Burning Coal Theatre Company and the Raleigh Boychoir will present Civil Rights Through Song: A Choral History of Raleigh Through the Civil Rights Era, a performance using choral music, dance and drama to celebrate the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s/early 1960s. 

When a chance encounter at a City of Raleigh Arts Commission (CORAC) workshop earlier this year brought together two seemingly unrelated arts organizations—Burning Coal Theatre Company and The Raleigh Boychoir—no one would have imagined that the seed of an idea planted that day would develop into a real-life collaboration. Funded in part by a CORAC collaboration grant, Civil Rights Through Song: A Choral History of Raleigh Through the Civil Rights Era is a performance piece that will include choral music, dance and dramatic narrative.

The Civil Rights Through Song performance will feature three distinct choral sections interspersed with dance and spoken word narrative. One section will include choral music from the late 1950s to early 1960s sung by white Raleighites who would have been in the segregated Raleigh City School System at that time. The second portion will present musical works sung by African American Raleighites who would have been Read More »

Auditions for the 2014/15 Season at Burning Coal for both Equity and non-Equity actors of all ages, genders, races and experience levels will be held on Saturday, May 10th.  Timeslots available from 10 a.m. to 5:30 pm.  In order to book an appointment, please email burning_coal@ipass.net with a time of day when you would like to audition and we will respond back with the nearest available timeslot.

The season will be announced shortly, but includes roles for EVERYONE.  Auditions will be for both mainstage and second stage seasons, plus smaller projects.  Many directors will be in attendance, so come and be seen!

Anyone who has ever read The Diary of Anne Frank remembers that heartstopping moment when you turned the last page … and realized there was nothing else there.  Shortly after its publication, a stage adaptation was created by Albert Hackett and Frances and Frances Goodrich.  That play has been performed countless times around the world.  One of the most monumental works of art ever created comes alive in a breathtaking new staging.

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Only the final week (April 25 – 27) will be wheelchair accessible (Please see Wheel Chair/Mobility Accessibility Notice below).  Performances that week only are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.  Tickets are $25 or $20 for seniors (65+) and $15 for students and teachers.  All Thursday evening performance tickets are $15.  There will be no performance on Thursday, April 24th but the Saturday, April 26th matinee at 2 pm will be the $15 performance that week.  For information and tickets:  www.burningcoal.org or 919.834.4001

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Watch the Anne Frank Trailer

Burning Coal Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, and the NC Opera’s Executive Director, Eric Mitchko, will lead a remarkable 6 day/5 night visit to one of the American cultural gems, the world renowned Santa Fe Opera.

Included in the tour:

Four Operas – Fidelio, Carmen, Impresario/Le Rossignol and Don Pasquale
Luxury Hotel
Roundtrip Air
Also, backstage Opera Tour, breakfast daily, wine & cheese reception, docent guided tour of Georgia O’Keeffe museum, guided Tram Tour, and more!