

The “One Singular Sensation,” A Chorus Line, is coming to Flat Rock Playhouse for the first time and we are thrilled to share this award-winning musical with everyone! A Chorus Line is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre: the chorus dancers.

What better way to kick off the 2023 season at Flat Rock Playhouse than to rock out with some of the greatest music of all time? Don't miss your chance to catch these world-class tribute artists on 'the Rock' February-April. Tickets on sale January 23. 

Flat Rock Playhouse (FRP) announced that it has named Robert “Lex” Green, III as its new Managing Director. He will partner with Artistic Director Lisa K. Bryant who will continue to lead all artistic and educational programming. Green will lead key business functions including finance, marketing, development, facilities, and new strategic ventures. 

Beginning September 1st, Playhouse Jr. embarks on their school tour. Over 17 days, the Flat Rock Playhouse 2022 apprentices will perform Letterland Alive! and Greetings from North Carolina! for elementary schools across Henderson County, Rutherford County, Polk County, and Transylvania County.

You've never experienced a play on The Rock like this before! Join us for an exciting new series where the audience and artists share the stage together for an intimate and immersive theatre experience. The Black Box Series will feature contemporary works, classics, stories, and playwrights from around the globe. Be among the first to join us on this new and exciting theatrical journey! 

Set in the 1960s, a progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her Black fiancé home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner that starred the inimitable Sidney Poitier.

The one and only Nat Zegree (Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet) returns to The Rock to whisk our audiences away on an all-new musical journey through the history and triumphs of music from Mozart to today's current hits.

The number one requested musical from our 2019 show survey: you asked for it, you got it! From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to 1950's New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the 'American' Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.

Join Flat Rock Playhouse for another rockin' evening of outdoor summer fun at West Henderson's Athletic Stadium, Johnson Field.

Back by popular demand! Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together the icons of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley for one unforgettable night. This absolute blast of a show features over 20 Rock ‘n’ roll hits including: ‘Blue Suede Shoes,’ ‘Folsom Prison Blues,’ ‘Down By the Riverside,’ ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ and many more. 

Get ready for a night of hilarity and mystery! This comedy thriller is a classic gem that will have you guessing and laughing from start to finish.

Don't miss the Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe award winning duo in a brand new side-splitting piece written by Ed. Weinberger. Television stars Hal Linden (Barney Miller) and Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat) will star in the staged reading of Two Jews, Talking.

The ‘Queen’ Boys are back! You filled the houses in 2019 for their Eagles/Beatles concert, 2020’s The Music of Queen, and their 2021 SOLD OUT outdoor Stadium Concert. Now they’re back to bring you the iconic music of Tom Petty!

Return to the Rock for the first time in 19 months for fresh new adaptations of these fan-favorites: Autumn at the Opry and A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas! 

Flat Rock Playhouse is bringing back the mainstage in an iconic way! Television veterans, Ed Asner of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H will star in the staged reading of Two Jews, Talking at Flat Rock Playhouse. 

A callback to the pre-pandemic crowd-pleaser which opened the theatre's 2020 season, Flat Rock Playhouse is bringing back The Music of Queen in a exciting new way August 14 at 8 p.m. This larger-than-life show is coming to a new venue perfect for summertime jamming – West Henderson High School's athletic stadium, Johnson Field.