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The President’s Corner:
Thoughts on North Carolina’s history and NCHT events by President and founder Bill Hand


What Connects The Kingston Trio to Bushwhackers? A convicted killer – but was he guilty?
It’s been a crazy week so let’s keep it short, okay? Let’s talk about Tom Dooley. He had nothing to do with our summer show, but one of...
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May 18, 20242 min read


Who is Zebulon Vance?
This week let’s look at one of the dominant characters in our upcoming summer musical, “Bushwhackers” – Zebulon Vance. It’s his birthday...
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May 11, 20243 min read


All About Sue
It is with great sorrow that we must announce the death of Sue Baldwin. Wow. The sentence seems almost tacky. “great sorrow.” I read...
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May 5, 20243 min read


Telling True Lies
It isn’t easy telling lies and being truthful at the same time. But when you turn a true story into a book or a movie or a play, that’s...
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Apr 19, 20244 min read


History to Page to Stage
Staging the Blalocks I should write a book about the Blalocks, the protagonists in our next play, “Bushwhackers.” Maybe I will. But I...
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Apr 12, 20243 min read


Meet the Blalocks
Having wrapped up “The Importance of Being Earnest,” we are moving on to produce and direct our July offering, the true story of a...
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Apr 5, 20243 min read


Oscar Wilde vs.wallpaper
Playwrights? You’ve probably heard of Neil Simon, the Big Mac of playwrights (to paraphrase novelist Stephen King’s description of...
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Mar 19, 20243 min read


We’re there! And we hope we see you there!
As a young company NCHT keeps a modest itinerary. Our official season, last year, included our musical “Flight” and the classic comedy...
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Mar 11, 20242 min read


Theater is church. Sort of.
Theater is church. Well, it used to be, at least. We look at theater today and, at least in many aspects, we see anything but the idea of...
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Mar 2, 20243 min read


Casting History
How do you put a history on stage? How do you tell a story and not just present a pamphlet or a bare-bones article with a costume and...
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Feb 23, 20243 min read


Who Am I This Time?
Some years ago, I read a short story by this name by my fellow Hoosier, Kurt Vonnegut. You can find it in his collection, “Welcome to the...
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Feb 16, 20243 min read


Auditions...scary things.
Auditions! We’re holding them this Saturday and Sunday (the 10th and 11th) and they’re scary, scary, scary things. We’re all scared when...
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Feb 8, 20244 min read


Phil Said What?!
Of course, you’re wondering about the history behind Groundhog Day, and we’re happy to oblige. Across the country various rodent...
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Feb 2, 20243 min read


Don’t you just love British humor?
“’Tis just a flesh wound!” “I’m not dead yet!” “T’was brillig and the slithey toves did gyre and gimble…” There’s something unique about...
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Jan 26, 20242 min read


A Different Look at the Civil War
In July 2024 NCHT will be sharing a look at the Civil War on its most personal level with its historical musical, “Bushwhackers.” The...
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Jan 21, 20243 min read
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