Have Tea With The Queen At Elizabethan Gardens

You can have an audience with Queen Elizabeth I in the beautiful setting of  The Elizabethan Gardens each week this summer, where you will enjoy Her Majesty’s sumptuous desserts, refreshing iced tea, and delightful antics....

‘The Lost Colony’ Announces Virginia Dare Baby Auditions

‘The Lost Colony’ Announces Virginia Dare Baby Auditions

The most important date in the history of Roanoke Island is August 18, 1585.  It was on that date the Eleanor Dare gave birth to Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the...

[Local Buzz] Get Caught In ‘Charlotte’s Web’ At Festival Park

UNC Pembroke invites you to get caught in Charlotte’s Web live at Roanoke Island Festival Park this week. UNC Pembroke will present the classic and memorable story Charlotte’s Web based on the story by E.B....

[Local Buzz] See Shakespeare’s Complete Works (Abridged) In Manteo

UNC Pembroke is bringing The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) to Roanoke Island Festival Park this month. The University of North   Carolina at Pembroke’s University Theatre, in partnership with the Roanoke Island...

Meet ‘Peter Rabbit’ At Elizabethan Gardens

Hop on over to The Elizabethan Gardens this summer to see meet lovable Peter Rabbit in a one-act musical children’s play. Performances are on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am, June 26 through August 15 (except July 4) inside...

Della Basnight Returns To ‘The Lost Colony’ As Dame Coleman

In the following press release, The Lost Colony actor Della Basnight talks about growing up with Dame Coleman.  “I first auditioned for The Lost Colony when I was six or seven, and I had...

Theatre of Dare Holding Open Auditions for ‘Steel Magnolias’

Theatre of Dare will be holding open auditions for their upcoming production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling this July. Director Mike Mazza is looking for six strong women ages 20 and up for this...

‘The Lost Colony’ Tony Award Arrives At Waterside Theatre

America’s longest running outdoor symphonic drama, The Lost Colony will be recognized at this weekend’s Tony Awards, as the 76-year-old production receives a special Honor for Excellence in Theater. To be presented at a ceremony tonight in...

Theatre of Dare Names New Board of Directors

The Theatre of Dare recently held elections for their Board of Directors and new officers. Each board member is elected to a three-year term to help guide the theatre. The new Theatre of Dare Board...

[Local Buzz] Best Of Broadway Comes To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will host the UNC Greensboro Opera Theatre Young Artist Program’s new production Broadway Goes to the Beach this month as part of the park’s 2013 Summer Performance Series. The program is sure to delight...

[Theater Review] ‘The Lost Colony’ 2013 Season Opens [Photo Gallery]

[Theater Review] ‘The Lost Colony’ 2013 Season Opens [Photo Gallery]

Opening Night of the 2013 season of The Lost Colony is tonight, and OBXentertainment.com was at last night’s final dress rehearsal of the longest running outdoor symphonic drama in America to bring you the following review and...

‘The Lost Colony’ 2013 Season Dedicated To Friday Family

Opening night of the 76th annual production of The Lost Colony outdoor drama is this Friday at Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island, as the Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA) announced last week that the 2013 season...

‘The Lost Colony’ Announces Dare Night Perfomances

The Lost Colony has announced three dates for this year’s annual Dare Night performances, when Dare County residents can see America’s longest running outdoor symphonic drama for fee with a donation to the local food...

[Local Buzz] UNC-Greensboro Presents ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ At Festival Park

The UNC- Greensboro North Carolina Theatre for Young People will present their kids puppet show The Emperor’s New Clothes as part of the 2013 Performance Series at Roanoke Island Festival Park this July. The mission...