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THE PELICAN PLAYERS

Community theater at its best...

The Pelican Payers started as the dream of a few couples back in 1984. Many had experience in community theater and over a pot of coffee the basic idea for a new theater group in Pamlico County took form. With sixty dollars and high hopes for good fun they started the Pelican Players.

In 1984, the Oriental Woman's Club had completed its present facility on Gilgo Drive. The Club planned an Arts Festival and approached the as yet untried theatrical group to provide entertainment. The Pelican Players presented their first show, "Bubbles", which was the brainchild of a local playwright, Alston Wheeler.

It is hard to believe that from such a humble beginning the Pelican Players have developed into the organization that it is today. Now the resident company of the Pamlico County Civic & Cultural Center, the Pelicans produce four plays each season in a real theater, on a real stage equipped with a real lighting system.

Recognition for this accomplishment is shared by the many volunteers and supporters of the Pelican Players. The fact of the matter is, that there can be no performance without an audience to enjoy it!

Librarian/Historian:

We are pleased to announce that Mabel Rowell has volunteered to serve as our Librarian/Historian. Thanks Mabel!!

Children's Theater Workshop:

Patti Higginbottom and her committee are hard at work on next summer's workshop. If you would like to help, call Patti at 249-2968.

THE PELICAN PLAYERS LEGACY

1984 - Bubbles, Lovers and Other Strangers

1985 - A Bad Year for Tomatoes, Send Me No Flowers

1986 - Never Too Late, Remember When, The Cat Princess, My Three Angels

1987 - Everybody Loves Opal, Play It Again Sam, Memories

1988 - Spirit, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Deathtrap

1989 - At the Bluewater Inn, Come Blow Your Horn, You Can't Take It With You

1990 - Second Time Around, The World Turn'd Upside Down, Last of the Class

1991 - The Three Faces of Love, Southern Girls, A Life in the Day of an Actress

1992 - Run for Your Wife, Critic's Choice, Love, Sex and the IRS

1993 - Lend Me a Tenor, Papa's Girls, Harvey

1994 - Rumors, Take a Number, Darling

1995 - The Odd Couple, On Golden Pond, See How They Run, Social Security

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