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 … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
Flying Carpet Authors: Their Current Activities
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 … Continue reading
Spotlight: 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 … Continue reading
R & D (Flying Carpet Style)
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, … Continue reading
Spotlight: Matt Seidman
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 … Continue reading