On August 1 and 2, North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper made a guest appearance in the The Lost Colony. First performed in 1937, The Lost Colony is an annual production in the Outer Banks that explores the story of the first English colonies in North America on Roanoke Island.

Cindy McEnery Photography

Kristin Cooper, Jeff Whiting

Kristin Cooper with the cast

Joey Cassella, Libby Ottos, Kristin Cooper

This article originally appeared in the September 2023 issue of WALTER magazine.