Very sad. I take it this was some kind of regular show that was put on?
Yes, it’s a play production in Outer Banks, NC.
‘About 10,000 people have been members of the production’s cast and crew since the play began in 1937. It was written by Paul Green, the 1927 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
‘The production tells the story of the unsolved disappearance of 117 men, women and children who traveled from England and settled on Roanoke Island in 1587. The colonists were gone when their governor returned from a trip to England in 1590.
‘... destroyed the buildings and between 700 and 1,000 costumes, plus garments made in the earliest years of the production. Add in shoes, hats, gloves, jewelry and other costume items, and the loss could total 60,000 items, Curnutte said.
‘Among them: a sword used by Andy Griffith when he was a young actor in the show.
‘Some costumes were spared because they were at the dry cleaners, while others — including the Queen Elizabeth I dress worn last season by actress Lynn Redgrave — were at museums, said Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, the play’s production designer.’
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7057124
It is a regular show. Has been for years running during summer tourist season. Andy Griffith used to play part in the show and still helps kick-off each new season. He lives within 2 miles of the theater.
Indeed, it has been a regular show for over half a century, about the lost colony at Roanoke...
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