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2013/2014 Season Subscriptions are now available. Buy yours today!  Your mainstage subscription will include a ticket to each of our 4 Main Stage Shows.  Please subscribe today and join Burning Coal as it heats up downtown with a season of excitement, passionate energy and fun.  Warning:  Thoughts will be provoked!

The Heretic by Richard Bean (American Premiere)
   directed by Jerome Davis
(Three Man) Tempest by William Shakespeare
   directed by Randolph Curtis Rand
The Jesus Fund (World Premiere) by Terry Milner
   directed by Beth Gardiner
The Diary of Anne Frank by Hackett and Goodrich
   directed by Abdelfattah Abusrour

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Includes tickets to all 5 Main Stage Shows, all 3 Second Stage Shows, and breakfast with Artistic Director, Jerome Davis.

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Nocturne


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Mar 14 – Mar 24, 2013

Written by Adam Rapp

Directed by Dana Marks

Coproduced by Mortall Coile Theatre Company

Featuring Jesse Gephart


Fifteen years ago, an accident shook a quiet, suburban family to its core.  Adam Rapp’s chilling, poetic tale is of a family splintered apart by tragedy and a son seeking absolution.  Rapp’s language and use of imagery weave the story into a rich tapestry of regret, forgiveness, and, ultimately, peace. 

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

Ruined


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Apr 11 – Apr 28, 2013

Written by Lynn Nottage

Directed by Rebecca Holderness

Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize winning story of hope in modern day Africa, Ruined follows the life of a small group of ‘working women’ as they battle to survive in the midst of a brutal civil war.

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

“Art? Girl, survival is the only art I recognize.”

The Heretic


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Sep 12 – Sep 29, 2013

Written by Richard Beane

Directed by Jerome Davis


Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to announce that it will be opening its 2013/2014 season with the U.S. premiere of Richard Bean’s scathing comedy, The Heretic.  This play won the 2011 London Evening Standard Award for Outstanding New Play of the year.  Director Jerome Davis leads a stellar cast through this minefield of a comedy that is a laugh-riot … and may just cause a riot!  Come find out why in September, 2013.

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

"I'm a scientist. I don't believe in anything."

Kindertransport


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Nov 14 – Nov 24, 2013

Written by Diane Samuels

Directed by Brian Yandle

Coproduced by Big Wig Productions


Some saw the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe for what it was … and got their children out.  Out, to the distant and safer shores of rural England.  But at what cost?

Tickets:  (919) 753-6626

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

"The intricate geometry of the scenes here is as impressive as the directness of its emotional impact." - NYTimes

Elliott: A Soldier’s Fugue


Jan 10 – Jan 20, 2013

Written by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Directed by Josh Benjamin

Coproduced by Josh Benjamin Productions

The prequel to the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner, this tender and beautiful play observes three generations of a Latino family, and the wars they fought for their country, the United States of America.

Estimated run time: 1.25 hours.

The New York Times called Elliott "that rare and rewarding thing: a theater work that succeeds on every level, while creating something new."

Good


Jan 31 – Feb 17, 2013

Written by C.P. Taylor

Directed by Ian Finley

How does a “good”, liberal-minded professor find himself drawn into the world’s most terrible crime against humanity?  One decision at a time.  Good is a modern classic.  A Holocaust drama with music.  Strong Language.

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

“You see, I’m not a political person…. Just now, whatever you do would be alright to do.”

As You Like It


Nov 29 – Dec 16, 2012

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Mark Sutch

Shakespeare’s comedic romp follows Rosalind out of the court and into the forest, where all sorts of louts, layabouts and fools are waiting … to steal her heart!

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool".

Shining City


Nov 1 – Nov 18, 2012

Written by Conor McPherson

Directed by Jerome Davis

An Irish ghost story by the author of The Weir, The Seafarer and St. Nicholas. Ian has opened his new office in a hip part of Dublin and is waiting for his first client, John. But when John arrives, he brings with him a story that will challenge everything Ian believes, and alter both men’s lives forever. MATURE LANGUAGE and SUBJECT MATTER.

Estimated run time: 1.75 hours.

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“When I got home, there was nothing untoward. Only, I remember now, because I heard it again, there was the sound, the tune of an ice cream van. But there couldn’t have been. Because they don’t go ‘round at night.”

Jailbait


Sep 27 – Oct 7, 2012

Written by Deirdre O'Connor

Directed by Christine Zagrobelny

In Jailbait, high school sophomores Claire and Emmy, posing as college students, sneak into a Boston nightclub to meet ‘boys.’ Mark thinks a night out with attractive college girls is exactly what his friend, Robert, needs to recover from his recent breakup. Thrown together for a night, these adolescents on the cusp of maturity and thirty-somethings still trying to figure it all out, discover unexpected and dangerous compatibilities. But when Emmy encounters the sexual expectations of the slick Mark and Claire finds herself surprisingly drawn to the heartbroken Robert, both girls must decide how far they are willing to go while playing at adulthood. Smart, funny, and disturbing, Jailbait asks the question: When do you really become an adult? Read More »

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Brigadoon


Sep 6 – Sep 23, 2012

Written by Lerner & Lowe

Directed by Emily Ranii

Choreographed by Robin Harris

The classic American musical by Lerner & Lowe, directed by Emily Ranii.  With choreography by Robin Harris and music direction by Julie Oliver.  Brigadoon tells the story of two Wall Street men who journey on a hunting trip to Scotland.  While deep in the misty woods, they discover a small town that isn’t on any map.  Once inside, they discover something rarer still.

Estimated run time: 2 hours.

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“A stranger could stay if he loved someone here... not Brigadoon itself, mind, but someone in Brigadoon... enough to be willing to give up everything to stay near that person... which is only right because after all, lad... if you love someone deeply enough, anything is possible.”

Hufflepuffed


Aug 16 – Aug 26, 2012

Coproduced by Mon Frere

This production is not included in your Breakfast Club Season Subscription.

Please note that the 8pm start time is different from other Burning Coal productions.


When we went to write our “Potter” show, we proceeded with business as usual, conjuring individual sketches inspired by what-if scenarios and the absurd peccadillos of everyday existence. However, as we wrote sketch after sketch featuring “random student number one” or ” generic child number two,” a creative complication emerged. The most enchanting part of any great fantasy author’s setting is how immersive it is.  WARNING: No one under 16 without parent or guardian. Read More »