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THE CHAPEL HILL HERALD

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1991

Conference explores outdoor drama

Show production, management, planning to be discussed

CHAPEL HILL Professionals
from across the country will
converge in Bardstown, Ky.,
Oct. 24-27 to discuss �?otheatre
under the stars�?T�?T at the 1991 Na-
tional Outdoor Drama Confer-
ence.

The event in Bardstown,
home of Paul Green�?Ts outdoor
drama �?oThe Stephen Foster
Story,�?� is the 29th annual con-
ference sponsored by the Insti-
tute of Outdoor Drama at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. The institute is a
research and advisory agency of
the university.

The conference is the only
national meeting for those in-
volved in the production, man-
agement or planning of outdoor
historical dramas, which drama-
tize life events that took place
at or near performance sites.

Local host for this year�?Ts con-�?T

ference will be The Stephen Fos-
ter Drama Association, pro-
ducers of the historical drama
now entering its 34th season.

A tour of the facility will be
part of an in-depth look at the
operation of �?oThe Stephen Fos-
ter Story.�?T�?��?T Tours of local his-
toric attractions, including the

19th-century plantation that in-
spired Foster�?Ts melody �?o�?~My Old
Kentucky Home,�?� will highlight
a schedule of panel discussions
and workshops. Participants
also can eat a gourmet meal
aboard the 1940s vintage dining
cars.of My Old Kentucky Dinner
Train as it travels from Bards-
town to Limestone Springs and
back. :

�?~On Oct. 26, the Texas Pan-
handle Heritage Foundation,
producers of the outdoor drama
�?oTexas!�?� in Canyon, Texas, will
present the Paul Green Seminar
in Theatre Production. Designed

for seasoned professionals and
public relations directors who
are well-acquainted with the ba-:
sics of audience development
and promotion, the seminar
will offer a look at the nuts and
bolts of the �?oTexas!�?� marketing
campaign.

Also during the workshop,
the 1991 Mark R. Sumner
Award will be presented to a
person who has contributed sig-
nificantly to a specific outdoor
drama or to the field in areas
such as playwriting, choreogra-
phy, direction, dance and act-
ing.

ein converge.

Story,�?�

THE CHAPEL HILL HERALD _

_ FRIDAY, ocToBeR 1, 1991

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