North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival
presenting sixty free show annually outer bank north carolina north carolina school art summer performance festival funded state north carolina produced performed directed student alumnus faculty staff university north carolina school art uncsa familyfriendly festival offer drama music dance film performance six consecutive week late june early august roanoke island festival park manteo north carolina since inception summer festival become important cultural resource resident visitor north carolina enriching educational training experience emerging professional artist uncsa festival audience grew record attendance evening festival event staged newly renovated outdoor pavilion bank shallowbag bay afternoon event staged indoors film theater venue roanoke island festival park across bridge seaside town manteo festival rain policy changed inclement weather outdoor show move film theater replacing previous cancellation policy evening show patron encouraged bring blanket chair permanent seat available lawn many family group come early enjoy picnic park show show free appropriate age casual attire encouraged even pet pajama welcome recent year festival expanded calendar event include additional program family uncsas school drama produced first family musical youre good man charlie brown new saturday night movie series first produced rock boat series invite family relax charming manteo waterfront uncsas conservatorytrained musician perform aboard elizabeth ii newly created classic kid series present hour kidfocused music every thursday afternoon give child opportunity interact musician instrument addition film saturday night move film theater big outdoor screen feature presentation vary summer show pm outdoor pavilion four consecutive night tuesday friday traditionally week season present different program presented school drama music dance film recent year uncsa school drama expanded presentation include shakespeare comedy family musical cabaret performed repertoire three week festival school music presentation may include concert uncsa orchestra uncsa ensemble jazz ragtime percussion woodwind brass school dance present program classical contemporary dance often featuring new juried work uncsa alumnus school filmmaking present film saturday night selected family audience show designed produced faculty student uncsas school design production casual classical concert offered tuesday friday afternoon pm film theater program vary daily weekly music guitar saxophone vocalist woodwind string brass percussion may featured repertoire ranging jazz classical american international composer excerpt pm feature performance may heard every wednesday pm film theater audience encouraged meet performer ask question life student uncsa wednesday pm musician aboard elizabeth ii perform minute concert boater pedestrian diner manteo waterfront thursday pm musician present program designed especially kid film theater kid invited participate interact performer school filmmaking selects film family audience ranging classic charlie chaplin film contemporary animation film shown pm big outdoor screen roanoke island festival park outdoor pavilion outer bank tradition roanoke island festival park town manteo uncsa honor america independence evening patriotic music dazzling firework music begin pm continues firework beginning dark family group encouraged come early picnic park introduced festival offer program encourage young patron attend show performing artist kid become community art patron cap attending three least show cap punch card available performance may redeemed prize child present cap card third show festival performer often make headline soon perform manteo addition playing orchestra stage worldwide recent alumnus metropolitan opera national finalist award performed broadway played grammy orchestra acted film tv series joined professional dance company like limon pilobolus american ballet theatre summer performance festival website