Adam Koplan, Artistic Director

Last month, while the company was workshopping an update of FCT’s 1998 family puppet musical 1001 Nights, at The Center for Puppetry Arts (CPA), I watched as one of the best puppeteers in the country brought an ordinary pillow to life as a dancing genie. Just a pillow with some tassels. And voilá—a  funky, Motown-inflected genie who moved like a young Michael Jackson. Partnering with these world-class artists at the CPA reminded me that back before we officially called ourselves the Flying Carpet Theatre, we considered names that had the word “alchemy” in them.  We’ve always been after transformational magic, and it remains a central element in our work. Read more about » Happy Holidays from Flying Carpet Theatre Co.!

Artistic Director, Adam Koplan

Come see genies, Broadway-style tunes, and puppets!  I’m so pleased to announce that Flying Carpet Theater (FCT) will partner with Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts (CPA) to present scenes and songs from Tony-Winning Composer Robert Lopez’s family friendly musical, 1001 Nights, on Sunday Nov. 20 at 4:30pm.

Read more about » Workshop Presentation of 1001 Nights coming to Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts

From "The Medicine Showdown"

What are they up to?

You hear a lot from us about vaudeville and entertainment.  But at the center of every Flying Carpet Show is a writer’s unifying vision. We are dedicated to promoting emerging voices and wanted to share what some of our collaborating authors are up to…

Read more about » Flying Carpet Authors: Their Current Activities

Topher Payne

Topher Payne, our “man in Atlanta,” is a celebrated author and man about town. He has won multiple awards including BEST LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT Creative Loafing Reader’s Choice Awards, 2010; BEST LOCAL WRITER The GA Voice Reader’s Choice Awards, 2010; BEST LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT The Sunday Paper, 2010, WINNER, BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Awards, 2009.and was recently the Grand Marshall of Atlanta’s Gay Pride Parade.

Read more about » Spotlight: Topher Payne

Adam Koplan

By Adam Koplan, Artistic Director of The Flying Carpet Theatre Co.

Much like technology companies invest in promising ideas, theatre companies engage in research and development. Staged readings are one of our methods of fostering new work, and this month, we are supporting a reading of a charming new musical, The Unfortunate Squirrel, by Sonya Sobieski. Read more about » R & D (Flying Carpet Style)

Matt Seidman in Liliom

Matt Seidman is a founding member of Flying Carpet Theatre and has created and toured new work with FCT in the US and UK, including Liliom, The Mystery of Chung Ling Soo, and Extropia. He is an integral part of the Flying Carpet Team, and is now working on developing a new work with other  company members.  He has helped to create many of FCT’s most memorable productions, and has toured with them throughout the U.S., Ireland, and the U.K. We caught up with this well-traveled performer to talk about karaoke, drag queen nurses and The Unfortunate Squirrel.

Read more about » Spotlight: Matt Seidman

His Boundless imagination and keen visual style make him one of the major defining artistic forces of the company – but perhaps the least known! To introduce this creative genius, we sat down with James to talk about inspiration, his favorite FCT production and dinner with Jules Verne.

Read more about » Spotlight: James Aitken

Adam Koplan

As the Artistic Director of the Flying Carpet Theatre Company, I am often asked at the close of our one-of-a-kind shows “how did you DO that?” While some wizards might urge you to “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” I’d like to give you a glimpse of the magic behind the Flying Carpet Theatre Company. So for this inaugural Flying Carpet newsletter, we’ll let the genie out of the bottle and explore our unique approach to choosing material and what defines the Flying Carpet experience.
Read more about » A letter from Adam Koplan, The Artistic Director of the Flying Carpet Theatre Company