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M
ary Kate Burke is artistic director
of the Cape Fear Regional eatre,
which has been bringing the finest
in performances to our community since 1962.
Back then, founding artistic director Bo orp
formed the Fayetteville Little eatre which
would go on to change its name to Cape Fear
Regional eatre. Since then, the theater has
brought magic from Camelot to Oz to its Hay
Street stage and gained generations of loyal
patrons.
Burke said the pandemic is a threat to arts
and culture as we know it in virtually every
community. Even Broadway has gone dark.
"According to an Americans for the Arts
survey, only 58 percent of North Carolina
arts and cultural organizations are confident
that they will survive the pandemic," Burke
said. "Now more than ever, this is the time to
support your favorite charity."
She's grateful, she said, that CFRT was
awarded a $50,000 grant from the National
Endowment of the Arts. e grant has helped
the theater continue its education programs.
CFRT still plans to open the season with "Lady
Day," a musical about the life of singer Billie
Holliday. Opening night has yet to be set, but
at CFRT, they are confident the curtain will
indeed rise.
"We've all fallen together," said Ella Wrenn,
CFRT's marketing director. "But art never dies.
It's the Phoenix that goes to ash and comes
back as something beautiful."
Cape Fear Regional eatre
1209 Hay Street
Fayetteville, NC 28305
www.cfrt.org
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