Community Programs
Island Inn Park Community Park
Ocracoke Preservation Society and Ocracoke Alive Invite Community Participation on Historic Island Inn Commons Park Landscaping and Mural Projects.
Ocracoke Preservation Society and Ocracoke Alive are announcing a new collaboration to develop the Island Inn Park, home of the historic Island Inn. The two community non-profits are inviting community volunteers to assist in the development of the park greenspace by aiding in preparation of the grounds for landscaping and paths, the installation of a fig tree garden, and the maintenance of the community park on the corner of Lighthouse Rd and Hwy12. Click the button below to be contacted about volunteering on the Island Inn Park Landscape Team. Questions? Please contact David Tweedie, 252-921-0260 (call or text), [email protected], 
Ocracoke Alive has coordinated an Artist Mural Project at the Island Inn Park in partnership with the Ocracoke Preservation Society. The installment features community artists from on and off of Ocracoke. Many of the murals are from the 2023 Ocracoke School Arts Week mural class under the direction of Robert Chestnut. Participating artists were provided with a 4’x4’ panel to design around one of the following themes: Ocracoke Community, Ocracoke History, Ocracoke Environment.
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Past Programs
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Matthew Foley and Nic Brown performing for Ocracoke school students in Mended Wing's Hamlet.
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Mended Wing Theatre Company Visits Ocracoke
On January 27 & 28, 2023, Ocracoke Alive hosted the Mended Wing Theatre Company with a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Ocracoke Community Center.
Ocracoke's own Emmet Temple formed the Mended Wing Theatre Company with fellow students from the NC School of the Arts. For their sixth season, they toured Eastern NC with Hamlet guest directed by Beth Fletcher, and in the spring will tour of central NC with The Tempest, guest directed by Tyree Albert.
Their organization is founded on the belief that Shakespeare is for everyone, that theatre is an empathy-building tool, and that art should be easily accessible, and financially viable, to people all across the country – not just to the privileged who live near a "cultural hub."
On January 27 & 28, 2023, Ocracoke Alive hosted the Mended Wing Theatre Company with a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Ocracoke Community Center.
Ocracoke's own Emmet Temple formed the Mended Wing Theatre Company with fellow students from the NC School of the Arts. For their sixth season, they toured Eastern NC with Hamlet guest directed by Beth Fletcher, and in the spring will tour of central NC with The Tempest, guest directed by Tyree Albert.
Their organization is founded on the belief that Shakespeare is for everyone, that theatre is an empathy-building tool, and that art should be easily accessible, and financially viable, to people all across the country – not just to the privileged who live near a "cultural hub."
SHOW DETAILS
Mended Wing Theatre Co. Presents Hamlet
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark--Hamlet is in mourning for his father, but everyone else seems to have moved on already, especially his mother Gertrude and his uncle Claudius, who married suspiciously soon after his father's death. When Hamlet learns his father was murdered, all of Denmark is thrown upside down, as Hamlet winds his trap around the villain. Are his motives pure? Will he succeed? Who killed the old king?
In Mended Wing's 75-minute, 4-actor adaptation, directed by Beth Fletcher, and starring Taigé Lauren, Matt Foley, Nic Brown, and Emmet Temple, Shakespeare's iconic tale of murder, madness, and vengeance comes to thrilling new life.
ABOUT MENDED WING
Mended Wing Theatre Co. was founded in 2017 by University of North Carolina School of the Arts alums Emmet Temple and Cameron Morton, and since then Emmet has led the company as Artistic Director. For Mended Wing’s sixth season, we have brought on two guest directors, Beth Fletcher for the Winter Tour of Hamlet, and Tyree Albert for the Spring Tour of The Tempest. Keeping true to the original vision that Shakespeare is for everyone, and not just those who live near a cultural hub, Mended Wing has toured to over 40 schools in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and reaches thousands of students with each tour. Each season’s ensembles have been made up either partially or entirely of other UNCSA alums including this year’s cast members Matthew Foley (Drama ‘17), Nic Brown (Drama ‘22), and Beth Fletcher (Film ‘17). For more information on Mended Wing’s mission and past tours, check out www.mendedwingtheatre.com or follow on instagram @mendedwingtheatre
Mended Wing Theatre Co. Presents Hamlet
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark--Hamlet is in mourning for his father, but everyone else seems to have moved on already, especially his mother Gertrude and his uncle Claudius, who married suspiciously soon after his father's death. When Hamlet learns his father was murdered, all of Denmark is thrown upside down, as Hamlet winds his trap around the villain. Are his motives pure? Will he succeed? Who killed the old king?
In Mended Wing's 75-minute, 4-actor adaptation, directed by Beth Fletcher, and starring Taigé Lauren, Matt Foley, Nic Brown, and Emmet Temple, Shakespeare's iconic tale of murder, madness, and vengeance comes to thrilling new life.
ABOUT MENDED WING
Mended Wing Theatre Co. was founded in 2017 by University of North Carolina School of the Arts alums Emmet Temple and Cameron Morton, and since then Emmet has led the company as Artistic Director. For Mended Wing’s sixth season, we have brought on two guest directors, Beth Fletcher for the Winter Tour of Hamlet, and Tyree Albert for the Spring Tour of The Tempest. Keeping true to the original vision that Shakespeare is for everyone, and not just those who live near a cultural hub, Mended Wing has toured to over 40 schools in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and reaches thousands of students with each tour. Each season’s ensembles have been made up either partially or entirely of other UNCSA alums including this year’s cast members Matthew Foley (Drama ‘17), Nic Brown (Drama ‘22), and Beth Fletcher (Film ‘17). For more information on Mended Wing’s mission and past tours, check out www.mendedwingtheatre.com or follow on instagram @mendedwingtheatre
CAST
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Beth Fletcher (she/her) is a fantastical filmmaker searching out new projects that will amuse and entertain a greater audience. Using a visual style that is whimsical and bright, she tells stories that are genuine and relatable, framing everyday scenarios in an unexpected way. Her work has been featured at Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide and can be found streaming on platforms like Alter, Short of the Week and Girls in Film. Beth was a two time Sundance Horizon Award Semi-Finalist as well as a finalist in Series Fest’s Women in Film Initiative. She received a BFA in Film Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and currently resides in New York City.
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Taigé Lauren (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist currently based in the Southwest. Her first love is poetry, so it's always a pleasure to speak Shakespeare's speeches. She was an actor in the 2020 Mended Wing Tour of Macbeth portraying Lady Macbeth.
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Matthew Foley (he/him) was born and raised in Norwood MA, where he started acting in the Norwood High School drama club. After graduating high school, Matthew left for Winston-Salem, N.C, where received a BFA in acting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in 2017. Since moving to NYC in the summer of 2017, Matthew has had the privilege of working on many classic plays including Little Women, Then There Were None, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Woyzeck. Matthew also has a passion for developing and working on original plays and films and co-founded a devised theater company named The Basement Collective.
If you're interested in Matthew's other work, be sure to check out The Basement Collective's website at basementcollective.art, and look for the horror-comedy film Stag, which is currently making the festival rounds. Matthew would also like to thank his mother Eileen, his partner Alexandra, and his teachers John Quinn and Laura Henry. |
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Nic Brown (he/him) is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is a 2022 graduate of the UNCSA Drama Program. In 2019, Nic was a part of the Mended Wing Theater Co tour of Twelfth Night. He is currently based in Brooklyn coaching Competitive Girls Team at Gotham Gymnastics, and is repped by Buchwald for commercial and Talent House for tv/film/theater. Nic is also a playwright, and has recently written/produced a staged reading of his one-act play called,Dependence Day at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop in NYC. In his spare time, Nic enjoys seeing shows and mentoring younger black people to strive for their full potential.
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Emmet Temple (they/them)--is a theatre artist born and raised on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, and is a 2017 graduate of the UNCSA Drama Program. Since 2017 Emmet has been the Artistic Director of Mended Wing Theatre Company, directing A Midsummer Night's Dream, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, and Comedy of Errors, and appearing in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Emmet also works at Ocracoke School as an after-school tutor and enrichment teacher, and has worked as an Acting and Shakespeare teacher at the UNCSA Drama Summer Intensive in 2019 and 2020.
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The Arts Partnership and Arts Week:
Each year, Ocracoke Alive works with visiting artists, helping bring them to students at Ocracoke School through the Arts Partnership program and Ocracoke School Arts Week. Ocracoke Alive also coordinates visiting artists and presenters throughout the year in the community. As details of each year's program emerge, we will publish them here.
Each year, Ocracoke Alive works with visiting artists, helping bring them to students at Ocracoke School through the Arts Partnership program and Ocracoke School Arts Week. Ocracoke Alive also coordinates visiting artists and presenters throughout the year in the community. As details of each year's program emerge, we will publish them here.
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The Ocracoke Kitchen Project:
The Ocracoke Kitchen Project is an online video series celebrating the foodways of Ocracoke Island. Hosts Daphne Bennink and David Tweedie meet with local chefs and cooks to showcase some of their favorite dishes and uncover the ingredients of their diverse and colorful lives. |