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Outdoor Drama Conference
Division of Continuing Education
Friday Center, CB 1020
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020
(919) 962-3345
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1110
30th Annual Conference on Outdoor Drama
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October 21-24, 1992
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsored by the Institute of Outdoor Drama of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, this 30th
annual meeting brings together professional managers, directors, playwrights, promoters, designers and
composers, as well as representatives from communities planning new outdoor dramas, for workshops,
tours and open discussion on topics relating to the writing, production and management of outdoor historical
drama in America.
Steeped in more than 400 years of history, El Paso is fertile ground for outdoor historical drama. An inter-
national city with a bilingual and bicultural heritage and classic Western landscape, El Paso represents
the true American frontier; a land once walked by conquistadores, Spanish missionaries, American and
Mexican Indians, pioneers and early settlers. Today, El Paso and her sister city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,
are modern examples of cooperative international tourism and the Southwestern mystique.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Company reps from dramas across the U.S.
summarize the year�?Ts production activities
and season attendance.
Moderator: Scott J. Parker, director, Insti-
tute of Outdoor Drama, Chapel Hill, NC
Hayride journey to Fort Misery (a replica
1840's cavalry post), for Texas-style chuck-
wagon cookout and entertainment around
the campfire.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
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A walking tour of the 1,500-seat amphi-
theatre which was constructed in 1976
of native stone from the surrounding
Franklin Mountains.
Question-and-answer session exploring
management policies and practices of
this company which increased its audience
by more than 50% in 1991.
Moderator: David D. Mills, managing
director, Viva El Paso!, El Paso, TX
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A critical evaluation of employment
practices throughout the industry and
recommended changes for the 90's.
Moderator: Patty Bryant, assistant manager,
Texas!, Canyon, TX
Participants: Richard Case, amphitheatre
manager, Black Hills Passion Play, Spear-
fish, SD: Bill Jeffers, managing director,
Oklahoma!, Tulsa, OK; Wayne Sims,
general manager, Cross and Sword, St.
Augustine, FL
A traditional Southwestern chicken fajita
dinner served in the open-air amphitheatre
Pavilion near Rainbow Canyon.
Host: El Paso Association for the Perfor-
ming Arts
With full lights, sets and costumes, a
special performance highlighting the
songs and dance of this unique musical
production.
Question-and-answer session with the
company about the production of the
drama.
Moderator: Hctor M. Serrano, artistic
director, Viva El Paso!, El Paso, TX
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An inside look into the successful devel-
opment operations of one of the nation�?Ts
premiere non-profit professional theatres.
(Funding for this seminar made possible
by a grant from the Paul Green
Foundation.)
Moderator: Marsha Warren, executive
director, The Paul Green Foundation,
Chapel Hill, NC
Participants: Paul Nicholson, general
manager; James Cox, development
director; Mallory Pierce, director of
membership; Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Ashland, OR
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Master of Ceremonies: David D. Mills,
managing director, Viva El Paso!, El
Paso, TX
Featured Speaker: Adair Margo, chair, Texas
Commission on the Arts, Austin, TX
Rich in history and culture of revolutionary
Mexico, Juarez is only a 10-minute ride
across the Rio Grande, is the nation�?Ts
fourth largest city and offers a variety of
colorful markets for an afternoon of
shopping and sightseeing.
El Paso and Juarez boast many of the
finest Southwestern and Mexican restau-
rants anywhere
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
Company reps are encouraged to bring
examples of PSA and promotional video
tapes. A VCR will be set up for discre-
tionary use throughout the day and
evening.
The pros and cons of outdoor drama
companies producing Broadway musicals.
Moderator: Rusty Mundell, playwright,
Blue Jacket, Xenia, OH
Participants: Kermit Hunter, playwright,
Horn in the West, Boone, NC; Tedi
Vaughan, general manager, Jenny Wiley
Drama Associa�?oion, Prestonsburg, KY;
Denton Yockey, general manager, Galveston
Island Outdoor Musicals, Galveston, TX
The crucial relationship between the
board of directors and its staff, from the
board�?Ts point of view.
Moderator: Barbara Daughtry, chair, El
Paso Association for the Performing Arts,
El Paso; 1X
Participants: David Henson, chair, Cherokee
Historical Association, Cherokee, NC;
Michael Mcintyre, chair, Ramona Pageant
Association, Hemet, CA; Barbara Polly,
chair, Lonesome Pine Arts and Crafts,
Big Stone Gap, VA
What the media will and will not use,
and why. Company reps are encouraged
to bring two different production photos
for evaluation.
Moderator: Martha Maclver, executive
director, Champoeg: The Story of Old
Oregon, St. Paul, OR
Participants: Brad Cooper, president,
de-Bruyn, Cooper, Maldonado Advertising
Agency, El Paso, TX; Robbie Farley-
Villalobos, arts and entertainment editor,
El Paso Herald Post, El Paso, TX
Give-and-take dialogue on issues of
concern.
Moderator: Margar Namico, general
manager, Tr t in the Land, New
Phila ia
Master of Ceremonies: Jerry Argetsinger,
artistic director, Hill Cumorah Pageant,
Palmyra, NY
Featured Speaker: Allan W. Eckert, play-
wright, Tecumseh!, Chillicothe, OH
Presentation of the 1992 Mark R. Sumner
Award
The Special Edition Company of Viva El
Paso! will perform flamenco, folklorico,
clogging and a Western hoedown.
Host: Easy Computer Systems, Branson,
MO
Registration and Travel Information
$175.00 per person includes all conference ses-
sions, 2 lunches, 3 dinners, in-town transporta-
tion, U.S. tours and special events. Registration
must be postmarked no later than Wednesday,
October 7, 1992.
The IRS allows tax deductions for educational
expenses, including registration fees, costs of
travel, meals and lodging, to maintain or
improve skills required in your employment or
business.
Call Betty Dawe, UNC Division of Continuing
Education, (919) 962-3345; FAX (919) 962-2061.
VISA and MasterCard.
There is a $25.00 late fee for all registrations
postmarked after Wednesday, October 7, 1992,
or made by phone after Tuesday, October 13,
1992.
Extra meal tickets for guests not attending
conference sessions should be ordered in
advance, or may be purchased at the con-
ference desk.
Full refunds will be made for cancellations
received by Tuesday, October 13, 1992. After
that date, a $20 administrative fee will be
deducted. No refunds can be made after
Monday, October 19, 1992. Refunds cannot be
given for meals. Please confirm cancellations
in writing.
The El Paso, TX airport is served by five major
airlines with 85 flights daily.
Call the Holiday Inn Park Place (533-8241) for
courtesy van transportation from the airport.
Driving time from the airport to the Holiday
Inn Park Place is 15 minutes.
Individuals with disabilities should notify the
Institute office if they require any accom-
modations in order to participate in this
conference.
Wednesday, 1:00-3:00 pm
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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lunches, 3 dinners, in-town transportation, U.S. tours,
and special events)
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Outdoor Drama Conference
Division of Continuing Education
Friday Center, CB 1020
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020
(919) 962-3345 Code: B311
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HOLIDAY INN PARK PLACE
325 North Kansas
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 533-8241: FAX (915) 544-9979
Host for the National
Conference will be the
El Paso Association for
the Performing Arts. A
non-profit corporation
dedicated to celebrating
the multicultural heri-
tage of El Paso, the
Association produces
Viva EI Paso! which
recently completed its
15th consecutive season.
Written by Hctor
M. Serrano, Viva El
Paso! dramatizes the
heritage of four South-
western cultures which
have played a dominant
role in shaping the
region: Native Ameri-
can, Spanish, Mexican
and Western American.
It is a fast-paced, high-
energy production told
primarily through song
and dance by a com-
pany of 50 performers
who will offer the
National Conference
a special evening
performance in the
McKelligon Canyon
Amphitheatre.
