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Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE

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Burning Coal Theatre Company will close its 15th season with the world premiere of Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, with music and lyrics by Thomas Hardy, Bruce Benedict, Jerome Davis and Jonathan Fitts. The production will run April 12 - May 5, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. See images from the production below.

Considered by many to be Thomas Hardy's greatest novel, Jude was met with a profoundly negative public outcry upon its publication in 1895. It was reportedly burned by the Bishop of Wakefield, and was commonly referred to as Jude the Obscene because of its frank depiction of sexual concerns and its negative attitude toward the institution of marriage. Hardy was so dismayed by the critical and public reception that he never wrote another novel (though an earlier novel did get published after Jude ).

Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm (April 12 - 14, 19 - 21, 26 - 28 and May 3 - 5, 2012), Saturdays at 2 pm (April 21, 28 and May 5, 2012) and Sundays at 2 pm (April 15, 22, 29, 2012). Sunday, April 15 (Part 1) and Sunday, April 22nd (Part 2) at 2 pm are our ‘Pay What You Can' days. Those performances will also be Audio Described. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students, seniors and active military. All tickets are $10 on Thursday evenings. For reservations and information, please call 919-834-4001 or visit www.burningcoal.org.

Photo credit: Right Image Photography, Inc.

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image
Josh Martin and Amy Amerson

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image
John Allore and Josh Martin

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image
Josh Martin

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image
Stephen LeTrent

Photo Flash: First Look at Burning Coal Theatre Company's JUDE THE OBSCURE Image





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