The following is a list of outdoor dramas
scheduled to be produced during the summer of 2001.
For production dates and information,
please contact the particular
producing organization(s) at the number listed.
THE
AMISTAD SAGA: REFLECTIONS
A mutiny aboard a slave ship that
marked the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States is brought to
life through powerful speeches, song and dance. Hear the plight of the Amistad
captives ― from their removal from their native land to the revolt at sea and
their battle for freedom, led by Joseph Cinque.
July
19 - 29 (Thursday-Sunday)
African
American Cultural Complex, 119 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)
212-3598
CAPE
FEAR SHAKESPEARE
Taming
of the Shrew by
William Shakespeare
June
8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-July 1 (Friday -Sunday)
Cape
Fear Shakespeare, PO Box 908, Wilmington, NC 28402
(910)
392-7474
ST
FOR FREEDOM
This
drama celebrates events that led up to the signing of the Halifax
Resolves
on April 12, 1776, the first formal declaration of independence
from
Great Britain by an American colony.
June
28-July 21 (Thursday-Saturday)
Eastern
Stage, Inc., P0. Box 21, Halifax, NC 27839
(252)
583-3011
FROM
THIS DAY FORWARD
Told
through music, dance and drama, From This Day Forward is the story of the Waldenses, a
religious sect which arose in southeast France in the late 1100’s, centering on
their struggle to survive persecution in their homeland and their eventual
arrival in North Carolina in 1893 to establish a colony at Valdese.
July13,
14,20,21,27,28 and August 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18
Old
Colony Players, PO Box 112, Valdese, NC 28690
(828)
874-0176; (800) 635-4778
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/pender/819/
HORN
IN THE WEST
Set
in the southern Appalachian mountain region of North Carolina during the
American Revolutionary War, this drama―celebrating its 50th anniversary―follows
frontiersman Daniel Boone and his band of mountain settlers as they struggle
against the British militia. June 22-August 11 (Tuesday-Sunday)
SAHA,
Inc., PO Box 295, Boone, NC 28607
(828)
264-2120
LISTEN
AND REMEMBER
The
stout hearted pioneers of the Waxhaws face conflicts and calamities as they
struggle to carve their niche in history. Andrew Jackson utilizes these
adversities to build the strength in character that would help him serve as
President of the United States.
June
1 - 30 (Friday and Saturday)
WHFDA,
PO Box 1776, Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704)
764-7159
THE
LOST COLONY
Performed
in newly renovated Waterside Theater, this symphonic drama depicts the valiant
struggle of 117 men, women, and children to settle in the New World. They
disappear without a trace, and for over 400 years, this continues to be one of
history’s greatest mysteries.
June
1 -August 24 (Monday-Saturday)
RIHA,
Inc., 1409 Highway 64/264, Manteo, NC 27954
(252)
473-2127; (800) 488-5012
MONTFORD
PARK PLAYERS
Macbeth
by William
Shakespeare
Twelfth
Night by William
Shakespeare
June
1-July 1; July 13-August 12 (Friday and Sunday)
Montford
Park Players, 246 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
(828)
254-4540
Http://www.montfordparkplayers.org/
RIPPLE
IN THE RIVER
The
life and death of the people and the town of Sneydsborough, NC, a small
bustling port on the headwaters of the Pee Dee River which thrived from the
1790’s until its dismantling just prior to the Civil War. June 7-16
(Thursday-Saturday)
Ripple
in the River, do Anson CC, PO Box 126, Polkton, NC 28135 (704) 694-4181; (800)
766-0319
SHAKESPEARE’S
GLOBE THEATRE IN AMERICA
The
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Summer
Preview performance is August 11th (show runs Oct. 22-27)
For
specific production times, please call the box office.
Shakespeare’s
Globe Theatre, PO Box 3000, Forest City, NC 28043
(828)
245-3000
STRIKE
AT THE WIND
This
drama depicts the life and mysterious disappearance of North Carolina
Lumbee
Indian outlaw Henry Berry Lowrie, whose exploits in the years after
the
Civil War earned him a reputation as the American Robin Hood.
July
7-August 11 (Friday-Saturday)
Robeson
Historical Association, Box 1059, Pembroke, NC
(910)
522-6111; (910) 521-2433
THE
SWORD OF PEACE
The
Sword of Peace dramatizes
the conflict faced by the Cane Creek
Society
of Friends during the Revolutionary War, when as peaceful
Quakers,
they are forced to defend their basic tenet of nonviolence.
PATHWAY
TO FREEDOM
Pathway
to Freedom is the
story of how anti-slavery North Carolinians and freed African Americans helped
hundreds of escaped slaves flee to the north prior to the Civil War.
June
20 to August 25 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Snow
Camp Outdoor Theatre, P0. Box 535, Snow Camp, NC 27349-0535 (336) 376-6948;
(336) 376-9256; (800) 726-5115
UNTO
THESE HILLS
From
the arrival in the Appalachian Mountains of Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto in
1540, to the removal of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma along the tragic
“trail of tears,” for over 50 years this drama has painted a vivid portrait of
the Eastern Band of Cherokee and their brave leaders, Junaluska, Tsali and
Sequoyah, who fought for survival. June 13-August 25 (Monday-Saturday)
Cherokee
Historical Association, PO Box 398, Cherokee, NC 28719
(828)
497-2111; toll free (866) 554-4557 http://www.untothesehills.com/
WORTHY
IS THE LAMB
North
Carolina’s White Oak River is the backdrop for this passion play which begins
with the arrival of John the Baptist in Jerusalem. The production’s elaborate
soundtrack, recorded at Angel Studios in London, features over 150
Shakespearean actors in the speaking roles and a full symphony orchestra.
June
29-Aug. 25 (Thursday-Saturday); August 26-Sept. 15 (Friday-Sat.) Passion Play
Productions, Inc., 114 Hunting Bay Dr., Swansboro, NC 28584; (252) 393-8373;
(800) 622-5960
http://www.worthyisthelamb.com/
