14th Production Season

Starring Miss Barbara Hird

written, produced, and directed by lebame houston

additional lines by Ira David Wood, III

June 6 through August 15, 2006
Tuesdays at 2:30 PM
The Elizabethan Gardens on Historic Roanoke Island

Tickets: $10 (includes a tour of the Gardens)

Now in its 14th season, the highly acclaimed Elizabeth R is an innovative fifty-minute, one-woman show that presents an intimate look at England's most famous monarch - Queen Elizabeth I.

No static icon, this Elizabeth is a real person, with understandable emotions and problems. She spits out some vintage Elizabethan invective, but draws on her strength of character to make tough decisions that affect her subjects in England and in the New World.

The script develops the character and emotions of Elizabeth the woman, the actress, and the Queen. Historical episodes such as Sir Walter Ralegh's colonies on Roanoke Island, and the Spanish Armada's attack on England are adroitly interspersed with lighter fare.

This Elizabeth sings, tells jokes, cries, laughs, but always maintains her focus on her duty to her country and the accomplishment of her life's goals.

The critics agree: Elizabeth R is a "don't miss hit show" with "a charismatic Queen who captivates her audiences just as surely as Elizabeth herself did."