Join us for

The Difference Makers

Burning Coal’s 22nd Season
in Raleigh, North Carolina

Whether it is global leaders or a lonely old mechanic in a pub, whether it is a world class tennis star or a mother fighting to imbue her daughter with a sense of self-worth, they are the difference makers … and these are their stories.

STUFF HAPPENS
by David Hare
Directed by Lillian White
October 11 – 28, 2018

THE WEIR by Conor McPherson
Directed by Jerome Davis
November 29- December 16, 2018

ASHE IN JOHANNESBURG
by Hannah Benitez (World Premiere)
Directed by Jerome Davis
January 24– February 10, 2019

THE GREAT CELESTIAL COW
by Sue Townsend
Directed by Sonia Desai
April 11– 28, 2019

To subscribe CLICK HERE or call 919.834.4001.  Subscription tickets and tickets to individual shows are now onsale!  If you want to get tickets to individual productions, click on the production titles above.

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     JOB OPENING
  Burning Coal Theatre
  Development & Marketing Director

Burning Coal Theatre (BCT), located in the Oakwood area of Raleigh, NC, is seeking a part-time Development and Marketing Director.  Burning Coal produces literate, visceral, affecting theatre that is experienced, not simply seen. Founded in 1997, we emphasize works that are felt and experienced viscerally, unlike more traditional, linear plays where audiences are most often asked to observe without participating.  Read More »

BURNING COAL CABARET – September 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm, Sept. 16 at 6 pm
Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC

Just as the summer is turning to fall, things are heating up at Burning Coal.  We’ll be celebrating the start of our sizzling 22^nd season with a scorching 3-night Cabaret, featuring drink and song from some of your favorite smoky voices in the Triangle.  The full list of performers has not yet been announced, but will include: Jackson Cooper, Shane deLeon, David Henderson, Alison Lawrence, Carly Jones, Angela Santucci, Alec Donaldson, Mackie Raymond, Tyanna West.  It don’t get much hotter than that!  All tickets $25, available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 919.834.4001. 

We at Burning Coal Theatre Company are excited to announce that our 2019 Dublin Theatre Tour is GO! 

The tour will take place from April 21st – April 28th, 2019 and will include:

- Air Fare to and from Dublin and RDU
- A chartered bus to and from the hotel and airport 
- A weekly transportation pass 
- A room (double occupancy) in a hotel near city center for 6 nights, including free Wi-Fi and breakfast (with group discussion each morning)
- Tickets to 6 plays in the evenings at theatres such as:
The Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, Rough Magic Theatre, Olympia Theatre and the Bord Gais Theatre

5 additional events during the day, such as:
- A backstage theatre tour (likely at the Abbey Theatre).
- An after show talkback (likely at the Gate Theatre).
- A guided museum tour.
- A guided tour of Christ Church Cathedral.
- A guided tour of Trinity College, featuring the Book of Kells.
- A guided day trip to exciting and beautiful sites outside of Dublin.
- 1 day off for personal exploration of Dublin.

- And last but not least: the legendary Burning Coal Theatre Tour T-Shirt!

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The price for our Dublin Theatre Tour is $2,950.00. 
If you do your own airfare, deduct $700
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