
Burning Coal Theatre produces live theatre through a Main Stage season, a Second Stage season, and special events throughout the year. You can become a part of it all by becoming a subscriber. Burning Coal Theatre is a professional theatre, a Raleigh theatre, and a North Carolina theatre. For more information on joining us, see how to subscribe below.
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.
MAIN STAGE SUBSCRIPTION: $95 – This includes tickets to each of our Main Stage productions. (20% off general admission prices!)
SUPERSCRIBER SUBSCRIPTION: $125 – This includes tickets to each of our 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.
Individual tickets go on sale May 1, 2025.
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.
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 US 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 Lowe (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.
Once
Book by Enda Walsh
Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
Performance Dates: October 9 – 16, 2025
Here in America / by David Edgar
Performance Dates: December 4 – 21, 2025
Red Pitch / by Tyrell Williams
Performance Dates: February 5 – 22, 2026
My Fair Lady
Book & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Performance Dates: April 9 – 26, 2026
Burning Coal Theatre Company is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission. Burning Coal Theatre Company is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.
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