Question: What is the longest-running outdoor drama in the U.S.?
Answer: “The Lost Colony” in Manteo, North Carolina, was originally staged in 1937 and is the longest-running outdoor symphonic drama in America. The play presents the story of 118 men, women, and children who arrived in North Carolina’s Outer Banks in 1587 to establish a British Colony under Queen Elizabeth I’s rule. This 87-year-old drama is set on the soundfront of Roanoke Island and preserves the historical importance of America’s first colony.