King Charles III

a future history play by Mike Bartlett
Directed by Karen O’Brien

April 12–29, 2018
Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm

Tickets $25 (adults), $20 (seniors 65+), $15 students, teachers, active military and all Thursday night performances

To purchase tickets:  919.834.4001 or CLICK HERE.

Note:  Talkbacks with cast after every Thursday evening and Sunday matinee performance. Read More »

To encourage the young writers of North Carolina, Burning Coal each year holds a festival of new plays, written by students from 6th grade to 12th grade from Wake and surrounding counties in North Carolina. Created in 2004, Kidswrite will be accepting submissions of one-act plays from students and producing a number of them in May 2017 at the Murphey School. Please help us spread the word and help our next generation of writers!

Original one-act plays, less than 45 pages in standard manuscript format written by a student, grades 6 -12, are eligible.  Please send submissions along with a letter including your name, address, email address or phone number, grade and school.

Submissions must be received by March 1, 2018.  Writers will be notified by mid-April.

THREE brilliant playwrights, three magnificent performances at the theatre, all part of our annual WAIT ‘TIL YOU SEE THIS! Second Stage Series of Plays.

Burning Coal Theatre Company’s second stage series, Wait Til You See This, will include three plays  running in repertory during the month of June, 2018.  This year’s series will include

WORRIED written & directed by Renee A. Nixon
June 7, 10, 15 & 23 at 7:30
June 16 & 24 at 2 pm
Click here for tickets to Worried

CRUMBLE (LAY ME DOWN, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE)
by Sheila Callaghan, directed by Kayla Kaufman
presented by the Women’s Theatre Festival
June 8, 16, 21 & 24 at 7:30 pm
June 9 & 17 at 2 pm
Click here for tickets to Crumble

IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT by Gary Owen
directed by Jerome Davis
produced by Burning Coal Theatre
June 9, 14, 17 at 7:30 pm
June 22 at 8:00 pm
June 10 & 23 at 2 pm
Click here for tickets to Iphigenia in Splott

These three electrifying plays will keep you riveted with their storytelling. Tickets:  919.834.4001. Read More »

Click here to take a VIRTUAL TOUR of Burning Coal Theatre!

Don’t Miss Your Shot at Hamiltunes 2018

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Hamiltunes, a karaoke presentation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s amazing musical Hamilton.  Performances will take place May 11, 12, 17 and 18 at 7:00 pm at Burning Coal, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. 

Hamiltunes gives fans of the musical an opportunity to sing the part of one of their favorite characters onstage before a live audience. Hamiltunes has been officially endorsed by the producers of Hamilton: An American Musical.

Burning Coal’s presentation of Hamiltunes is free to the public, with a suggested donation of $10 at the door. To make reservations to see Hamiltunes, please call 919.834.4001.  Seating is limited so reservations are strongly recommended. 

If you want to sign up to SING one of the characters, you may do so by going to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49aba92ba57-hamiltunes, selecting the date and the character and supplying your name and email address.  Burning Coal will contact you for additional information.  We’re located at 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604.