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OTHER OUTDOOR DRAMAS
"From This Day Forward" just one of
several outdoor drams that take place across North Carolina each year.
The map below shows some of the other dramas and a short description of
many is beneath the picture.
You can click on one of the drama titles to
quickly scroll to its listing.
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Unto These Hills - is a musical-historical drama that portrays the history of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee from Spanish explorer DeSoto’s arrival to their exodus to Oklahoma along the “trail of tears.” June 14 - August 26 (Monday - Saturday). Write: Cherokee Historical Association, P.O. Box 398, Cherokee, NC 28719. Call: (828) 497-2111. Web Site:
www.untothesehills.com
The Montford Park Players - present Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and
Macbeth. June 2 - August 13 (Friday & Saturday). Write: The Montford Park Players, 246 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. Call: (828) 254-5146. Web Site:
www.montfordparkplayers.org.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theater - offers Shakespearean comedy and drama. Write: Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in America, P.O. Box 3000, Forest City, NC 28043. Call (828) 245-3000.
Horn in the West - follows frontiersman Daniel Boone and his band of mountain settlers as they struggle against the British militia during the Revolutionary War period. June 16 - August 12 (Tuesday - Sunday) Write: S.A.H.A., P.O. Box 295, Boone, NC 28607. Call: (828) 825-6747. Web Site:
www.boonenc.org/SAHA.
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HEARTLAND |
Listen and Remember - celebrates the lives of Waxhaw’s early pioneers, including the Andrew Jackson family. June 2 - July 1 (Friday & Saturday). Write Waxhaw Historical Festival and Drama Association, P.O. Box 1776, Waxhaw, NC 28173. Call: (704) 764-7159.
Ripple in the River - tells of the life and death of the people and town of Sneydsborough, NC, a small, bustling port on the headwaters of the Pee Dee river which thrived from the Dates: 1790’s until dismantlement just prior to the Civil War. Dates: June 1 - June 10 (Thursday - Saturday). Write: Ripple in the River, 104 Lakeview Drive, Wadesboro, NC 28135. Call: (704) 694-4181.
The Sword of Peace - is a Quaker outdoor drama of turbulent times in N.C. during the American Revolution.
June 28 - August 11 (for specific dates, contact the box office.) See Pathway to Freedom for contact information.
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 21 - August 12. (for specific dates, contact the box office. Write: Snow Camp Outdoor Theater, P.O. Box 535, Snow Camp, NC 27349. Call: (800) 726-5115. Web Site:
www.snowcampdrama.com.
Amistad Saga: Reflections - relates a mutiny aboard a slave ship that marked the beginning of the end of slavery in the U.S. Amistad dramatizes the plight of the ship’s captives, from their removal from their native land to a revolt at sea and their battle for freedom. July 20 - July30 (Thursday & Sunday). Write: AACC, 119 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27610. Call (919) 212-3598. Web Site:
www.aaccmuseum.org.
Duplin Voices: An Adaption of the Duplin Story - tells the story of Duplin County’s evolution, from its founding in 1749, through its contributions and sacrifices related to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and includes William Thornton’s space flight..June 9 - July 1 (Friday & Saturday). Write: Duplin Outdoor Drama, P.O. Box 956, Kenansville, NC 28349. Call: (800) 793-3726. Web Site:
www.duplindrama.com.
First For Freedom - celebrates events leading to the April 12, 1776 signing of the Halifax Resolves , the first formal declaration of independence from Great Britain by an American colony. June 29 - July 15 (Thursday - Saturday, & July 4). Write: Eastern Stage, Inc., P.O. Box 21, Halifax, NC 27839. Call: (252) 583-3011.
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COAST |
Cape Fear Shakespeare Festival - performs William Shakespeare’s
Pericles. June 2 - July 2 (Friday - Sunday). Write: Cape Fear Shakespeare, 227 Oakleaf Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403. Call (910) 392-7474.
Worthy Is The Lamb - shows scenes of Jesus’ life, ministry, and miracles, on a 300 foot stage overlooking the White Oak River. The performance is enhanced with special effects and surround sound. June 30 - August 26 (Thursday - Saturday). August 27 - September 16 (Friday & Saturday). Write: CCA, Inc., P.O. Box 1004, Swansboro, NC 28584. Call (800) 662-5960. Web Site:
www.worthyisthelamb.com.
The Lost Colony - depicts the valiant struggle of 117 men, women, and children to settle in the New World in 1587. They disappeared without a trace and, for over 400 years, this continues to be one of history’s greatest mysteries. June 2 - August 25 (Monday - Saturday). Write Roanoke Island Historical Association, 1409 Highway 64/264, Manteo, NC 27954. Call (800) 488-5012. Web Site:
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