Flat Rock Playhouse

[2] In 1937, under the direction of Robroy Farquhar, a group of actors in New York City organized themselves as the Vagabond Players and read plays for performance.

[2][3] After the group's 1941 season, Farquhar was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II[4] and the theatre business was put on hold.

[3] Following the war, in 1946, the troupe took up residence in nearby Tuxedo and opened a playhouse at Lake Summit for a series of 10 plays in 10 weeks over the summer.

[3][4][5] In 1962, "The World of Carl Sandburg" premiered at Flat Rock Playhouse before moving to Broadway.

[3] Farquhar's son Robin took his father's place managing the theatre in 1983, three years before his dad's death.