Elizabeth R and Company is Dare County's singular resident theatrical company. The Manteo based 501(c)3 non-profit organization showcases stage, video and audio productions centered on periods in history. The company also promotes research, symposia, seminars, and theatrical interpretations of history.

The musical drama, The Colony That Was Lost, is an original production created and produced by the company specifically for and with elementary school students.

Elizabeth R and Company's main production is the international hit one-woman show Elizabeth R. Since 1993, Elizabeth R has been performed to rave reviews at the Pioneer Theatre in Manteo; The Elizabethan Gardens; on tour in England; Scotland's Edinburgh Festival; Youghal, Ireland; the Players Club Theatre in New York City and at 30 locations throughout the mid-Atlantic states.

Elizabeth R & Company also produces Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, a riotous musical comedy that plays each summer in Manteo; and Shepherd of the Ocean, the story of Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth.