“The Flying Carpet Theatre produced my very first musical in New York and did a great job. I’ll always be grateful to them, and can’t wait to see what they come up with next.”
-Robert Lopez, Tony-winning composer/lyricist of Avenue Q

The Flying Carpet Theatre Company

FCT makes theater that looks back to look forward. Our productions use the tools of old fashioned spectacle to tell vital contemporary stories. We draw from the rich history of staged entertainments – American Vaudeville, European physical theater, puppetry, stage magic – to devise new works that delight, inspire, and subtly challenge audiences. American entertainment history reflects the best and worst elements of our society, and the FCT uses this tension to investigate flashpoints in our culture. By rooting our work in age-old (and fun) forms, we pursue innovative theater that tackles big ideas and connects to core human needs: entertainment and storytelling.

Incorporated in 2003, FCT has premiered seven new full productions and helped to develop dozens of plays. FCT has performed in NYC, Atlanta, Edinburgh, Prague, Dublin, Boston, St. Louis and Philadelphia. Dedicated to promoting emerging artists, FCT has produced early works by Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon) and Tommy Smith (Lark PONY fellow/E.S.T. Sloan Grant).