Join us for Season 29 at Burning Coal Theatre!

This year is all about BELONGING: what it means, where we find it, and when to move on.

1/2 SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE REMAINING PRODUCTIONS!

1/2 SEASON MAINSTAGE: $47.50 – This includes tickets to each of our 2 remaining Main Stage productions. (20% off general admission prices!)

1/2 SEASON SUPERSCRIBER SUBSCRIPTION: $77.50 – This includes tickets to each of our 2 remaining Main Stage productions, plus tickets to our unique Second Stage Series and an exclusive SuperScriber event in June 2026.

Note: Each purchase will add an additional charge of $4/item service fee as well as applicable state & local taxes.

The 2025-2026 Main Stage Season includes:

ONCE, Book by Enda Walsh, Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (Oct 9 – 26, 2025) – A modern musical about… music and the way it can erase the boundaries that separate us. *THIS PRODUCTION IS SOLD OUT*

HERE IN AMERICA, by David Edgar (Dec 4 – 21, 2025) – The US premiere of a play about two giants of the American Theatre and an act of betrayal during a fevered mid-century moment.

RED PITCH, by Tyrell Williams (Feb 5 – 22, 2026) – The Southeastern premiere of a red-hot play about futbol, friendship, and coming of age in a constantly shifting world.

MY FAIR LADY, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner & Music by Frederick Loewe (April 9 – 26, 2026) – One of the great American musicals, based on a great British play, taken from a great Greek myth.

All Main Stage productions will perform at the Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk St, Raleigh.

Performances Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm

Our Second Stage “Wait ‘Til You See This” series will be announced in Spring, 2026.