Rose Leigh Abbott Will Monroe was a Science Hill, Kentucky native who later went on to become Rosie the Riveter for the war bond films shown in movie theaters across the country during World War II. In neighboring Somerset, a producing theater company has partnered with playwright Amber Frangos to bring Rose’s story to the […]
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Auditions for 2018 Company, Cabaret, and...
Flashback Theater will be auditioning for three upcoming opportunities in January and February. Opportunities include the Let’s Play! Company, the Season Announcement Cabaret, and Rosies: The Women Who Riveted the Nation. The Let’s Play! Company will be holding auditions for actors who are interested in workshops, improvisational development, and educational outreach performance opportunities. The audition […]
Flashback Holds Workshop and Reading for...
On Saturday, August 12, actors from Flashback Theater Co. (FbTC) will produce a semi-staged reading of Rosies at Station 211 on Main St. in downtown Somerset, Kentucky. The play was inspired by the life of Rose Will-Monroe, a Science Hill native known nationally as the face of Rosie the Riveter. The semi-staged reading is a […]
Let’s Play! Takes the Theater Spotlight
Flashback Theater Co. (FbTC) is celebrating the growth of local performing artists this summer. A series of new masterclasses, the continuation of regular Second Saturday workshops, and several outreach events to build awareness of Somerset’s first producing theater company are included on FbTC’s summer 2017 schedule. The masterclasses offered this summer include three intensive workshops focused […]
Flashback Theater Awarded Grant for Play...
The Kentucky Foundation for Women recently awarded Flashback Theater Co. (FbTC) a $1,000 grant to pursue development of a play based on the historical figure Rose Will-Monroe, of Science Hill. The first night of development will take place on Saturday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Stoner Little Theatre as part of FbTC’s Let’s Play! […]