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CAROLINA JNEWS SERVICESClifton Metcalf, Director210 Pittsboro Street, Campus Box 6210NEWS Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6210(919) 962-2091 FAX: (919) 962-2279For immediate use Oct. 4, 1991 -- No. 537National outdoor drama conferenceset for Oct. 24-27 in Bardstown, Ky.CHAPEL HILL -- Professionals from across the country willconverge in Bardstown, Ky., Oct. 24-27 to discuss "theatre under theStars" at the 1991 National Outdoor Drama Conference.The event in Bardstown, home of Paul Green�?Ts long-running outdoordrama "The Stephen Foster Story,"»is the 29th annual conferencesponsored by the Institute of Outdoor Drama at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill. The institute is a research and advisoryagency of the university.The conference is the only national meeting for those involved inthe production, management or planning of outdoor historical dramas,which bring to life events that took place at or near performanceSites. The historic settings, along with larger-than-life portrayals,song and dance, and spectacular special effects, create a unique formof theatrical entertainment viewed by more than 2 million people lastyear.Traditionally, the conference draws representatives from morethan 70 outdoor historical drama companies in 30 states from Alaska toFlorida. These theater professionals produce historical plays,Shakespeare festivals, religious dramas and pageants that in 1990generated $6 billion for the travel industry. Outdoor historicaldramas are among the largest employers in American theater, creatingmore than 4,500 jobs each year.Local host for this year�?Ts conference will be The Stephen FosterDrama Association, producers of the historical drama now entering its34th season in the 1,400-seat J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre on thegrounds of My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown.(More)The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Page 2-2-2 Outdoor drama conference Oct. 24-27 (537)A tour of the facility will be part of an in-depth look at theoperation of "The Stephen Foster Story." Tours of local historicattractions, including the 19th-century plantation that inspiredFoster�?Ts melody "My Old Kentucky Home," will highlight a schedule ofpanel discussions and workshops. Participants also can eat a gourmetmeal aboard the 1940s vintage dining cars of My Old Kentucky DinnerTrain as it travels from Bardstown to Limestone Springs and back.On Oct. 26, the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, producersof the outdoor drama "Texas!" in Canyon, Texas, will present the PaulGreen Seminar in Theatre Production. Designed for seasonedprofessionals and public relations directors who are well-acquaintedwith the basics of evelopment and promotion, the seminarwill offer a look at the nuts and bolts of the "Texas!" marketingcampaign, especially its innovative elements.Also during the workshop, the 1991 Mark R. Sumner Award will bepresented to a person who has contributed significantly to a specificoutdoor drama or to the field in areas such as playwriting,choreography, direction, dance and acting. The Sumner Award honors thelifetime contribution of the Institute of Outdoor Drama�?Ts directoremeritus.Registration deadline for the conference is Oct. 10. To receive aregistration brochure, write to the Institute of Outdoor Drama, UNC-Chapel Hill, CB #3240, NCNB Plaza, Chapel Hii, N.C. 27599-3240, orcall (919) 962-1328.Print Contact: Liz LucasBroadcast Contact: Barbara Thompson