Flagler Playhouse

Incorporated in 1978, the Flagler Playhouse has served the county well while rehearsing in living rooms, garages, senior centers, and any other place that we could find! We built our own portable stages or managed to get onto a “school” stage the week of production. Some of these early stage folks were: Lorna Abjornson, Jerry and Betty Codrington, Olive Harkins, Carmine Izzilo, Gloria Jelinek Lydon, and Phyllis Rotunno. The first name chosen was The Little Players of Palm Coast; later changed to The Little Theater of Palm Coast; and now, the Flagler Playhouse. Our early founders carried the Playhouse through the early decades presenting quality theatrical productions to the ever-growing population. An occasional “home” (the old post office) allowed the audience to grow and acknowledge the Playhouse as a “permanent” fixture in the community. It took twenty years for the dream of a permanent home to become a real possibility. In 1998, five acres were purchased on Old Kings Road North in Palm Coast. Architectural drawings, site maps, all the preparations for a building commenced only to discover that the cost of raising the level of the land was prohibitive and so the dream dissolved! Even with this great disappointment, the Playhouse continued to produce plays for the enjoyment of the citizens of Palm Coast and all of Flagler County.