Past Productions

Historic Interpretations began our hiSTORY Stage program in 2012 with an original adaptation of St. George and the Dragon, and today we continue to entertain all ages with our selection of works sharing both history and classics alike.

The Maltese Bodkin
November 13 - 16, North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre
A comedy mystery with a Shakespearen twist, set in a 1940's radio station as the broadcast of the tales of Birnam Wood, hard boiled detective, are broadcast across the airwaves to the homes of eager listeners. The real solution to the mystery seems to be in discovering the secret behind a mysterious dagger known as the Maltese Bodkin.

Proceeds from this production were donated to Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Fisher House Foundation and the USO.
Directed by Beth Roberts and written by David Belke.

On The Verge (Or, The Geography of Yearning)
July 24 - August 3, 2014 North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
Cross the wordplay of S J Perelman with the world-in-a-time-warp vision of Caryl Churchill and you might approximate the special flavor of ON THE VERGE. In Eric Overmyer's chimerical new comedy, three `sister sojourners', each a prototypical Victorian lady explorer, equipped with dialog as pithy as their helmets, thwack their machetes through the wilderness while telling tales of past jaunts among the natives.
Directed by Rebecca Blum and written by Eric Overmyer.

William Shakespeare's, The Tempest
April 4-6 & 10-13, 2014 Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh, NC
Shakespeare's last play is considered by some to be his best work of theater, combining elements of mystery, romance, intrigue, broad comedy, magic, music and dancing!
Directed by Jeremy David Clos.

William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead
October 10-13, 2013 - Common Ground Theatre, Durham, NC
October 24-27, 2013 - Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh, NC
A true and accurate account of the 1599 zombie plague in London, William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead finds Shakespeare’s Henry V opening at the Globe Playhouse, but while the actors strut and fret, an excess of bile plagues the populace outside.
Written by John Heimbuch and directed by Matt Schedler.

The Hollow Crown
July 26-27, 2013 Common Ground Theatre, Durham, NC
August 1-4, 2013 Sertoma Amphitheater in Bond Park
This entertainment by and about the Kings and Queens of England includes music, poetry, speeches, letters and other writings. The players bring to life the writings of royals from William I to Victoria; including songs from the proper period, some of which are sad tunes on the death of kings while others are uproariously funny.
Complied by John Barton and directed by Alison Davis & Linda Depo.

The Marowitz Hamlet
March 27-30, 2013 - Common Ground Theatre, Durham, NC
Charles Marowitz, an acclaimed stage director, theatre critic, columnist, author, and playwright, has deconstructed Hamlet, breaking it into pieces and remixing it for the postmodern age.
Written by Charles Marowitz and directed by Rebecca Blum.

Saint George and the Dragon
December 20-22, 2012 - Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh, NC
Our version of the traditional English Christmas play, "Saint George and the Dragon" is a composite version drawn from surviving manuscripts and woven together from bits of old text, folk legends, and medieval Christmas plays.
Adapted and Directed by Jeremy David Clos