The Irish War of Independence ended in 1922 with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.  But the fighting had only just begun.  Havoc breaks loose in a small, rural town when Tom O’Malley of the anti-treaty Republicans captures the ornery Lieutenant Jimmy Caraghy and the young Private Seamus Fitzpatrick of the pro-treaty Irish National Army. Read More »

ACROSS THE HOLY TELL will receive its premiere reading at Burning Coal as part of our New Works Series.  An explosive new drama about two women – Christine, an American soldier and Mona, an Iraqi botanist, caught in the violence of the Iraq War.  Contains language and violence.

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

Raleigh-based writer Kelly Doyle’s newest play is the one-woman show Agnes the Giant, will receive a staged reading as part of Burning Coal’s New Works Series.

Estimated run time: 1.5 hours.