Managers, Directors, and Promoters Conference, 1990 (1/2)


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Outdoor drama professional
to gather for Oct. conference

CHAPEL HILL It often is
said that the United States has
made two. original contributions to
the theory and practice of world
theater: the American musical and
outdoor historical�?T drama like that
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Paul Green created with The Lost
Colony.

On Oct. 5-7, outdoor drama pro-
fessionals from across the country
will gather on the Federal Indian
Reservation in Cherokee to discuss
their brand of Theatre Under the
Starsat the 28th Annual Managers,
Directors and Promoters Confer-
ence. The conference is sponsored
by the Institute of Outdoor Drama
at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.

Outdoor drama brings to life his-
torical events that took place at or
near the sites where the plays are
performed. This -strong sense of
place, along with the larger-than-
life portrayals and generous por-
tions of song and dance often
supplemented by spectacular spe-
cial effects combine to create a
unique form of theatrical entertain-
ment viewed by more than 2 mil-
lion people last year.

The annual meeting of theater
professionals traditionally draws
representatives from more than 70
outdoor historical drama compa-
nies in 30 states, from Kodiak Is-
land, Alaska, to St. Augustine, Fla.

Together, they produce _histori-
cal plays, Shakespeare festivals, re-
ligious dramas and pageants that,
in 1989, generated a $6 billion im-
pact for the travel industry. Creat-
ing more than 4,500 jobs each
year, outdoor historical drama is
one of the largest employers. in the
American theater.

A three-hour tour of the Moun-
tainside Theatre, home of Kermit
Hunter�?Ts long-running drama Unto
These Hills,,will highlight this
year�?Ts conference. Built in 1949
and extensively renovated in the
late 1980s, the Mountainside The-

atre is an outstanding example of

an older facility that has been
maintained in excellent condition.

The tour will include front-of-
he-house and_ backstage areas,
company housing, the dining area,
canteen theater and the new ad-
ministration building, which houses
exhibits of the Cherokee Historical
Association.

The three-day meeting also fea-
tures panel discussions and work-
shops interspersed with tours of lo-
cal historic attractions, an evening
of live theater, an authentic Indian
feast and informal social events
throughout the weekend.

Delegates may tour the adjacent
Oconaluftee Indian Village, a re-
created early 18th-century commu-
nity featuring Cherokee in authen-
tic costume demonstrating an an-
cient way of life, and the Museum
of the Cherokee, which portrays
300 years of tribal history. The
Cherokee Historical Association,
producers of Unto These Hills, will
serve as local host for the confer-
ence. The Holiday Inn in Cherokee
is the conference hotel and will
host meetings and meals.

The registration deadline for the
conference is Sept. 25. To receive
a registration brochure, write to
the Institute of Outdoor Drama,
University of North Carolina at
Chapel �?~Hill, CB 3240, NCNB
Plaza, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-
3240, or call (919) 962-1328.

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