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Robbie Fearn (1959- ) was born in Arlington, Virginia, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He began his theatre career as a child actor in Raleigh. After completing a B.A. in Communications and Theatre at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 1981, he began work at  The Lost Colony drama as an actor-technician. During his tenure at  The Lost Colony, he served as the play's Production Stage Manager, Technical Director, Production Coordinator/Technical Director, and the Assistant Director. Fearn served under directors Joe Layton and Fred Chappell, and General Managers Deloris Utley Harrell and John Summerton.

Robbie Fearn (1959- ) was born in Arlington, Virginia, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He began his theatre career as a child actor in Raleigh. After completing a B.A. in Communications and Theatre at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 1981, he began work at  The Lost Colony drama as an actor-technician. During his tenure at  The Lost Colony, he served as the play's Production Stage Manager, Technical Director, Production Coordinator/Technical Director, and the Assistant Director. Fearn served under directors Joe Layton and Fred Chappell, and General Managers Deloris Utley Harrell and John Summerton.

[Identification of item], 33MSS-40, Robbie Fearn Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.

Donated by Robbie Fearn in 1996.

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1. 33BOK-0-471:  The Lost Colony: An Outdoor Play in Two Acts: (With Music, Pantomime, and Dance) 33MSS-9:  Paradise Preserved Research Materials and Correspondence Roanoke Island Historical Association Records, 1937-1986, contains administrative, executive, production, publicity, and financial records

The Robbie Fearn papers contain information about  The Lost Colony drama during Robbie Fearn's tenure with the production. The majority of the papers are production records, and include personal notebooks and night by night notes of each performance, for a number of years. Also included are correspondence, pay stubs, information on the Professional Theatre Workshop (PTW) and extra curricular productions of  The Lost Colony Company at Waterside Theatre.

This collection is arranged topically and chronologically.

The Robbie Fearn papers contain information about  The Lost Colony drama during Robbie Fearn's tenure with the production. The majority of the papers are production records, and include personal notebooks and night by night notes of each performance, for a number of years. Also included are correspondence, pay stubs, information on the Professional Theatre Workshop (PTW) and extra curricular productions of  The Lost Colony Company at Waterside Theatre.