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


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INSTITUTE OF OUTDOOR DRAMA

Twenty-Eighth Annual
Managers, Directors and Promoters Conference
October 5-7, 1990
Cherokee, North Carolina

Local Host: Cherokee Historical Association

PROGRAM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

2:00-6:00 p.m. Registration and Check In
Holiday Inn
Conference Desk

4:00-5:30 p.m. Season Reports

Holiday Inn Company representatives summarize the year�?Ts production
Saunooke and activities and attendance.

Jackson Rooms Moderator: Scott Parker, Director, Institute of Outdoor Drama

6:00-7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Holiday Inn Co-Hosts: Pete Raby, President, Omni Stage Lighting,
Powell Room Raleigh, NC
| Mark Lynch, President, Quality Sound and Video,
Fayetteville, NC

7:00-8:00 p.m. Seafood Buffet
Holiday Inn

Saunooke and

Jackson Rooms

8:00 p.m. Buses Leave for Cherokee High School
Holiday Inn
Lobby

8:30-10:00 p.m. The Reach of Song

Cherokee High A conceptual presentation of Tom DeTitta�?Ts new historical drama

School celebrating the heritage of Appalachian Georgia in music, story,
and dance. Question and answer session follows.

10:00 p.m. Buses Leave for Holiday Inn
Cherokee High
School





10:00 p.m. Open House
Holiday Inn Co-Hosts: Pete Raby, President, Omni Stage Lighting,
Powell Room Raleigh, NC
Mark Lynch, President, Quality Sound and Video,
Fayetteville, NC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

8:3012:00 noon Registration and Check-In
Holiday Inn
Conference Desk

8:30-9:00 a.m. Coffee and Doughnuts
Holiday Inn
Powell Room

9:00 a.m. Buses Leave for Mountainside Theatre
Holiday Inn
Lobby

9:15-11:30 a.m. Tour: Mountainside Theatre and Support Facilities
Mountainside Theatre Front-of-the-house, backstage, company housing (dormitories
and cottages), dining facility, canteen theatre and new administration
building.

11:30-1:00 pm Lunch in Company Dining Hall
Mountainside Theatre A question and answer session about facilities and operation of drama.
Dining Hall Moderator: Barry Hipps, General Manager, Unto These Hills
Participants: Bill Hardy, Production Director, Unto These Hills
Peter Hardy, Artistic Director, Unto These Hills

1:00 p.m. Buses Leave for Holiday Inn
Mountainside Theatre
Dining Hall

1:30-3:00 p.m. Open Forum: Planning and Developing a New Outdoor
Holiday Inn Historical Drama
Saunooke, Key issues of organization, writing, composing, fundraising,
Jackson and amphitheatre design and production requirements.
Powell Rooms Moderator: Bob Britton, Director, Trumpet in the Land,
New Philadelphia, OH
Participants: Don Baker, Producer/Director, Lime Kiln Theatre,
Lexington, VA
Carl Hayden, President, Mark Twain Arts Council,
Elmira, NY
J.E. Masters, Management Consultant,
Euless, TX
Melanie Patterson, General Manager,
The Life and Times of Jesse James,
Smithville, MO





3:00-3:15 p.m.
Holiday Inn

Powell Room/Hall

3:15-5:00 p.m.

Holiday Inn
Saunooke,
Jackson and
Powell Rooms

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn
Powell Room

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn
Saunooke,
Jackson and
Powell Rooms

8:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn

Refreshments

Ethics and Professional Theatre Practice
Unique format in which panel members are presented with difficult
ethical situations found in outdoor drama and asked to suggest
courses of action.
Moderator: Dale Miller, Playwright/Director,
The Battle of Tippecanoe, Battle Ground, IN
Participants: Jessica Andrews, Director, Theatre Program,
National Endowment for the Arts,
Washington, DC
John Ahart, Founding Artistic Director/Playwright,
Your Obedient Servant, A. Lincoln,
Petersburg, IL
Margaret Bonamico, General Manager,
Trumpet in the Land,
New Philadelphia, OH
David Mills, General Manager, Viva El Paso!,
El Paso, TX
Randolph Umberger, Playwright,
Strike at the Wind!, Pembroke, NC

Social Hour
Host: The Cherokee Historical Association

Authentic Indian Feast

Smoked Trout, Bear Meat, Buffalo, and Venison

Indian Succotash, Bean Dumplings, Fried Cabbage,

Corn Pudding, Parsley Potatoes, Chestnut Bread,

Blackberry Cobbler
Master of Ceremonies: Bill Hardy, Production Director,

Unto These Hills

Dinner will be followed by a program of Cherokee culture, legend,
and tradition illustrating the unique relationship between the
community and the drama.

Cheers and Entertainment
Balladeers: Tim Pendleton and Tim Mistele
Host: The Cherokee Historical Foundation





SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

8:30-9:00 a.m.
Holiday Inn
Powell Room

9:0010:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn
Saunooke and
Jackson Rooms

10:45 a.m.
Holiday Inn
Lobby

10:45 a.m.5:00 p.m.
On the Move

Coffee and Doughnuts

Seasonal and Year-Round Employee Benefits
An exploration of commonly-offered benefits with special
emphasis on health insurance and skyrocketing premiums.
Moderator: Marion Waggoner, Producer/Artistic Director,
Tecumseh! , Chillicothe, OH |
Participants: Jerry Coffelt, General Manager,
The Shepherd of the Hills, Branson, MO
Steve Stevenson, Co-Owner,
Anderson/Stevenson Insurance Co.,
Circleville, OH
Tedi Vaughn, General Manager,
The Jenny Wiley Story, Prestonsburg, KY

Mini-van Leaves for Area Tour

Tour: Area Attractions (Dutch treat lunch)
Oconaluftee Indian Village
The Museum of the Cherokee
Qualla Arts and Crafts Center

Pioneer Farmstead (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
Host: Barry Hipps, General Manager, Unto These Hills





Acknowledgements

The Institute is grateful to the Cherokee Historical Association, Unto These Hills and its board of
directors and fine staff for their hospitality and generous support.

And, to the following individuals, we extend special thanks for valued contributions to this year�?Ts
conference:

Jessica AndrewsTheatre Program, National Endowment for the Arts
Ken BlankenshipThe Museum of the Cherokee

Mollie BlankenshipCherokee Historical Association

Robert BushyheadUnto These Hills

Jim CooperHoliday Inn Cherokee

Tom DeTitta, cast and crew of The Reach of Song

Margie DouthitUnto These Hills

Tom FrazierCherokee Communications

Bill HardyUnto These Hills

Peter HardyUnto These Hills

Ed HensonCherokee Historical Association

Barry HippsUnto These Hills

Ray KinslandCherokee Boys Club

Betty KompstUNC-Chapel Hill Division of Continuing Education
Liz LucasUNC-Chapel Hill News Services

Mark LynchQuality Sound and Video

~ Edgar MarstonUNC-Chapel Hill Division of Continuing Education
Mabelle McDonaldUnto These Hills

Tim MisteleUnto These Hills

Bill MurpheyUnto These Hills :

George ParidesTheatre Arts Section, North Carolina Arts Council
Wilbur PaulCherokee High School

Tim PendletonUnto These Hills

Driver PheasantUnto These Hills

Pete RabyOnmni Stage Lighting

Lori SaundersUnto These Hills

Mark SumnerThe Lost Colony

Jonathan TaylorEastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Ollie WahyahnetaUnto These Hills

Clarence WikeOconaluftee Indian Village


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