From “The Lost Colony” to “Unto These Hills”: Outdoor Theatre in North Carolina

Abstract

Summertime is high season for outdoor dramas, and North Carolina has a rich history of them. Many NC natives have at-tended a production of “The Lost Colony” in Manteo or “Unto These Hills” in Cherokee. Other outdoor dramas in our state include “Strike at the Wind,” in Pembroke; “Horn in the West,” in Boone; “Tom Dooley: A Wilkes County Legend,” in Wil-kesboro; “First for Freedom,” in Halifax; and “From this Day Forward,” in Valdese. Shakespeare has his place in North Carolina too, from Ashe-ville’s Montford Park Players to Wilm-ington’s Cape Fear Shakespeare.