Flat Rock Playhouse to Host 2016 Dark Night Revue: LET'S ROCK BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Great Scott! It's that time of year! The Flat Rock Playhouse will present its annual Dark Night Revue fundraiser, but this time with a blast from the past. On August 15, the Supporting Players Guild of Flat Rock Playhouse will present Dark Night Revue: Let's Rock Back to the Future!

Set your DeLorean for AUG 15 2016 06:30 PM because Flat Rock Playhouse is going back to the future! This year's annual fundraiser is celebrating the best of the past, present and future of Flat Rock Playhouse. The evening will feature cocktails, live music, one-of- a-kind silent auction items, artist demonstrations, dinner and a one night only performance featuring the 2016 Apprentice Company, Flat Rock Playhouse staff and your favorite stars from the Flat Rock Playhouse stage.

"The Supporting Players Guild, led brilliantly by Dark Night Revue Chair, Dale Llewelyn, has worked tirelessly to make this a truly unforgettable evening," says Ashley Pirsig, Director of Development for Flat Rock Playhouse. "Not only will folks be blown away by the food, auction and live entertainment... I also think this year we might break our $75,000 fundraising record."

The DeLorean Time Machine, as seen in the film "Back to the Future," will be appearing for photo opportunities at Flat Rock Playhouse on Monday, August 15th 2016 in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Don't miss your chance to have your photo taken with this faithfulunbelievable, street legal replica featured in the trilogy. Built to match the original by husband and wife team Oliver and Terry Holler (who met on the stage of Flat Rock Playhouse in 1992), this DeLorean features the famous 'Flux Capacitor', working time circuits and even comes equipped with a hoverboard! It has been driven over 650,000 miles touring five countries and all 50 states. An ambassador for the official web siteBacktotheFuture.com, their car has appeared in international ad campaigns and is used to raise funds and awareness for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. For more information about the DeLorean time machine and it's owners, visit www.ToTheFuture.org.

Dark Night Revue: Let's Rock Back to the Future begins at 6:30PM with cocktails until 7PM and then dinner from 7PM - 8:30PM along with live music, artist demonstrations, a silent auction and raffle. The performance will take place promptly at8:45PM.

Catering is provided by Brandy's on Main, Dandelion, Dragonfly Cafe, Hubba Hubba Smokehouse, Season's Restaurant and Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar.

Dark Night Revue: Let's Rock Back to the Future will be presented on Monday, August 15th from 6:30PM - 9:30PM at the Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage. Ticket prices range from $50 - $125 and are as follows:

$125 - Reserved dinner seating and VIP show seating (limited availability)

$100 - Open dinner seating and reserved show seating

$50 - Young Professionals (under 40)

Suggested Attire: Dress for the heat, but look chic!

To reserve your spot for this truly unforgettable event, call the Flat Rock Playhouse Box Office at 828.693.0731. Please be prepared with guests' names and phone numbers. All proceeds benefit Flat Rock Playhouse, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. 60% of the ticket price is tax deductible.

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 Studio52: 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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