LFC in the News
April 20, 2022
Lost Flamingo awarded for building inclusivity
Ohio University’s Lost Flamingo Theater Company, or LFC, was awarded the Stonewall Leadership Award on Wednesday at the thirty-ninth Annual Leadership Awards Gala for OU students and organizations.
November 16, 2021
Student theater group to perform “The Laramie Project” during Transgender Awareness Week
Ohio University’s student-run theater company, the Lost Flamingo Theatre Company, will perform “The Laramie Project,” a play about the reaction to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming whose murder was denounced a hate crime and brought awareness to the lack of hate crime laws in the U.S. The performance will he held Nov. 19 and 20 at ARTS/West in Athens.
November 18, 2021
‘The Laramie Project’ examines past, questions progress
Ohio University’s Lost Flamingo Theatre Company will perform The Laramie Project at ARTS/West, 132 W. State St., on Friday and Saturday. A verbatim theatre production, The Laramie Project recounts the murder of Matthew Shepard and his town’s reaction to it through real words said in interviews conducted with Laramie residents.
November 4, 2021
Day in the life: Lost Flamingo Company's 'Rocky Horror' cast, crew
Athens and Ohio University are home to many different traditions. However, the familiar sounds of the “Time Warp” mixed with the sight of fishnet tights and red lipstick can only mean one thing: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back in Athens.
October 24, 2021
Lost Flamingo’s ‘Rocky Horror’ amazes audiences after year off due to COVID-19
Lost Flamingo Theatre Company, or LFC, knows this, which is why every year the group hosts a shadow-casted performance of Rocky Horror. Hosted at The Union, 18 W. Union St., LFC’s Rocky Horror is a longstanding tradition in Athens.
October 5, 2021
Rocky coming back to The Union on Oct. 21-23
An Athens Halloween favorite is returning to Athens: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Following a 2020 hiatus, The Lost Flamingo Theatre Company will present its annual production of the cult classic Oct. 21–23 at The Union.
August 25, 2021
Shows Must Go On: OU Theater Productions Adapt Fall Performances to Covid-19 Health Precautions
OU’s Lost Flamingo Theatre Company (LFC) is one of the sources of student-run theater at OU. LFC focuses on creating affordable shows in Athens with complete directions from students – creating a larger platform for student expression.
March 17, 2021
Lost Flamingo Theatre Company presents ‘The Door’ for virtual audience
The Lost Flamingo Theatre Company (LFC) is in the midst of its spring performances. After their adaptations to COVID-19, the theatre has been hosting their performances virtually. Their next upcoming performance will be March 20 and 21. Titled The Door, LFC has worked hard to produce another successful show.
February 23, 2021
The Lost Flamingo Company adapts to COVID-19, returns with spring shows
Ohio University's original entirely student-run theatre organization, the Lost Flamingo Company, or LFC, is proud to announce its Spring Semester productions. Audiences can expect nothing less than innovative entertainment from its upcoming performances.
Like for many, the past year did not go as planned for LFC. However, it persevered, taking time to adapt to a virtual setting.
November 3, 2020
Lost Flamingo’s ‘Rocky Horror’ postponed for first time since 2002
For the first time since the fall of 2002, Lost Flamingo Theatre Company, or LFC, won’t be doing the “Time Warp” for audiences.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LFC was forced to postpone its annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show until further notice.
November 20, 2019
Theater troupe at OU to present, count 'em, 30 plays
The Lost Flamingo Theatre Company is presenting an unpredictable play this weekend that includes ample audience interaction. “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes,” will be performed by the company at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in Ohio University’s Baker Center Theater.
April 17, 2019
Lost Flamingo play explores pitfalls of dating via personal ads back in the ’80s
Dating was so much better in the ’80s… right? There was no social media, no eHarmony and definitely no Tinder. You either met potential love interests in person or by answering a personal ad in the newspaper. How romantic… right?
March 27, 2019
Lost Flamingo troupe takes on classic whodunnit
Three blind mice. See how they run. One mouse has already fallen behind and into a trap. Who will the next two be? And who is setting the traps? Find out this weekend as Lost Flamingo Theatre Company presents Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap.”
October 23, 2017
Fishnets and High Heels: A Look into the Rocky Horror Picture Show
To a Rocky Horror virgin, the hundreds of people in scantily clad costumes waiting in line for hours in hopes to catch just a bit of the show inside may seem unnecessary and overdramatic; but to Rocky Horror fanatics, this is just the beginning of the excitement.
October 22, 2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Reunites Fans at its Return to the Union
The Lost Flamingo Theatre Company is celebrating its 15th annual live performance of Rocky Horror. This year, the show is back at its usual location: The Union’s second floor. Last year, due to the November 2014 fire on Union Street, the show was held at Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery.
April 26, 2014
Lost Flamingo Company Presents: Spring Awakening, The Musical
This weekend in Baker Center Theater, the student theater club Lost Flamingo Company is performing their annual spring musical. This year is Spring Awakening, a rock musical based on Frank Wedekind’s play.
April 03, 2014
Lost Flamingo Company Presents: “Hearts Like Fists”
This Friday and Saturday at 7pm, Lost Flamingo Company presents Hearts Like Fists, a comedy about a group of super-girls fighting an evil scientist for the fragile hearts of all lovers. The action-packed play will be performed in The South Pole, located beneath Nelson Commons on South Green.
March 09, 2012
OU play about school shooting to benefit Chardon victims
An Ohio University student-run theater company is presenting a play tonight and Saturday that deals with the topic of high school shootings. Production of the play was in the works prior to the Feb. 27 shooting incident at Chardon High School, which left three students dead and three others wounded.
May 01, 2008
Lost Flamingo launches spring season with "Short Stack"
This Friday and Saturday, the Lost Flamingo Company will present Short Stack, a compilation of eight short student-written plays. The shows start at 8 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium in OU's Siegfred Hall. This is the fourth year of Short Stack, which has since its inception produced more than 30 short plays by students from all majors, from playwriting to music.
March 13, 2008
Lost Flamingo Company's 'Deathtrap' puts chill in the air
Ohio University's Lost Flamingo Company added to the ever-present chills in the air last weekend with their production of playwright Ira Levin's acclaimed thriller "Deathtrap" at Baker Theater. The Tony Award-nominated play was a nail biter that kept audiences guessing until the very end.
February 14, 2008
Students take center stage with upcoming Lost Flamingo productions
Ohio University students, from left, Jess Craine, Alina Buccella, Christine Sagar, Cynthia Robinson, Lauren Salandra and Lisa Summerscales rehearse Lost Flamingo Company’s “A Bad Year For Tomatoes” in Jefferson Hall Library.
September 17, 2007
Growing theater troupe brings out the acting bug in OU students
Every year Ohio University students put on their best black garters and line up at The Union for their annual helping of Meatloaf at "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," one of numerous plays and performances put on each year by the Lost Flamingo Company (LFC).
November 09, 2006
Finding the Lost Flamingos
The Lost Flamingo Company got its start four years ago. OU students Hugh McMullen, Jes Daniels, Harland Chambers and Liz Brown decided that non-theater majors, people who had done theater in high school or recreationally, needed an outlet to continue performing.
