Local History Plays: The State Library, with a collection of more than 100,000 volumes, is located in Raleigh, and the city has its own public library system. Two separate museums contain exhibits of the state's history and its natural history and resources. At the North Carolina State Art Society Galleries both permanent and temporary exhibits of fine art are on display.
The promotion of concerts and.plays is carried on by the Raleigh Civic Music Association and the Raleigh Little Theatre. The latter has a large amphitheater that is used for outdoor concerts, community "sings," vesper services, and plays, and an indoor theater with a seating capacity of 300 in which plays are regularly produced during the winter season.
The play or scenario is chosen for a theme which is familiar or stimulating, suited to puppet action, and not hackneyed. It must often be specially written, for there is no large library of puppet plays in English. Folk tales, Local history plays history, or classic stories afford material. Certain plays intended for the large stage are suited to puppets, particularly those with farce, fantasy, supernatural elements, and an absence of the small realistic details better done by human actors.
Nearly everyone knows the location of Local history plays libraries, and is aware of the fact that these institutions lend out books, which if not brought back can lead to fines! What is not always so well known is the amount and kind of knowledge the library carries about the Local history plays environment. It can be a mine of information about Local history plays history, geography and events, on future planning within the Local history playsity, on how to make contact with professionals, how to gain further educational qualifications and on recreational activities.
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