Roanoke Island's Lost Colony To Receive Tony Honor

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Roanoke Island's Lost Colony To Receive Tony Honor

吉彩网网站 | By Laura Candler,

Published April 29, 2013 at 5:00 AM EDT

The North Carolina outdoor drama has been tapped for a 2013 . With 75 seasons under its belt, the yearly production on Roanoke Island began in the summer of 1937 and has continued almost every year since. It is the longest-running symphonic drama in the country. This video shows clips from the play:

http://youtu.be/K_cC8Vif-9A

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre awards are considered the highest recognition for off-Broadway theatre. They are presented annually to individuals or organizations in the theatre business that produce outstanding work, but are not eligible to receive Tony Awards, which are exclusively for Broadway theatres in Manhattan. The Tony Honors awards have been given annually since 1990.

The Pulitzer Prize winning play was written by Paul Green and dramatizes the birth of Virginia Dare, thought to be the first child of English parents born on the continent. The Lost Colony鈥檚 2013 theatre season will kick off on May 31 and run until August 23. Notable artists who have spent summers at The Lost Colony include Andy Griffith, Lynn Redgrave, and Steve Kazee. The production is overseen by Ira David Wood, III.

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Laura Candler

Laura moved from Chattanooga to Chapel Hill in 2013 to join 吉彩网网站 as a web producer. She graduated from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in the spring of 2012 and has created radio and multimedia stories for a variety of outlets, including Marketplace, Prairie Public, and Maine Public Broadcasting. When she's not out hunting stories, you can usually find her playing the fiddle.

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Fed up with the frigid winters of her native state, Catherine was lured to North Carolina in 2006. She grew up in Wisconsin where she spent much of her time making music and telling stories. Prior to joining 吉彩网网站, Catherine hosted All Things Considered and classical music at Wisconsin Public Radio. She got her start hosting late-nights and producing current events talk shows for the station's Ideas Network. She later became a fill-in talk show host and recorded books for WPR's popular daily program, Chapter A Day.

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