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1718
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Outdoor drama as a theatrical genre was born in the Tar Heel state when collaboration between the town of Manteo and North Carolina playwright Paul Green resulted in \"The Lost Colony\" production. The state now boasts eleven outdoor historical dramas.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 1, June 1994, p21-25, il
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2720
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Established in 1963, the Institute of Outdoor Drama at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows communities how to attract tourists through local history dramatizations.
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6849
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The outdoor drama, a blending of historical story lines with singing and dancing, was created in North Carolina. The state has three of the nation's oldest-–\"The Lost Colony\" (Manteo), \"Unto These Hills\" (Cherokee), and \"Horn in the West\" (Boone). Two have sound financial footing; one does not. Vora discusses how productions are paid for and why audiences of these oldest of outdoor dramas are slipping away.
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14481
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Charlotte is expecting many visitors soon. The reason is the historical drama \"Shout Freedom\", created by local citizens to commemorate not only Mecklenburg's part in the American Revolution but the part played by the entire Carolinas in the early fight for freedom and liberty.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 50, May 1948, p3, 18, f
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28879
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The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources plans interpretive programs that dramatize history. At Tyron Palace in New Bern, visitors are welcomed by costumed interpretive actors; and at Historic Bath, the outdoor drama, Blackbeard: Knight of the Black Flag, is performed every summer.
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NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Nov 1986, p8-9, por
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36540
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Gladys Kincaid was murdered in Morganton, NC in 1927, inspiring several ballads to be written about the event. Only one of the three recorded ballads has an author and it was composed about a month after the murder. An account of the murder, manhunt, and effects of the event are described.