Burning Coal Theatre Company & CAM Raleigh to Stage US Premiere of BLUE SKY
By: Tyler Peterson Jan. 08, 2016
Burning Coal Theatre Company and CAM Raleigh present the US premiere of Blue Sky by Clare Bayley, directed by Gus Heagerty with artwork by Derek Toomes at CAM/Raleigh (409 West Martin St. Raleigh, NC 27603) Thursdays through Saturdays, January 28-30, February 4-6*, and 11-13, 2016 at 7:30 pm and Sundays January 31, February 7 and 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors (65+), and $15 for students, teachers and active military. Burning Coal also offers group rates and $5 student rush tickets if available at curtain. All Thursday performances are $15. To purchase visit www.burningcoal.org or call the box office at (919) 834-4001. *Note: the performance on Friday, February 5th will take place at 10 pm immediately following First Friday at CAM/Raleigh!
ABOUT BLUE SKY
British playwright Clare Bayley's Blue Sky is a funny and troubling play about a photographer who inadvertently snaps a picture of something he shouldn't have. The play is based on a true story and deals with one of the darkest episodes in recent US history. Set in 2003 during a time when the US and UK forces were gearing up to invade Iraq, the story follows Jane, an investigative journalist who looks up an old flame, Ray, in the hopes of getting a lead on a big story she is pursuing. Blue Sky will be directed by Gus Heagerty of Washington, DC and coproduced by CAM Raleigh. The performances will take place at CAM Raleigh (409 West Martin St. Raleigh, NC 27603).
This production is made possible in part by an Innovation Grant from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission. The City of Raleigh Arts Commission is dedicated to connecting people to the arts and building a vital and ever-expanding creative community for Raleigh residents and visitors. The Commission serves as the leading force to champion the arts in Raleigh. The Arts Commission grant focuses on encouraging collaboration between Raleigh arts organizations; Blue Sky is a collaborative production between Burning Coal Theatre Company and CAM Raleigh.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Clare Bayley is an award-winning playwright based in London who writes for theatre, radio, film and television. Her other plays include The Container, The Woman Who Swallowed a Pin, The Shift and Blavatsky. She teaches playwriting at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and teaches Creative Writing at London South Bank University. She is former theatre editor of The Independent. Her most recent play, Mouthful, was co-written with Bola Agbaje, Lydia Adetunji, Inua Ellams, Neil LaBute and Pedro Miguel Rozo.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Gus Heagerty, the director of Blue Sky, is a theatre-maker and director based in Washington D.C. He has worked with the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Folger Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, American Theatre Company and The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, among others.
ABOUT DEREK TOOMES
Visual Artist Derek Toomes is collaborating with director Gus Heagerty on the video-based experience and scenery for the production. Toomes is based in Raleigh, NC. His work is inspired by street art, skateboarding culture and urban landscapes. He received his BFA in Studio Art/Design from UNCG and is currently an MFA candidate at UNCG. Derek has exhibited at galleries in the US and he has worked on collaborative art projects throughout North America. His work has been featured and included in exhibitions at CAM Raleigh, the North Carolina Museum of Art, ArtSpace, and Flanders Gallery. CAM Raleigh is featuring an exhibition inspired by themes in Bue Sky during the run of the play that also includes work by Kevin H. Jones and Chris Cassidy.
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