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THE AMISTAD SAGA "REFLECTIONS" A mutiny aboard a slave ship in 1839, that marked the
beginning of the end of slavery in the United States,
is brought to life through powerful speeches, song and
dance. Amistad dramatizes the plight of the ship's
captives, from their removal from their native land to
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8. FIRST FOR FREEDOM This drama celebrates events that led up to the signing
of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, the first formal
declaration of independence from Great Britain by an American
colony.
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FROM THIS DAY FORWARD Told through music, dance and drama, From This Day
Forward is the story of the Waldenses, a religious
sect that arose in southeast France in the late 1100s.
It centers on the struggle to survive persecution in
their homeland, and their arrival in North Carolina
in 1893 to establish a colony at Valdese. Old Colony Players, PO Box 112, Valdese, NC 28690
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HORN IN THE WEST Set in the southern Appalachian mountain region of North
Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, this drama
follows frontiersman Daniel Boone and his band of mountain
settlers as they struggle against the British militia. |
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THE LOST COLONY Performed in the Waterside Theatre, this symphonic drama
depicts the valiant struggle, of 117 men, women, and children,
to settle in the New World in 1587. They disappeared more than 400 years ago without
a trace, and this continues to be one
of history's greatest mysteries. ALSO: Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim, playwright and composer |
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MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN Miracle on the Mountain is an adaptation of Crossnore School founder Mary Martin Sloop's memoir. The play chronicles 60 years of Crossnore history as Mary Sloop and her husband, Eustace, both medical doctors, came to the mountains of western North Carolina in the early 1900s as pioneers. They battled local traditions of moonshining, teen marriage and pregnancy, and truancy and brought medical care, roads, electricity and education to the region.
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MOONSHINE AND THUNDER - THE JUNIOR JOHNSON STORY Set in Wilkes County, once known as the moonshine capitol of the world, this drama tells the story of the early years of running ''shine," racing in the mountains of NC, and its evolution to NASCAR. TOM DOOLEY: A WILKES COUNTY LEGEND This is the dramatization of the well-known 1868 Wilkes County love triangle that resulted in the murder of Laura Foster and the subsequent hanging of Tom Dulah (pronounced Dooley). Folklore and legend indicate that Tom confessed to the murder to protect his true love, Anne Melton. Wilkes Playmakers, Inc., 300 D Street - Benton Hall, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659 |
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PATHWAY TO FREEDOM THE SWORD OF
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THE SWORD OF
PEACE
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TOM DOOLEY: A WILKES COUNTY LEGEND This is the dramatization of the well-known 1866 Wilkes County love triangle that resulted in the murder of Laura Foster and the subsequent hanging of Tom Dulah (pronounced Dooley). Folklore and legend indicate that Tom confessed to the murder to protect his true love, Anne Melton. Moonshine and Thunder - The Junior Johnson Story Set in Wilkes County, once known as the moonshine capitol of the world, this drama tells the story of the early years of running "shine," racing in the mountains of NC and its evolution to NASCAR.
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UNTO THESE HILLS...A RETELLING From the arrival in the Appalachian Mountains of Spanish
explorer Hernando DeSoto in 1540, to the removal of the
Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma along the tragic "Trail
of Tears," this drama paints a vivid portrait of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee and their brave leaders. |
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Antony and Cleopatra, William Shakespeare, playwright For specific production dates, please call the box office. Note: Free admission
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