Burning Coal Theatre Presents KIDSWRITE! Festival 2025
Since 2008, Burning Coal Theatre Company's KidsWrite! Festival has been a celebration of one-act plays written by 6th-12th graders residing in North Carolina.
Dates: 5/29/2026 - 5/30/2026
📍 Theatre: Burning Coal Theatre
224 Polk Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-834-4001
Every spring Burning Coal Theatre accepts original one-act play submissions for our KidsWrite! series to encourage the young writers of North Carolina! This is a terrific opportunity for budding playwrights to challenge their imagination and bring their stories to life on stage. Finalists have their work professionally produced and performed in front of an audience at Burning Coal Theatre. The 2026 KidsWrite! Festival, directed by Zoe Matney and Christina Polge, includes: Focus, by Eliza Basch And I Feel Fine, by Jonathan Noah Howard Today I Feel Like Death, by Taite Capes Hope in Faith, by Mia Hayes A Love Letter, by Talia Tran Split Screen, by Simon Payen Roulette, by Neile Joshi Apollo’s Great Adventure, by Del Traylor Karmic Sickness, by Samantha Allard
Since 2008, Burning Coal Theatre Company's KidsWrite! Festival has been a celebration of one-act plays written by 6th-12th graders residing in North Carolina.
After reviewing this year's submissions, Burning Coal Theatre has announced the finalist scripts and directors for KidsWrite! 2025. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!
Burning Coal Theatre will present KidsWrite! Festival 2024 on Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th, 2024 at 6:30 pm.
Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Kidswrite 2023, a festival of new plays written by youngsters from 6th to 12th grades, May 27th and 28th at 2 pm at Burning Coal Theatre.
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Death Becomes Her DPAC (11/10-11/15) |