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BURNING COAL THEATRE COMPANY

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St.
Raleigh, NC 27604

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Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2026

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...

Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 18

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...

Danger!
Danger!
Jun 19

A wild solo show about a man who is convinced his neighbor’s son is a changeling, and the lengths he will go to prove this...

Danger!
Danger!
Jun 20

A wild solo show about a man who is convinced his neighbor’s son is a changeling, and the lengths he will go to prove this...

Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 21

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...

Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 26

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...

Danger!
Danger!
Jun 27

A wild solo show about a man who is convinced his neighbor’s son is a changeling, and the lengths he will go to prove this...

Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 28

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...


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Review: Raleigh Little Theatre’s SCHOOL OF ROCK


by Jeffrey Kare - June 06, 2026

Based on Richard Linklater's 2003 film of the same name. School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck wannabe rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school....

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Theatre Raleigh


by April Sigler - June 04, 2026

Theatre Raleigh’s Dear Evan Hansen pairs a standout cast with inventive staging and powerful performances to deliver a deeply engaging evening of theatre. While the musical’s central themes feel more complicated with time, this production finds genuine heart in its exploration of loneliness, gri...

Review: HAMILTON National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - May 22, 2026

Based on Ron Chernow's 2004 biographical book titled Alexander Hamilton, this musical tells the true story of America's $10 Founding Father. The story begins when he was an immigrant who came to New York from the West Indies. Eventually, he became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolu...

Review: BRIGHT STAR at Temple Theatre


by April Sigler - May 12, 2026

BRIGHT STAR at Temple Theatre is a heartfelt and beautifully staged celebration of North Carolina storytelling, brought to life by a standout local cast and exceptional live band. Filled with warmth, strong performances, and deep care at every level of production, the show proves Temple Theatre is a...

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - May 06, 2026

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel of the same name. The Great Gatsby is set on Long Island, near New York City during the Jazz Age. The story centers on mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession to reunite with his former lover Daisy Buchanan. This was one of two musical ...

Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE at Theatre Raleigh ACT


by April Sigler - April 24, 2026

Ride the Cyclone at Theatre Raleigh ACT is weird, high-energy, and a whole lot of fun. With standout vocals, strong ensemble work, and surprising emotional depth, this production proves these rising artists are ones to watch. Step right up and take the ride....

Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at PlayMakers Repertory Company


by April Sigler - April 11, 2026

What do you get when you have six sassy Southern women in a salon? Something truly special. Steel Magnolias at PlayMakers Repertory Company shines through a standout ensemble of deeply authentic, lived-in performances, balancing sharp humor with emotional depth....

Review: Theatre Raleigh's COME FROM AWAY


by Jeffrey Kare - April 02, 2026

Come From Away is based on a true story of when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small Canadian town turned into an international sleep-over when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from across the globe, were diverted t...

Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's 1776


by Jeffrey Kare - March 29, 2026

1776 tells the true story of how the United States of America was born. We follow John Adams as he attempts to convince members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for American independence from the shackles of the British monarchy....

Review: STEREOPHONIC at DPAC


by April Sigler - March 18, 2026

Stereophonic, the most Tony-nominated play of all time and winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Play, offers a compelling fly-on-the-wall look at a 1970s rock band recording their next album. With strong performances and music that feels like a character of its own, the show immerses you in the cr...

Past Shows

Shadows in Red Light
Shadows in Red Light
Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2026

A concert version of a new musical set during the AIDS epidemic in New York City.A single mother thinks she is placing her baby in...

Danger!
Danger!
Jun 12

A wild solo show about a man who is convinced his neighbor’s son is a changeling, and the lengths he will go to prove this...

Danger!
Danger!
Jun 11

A wild solo show about a man who is convinced his neighbor’s son is a changeling, and the lengths he will go to prove this...

Here in America
Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents the US premiere of Here in America, a powerful play by David Edgar, directed by Jerome Davis. The narrative explores...

Oakwood Series 2025: Un/NAMED
Oakwood Series 2025: Un/NAMED
Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to present the collection of local historical plays Un/NAMED, directed by Hayley Philippart. Un/NAMED tells the stories of legacy,...

My Name is Rachel Corrie
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Sep 17

My Name is Rachel Corrie , written by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner and drawn from the writings of Rachel Corrie, will be directed by Jeff...

Learning Curves
Learning Curves
Aug 27

Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to announce the premiere of the one-woman show Learning Curves, by Jake Lipman, developed in Matt Hoverman’s Go Solo...

WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Forgive Us, Gustavito
WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Forgive Us, Gustavito
Jun 19 – Jun 29, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists.  This year’s productions include Ride...

WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Ride The Cyclone by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Ride The Cyclone by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Jun 13 – Jun 29, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists.  This year’s productions include Ride...

WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson
WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson
Jun 11 – Jun 28, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists.  This year’s productions include Ride...

WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Sea Change by Tamara Kissane
WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Sea Change by Tamara Kissane
Jun 12 – Jun 25, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists.  This year’s productions include Ride...

Gumrunners
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents KidsWrite! Festival 2025, celebrating one-act plays written by North Carolina students in grades 6-12. This year's festival features seven original...

KidsWrite! Festival 2025
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents the KidsWrite! Festival 2025, showcasing original one-act plays written by North Carolina students in grades 6-12. This year's lineup includes...

Orpheus
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents the KidsWrite! Festival, showcasing original one-act plays created by North Carolina students in grades 6 through 12. This year's festival...

Phoebe Can’t Know
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Phoebe Can’t Know explores the complexities of young love through the eyes of Evan and Phoebe, childhood friends whose feelings evolve as they grow older....

Ribbing
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Ribbing is one of the seven original plays featured in the KidsWrite! Festival, showcasing one-act plays written by North Carolina students. Written by Abby Zwahlen,...

The Ballad of a Music Duo and Fairies
May 23 – May 24, 2025

The Ballad of a Music Duo and Fairies is a whimsical journey created by 9th grader Caroline Zyla, featured in the KidsWrite! Festival at Burning...

Titanium Lovers
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Titanium Lovers is set in the year 2080, where technology has drastically altered human connections. The story follows Adam, who inhabits an isolated apartment complex,...

What’s In A Name
May 23 – May 24, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents the KidsWrite! Festival, showcasing original one-act plays written by North Carolina students in grades 6-12. The festival features seven finalist...

Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
Apr 10 – Apr 27, 2025

Merrily We Roll Along, written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, is told in reverse chronological order and depicts the story of a successful and...

Being Chaka
Being Chaka
Mar 13 – Mar 30, 2025

Created by TEA Artistry, Being Chaka is a coming-of-age story in which souls from two worlds struggle for self and group transcendence as they take the...

Paint Me This House Of Love
Paint Me This House Of Love
Jan 30 – Feb 16, 2025
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
Dec 5 – Dec 22, 2024
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Oct 10 – Oct 27, 2024

Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to announce its production of Michael Frayn’s COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis. COPENHAGEN will run October 10th - 27th,...

Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Oct 10 – Oct 27, 2024
2024 Oakwood Cemetery Series: Bringing Them Home
2024 Oakwood Cemetery Series: Bringing Them Home
Sep 27 – Sep 29, 2024

Bringing Them Home tells the stories of those who died in the many wars and conflicts that the United States has engaged in. After their...

Ex-Boyfriends
Ex-Boyfriends
Jun 6 – Jun 23, 2024

Dani Coan and and Burning Coal Theatre PRESENT: Ex-Boyfriends Written by Dani Coan, directed by Barbette Hunter and Amelia Lumpkin the Burning Coal Theatre stage  Synopsis:   Still to come. Dates: Thursday,...

Radio
Radio
Jun 5 – Jun 23, 2024

RADIOby Al Smithdirected by Lucy Jane AtkinsonFeaturing Ben AppleOn the Burning Coal Theatre StageDates:Wednesday, June 5th at 7:30 pmSaturday, June 8th at 4:30 pmThursday, June 13th at 7:30...

Wait Til You See This! Second Stage Series
Wait Til You See This! Second Stage Series
Jun 5 – Jun 23, 2024

RALEIGH, NC- Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2024, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists.  This year’s productions...

Ghosts
Ghosts
Jun 8 – Jun 22, 2024

 Burning Coal Theatre PRESENTS:Ghosts, adapted by Lucius Robinson and Jerome Davis, directed by Jerome Davis, featuring Lucius RobinsonOn the Burning Coal Theatre StageSynopsis:  Raleigh native and...

Home
Home
Jun 8 – Jun 20, 2024

Pure Life Theatre and Burning Coal Theatre Present:Home  by Samm-Art Williams             directed by Jade Arnold On the Burning Coal Theatre StageDates: Saturday,...

A Little night Music
A Little night Music
Apr 4 – Apr 21, 2024

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler / Directed by Jerome Davis / Musical Director Christian Stahr / April 4 – 21, 2024 Musical...

Hymn
Hymn
Jan 25 – Feb 11, 2024

HYMN by Lolita Chakrabarti / directed by marcus d. harvey / January 25 – February 11, 2024Joy of Family BrotherhoodHymn portrays a growing friendship between...

Moonlight
Moonlight
Nov 30 – Dec 17, 2023

MOONLIGHT by Harold Pinter / Directed by Greg Hersov/  November 30 – December 17, 2023Modern Classic  Relationship DramaMoonlight follows a riotous older man reflecting on his...

Arcadia
Arcadia
Oct 12 – Oct 29, 2023

ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard / Directed by Jerome Davis / October 12 – 29, 2023Upbeat Witty ComedyA young mathematical genius studies with her tutor in...

Oakwood Cemetery Series: Butterfly Wings
Oakwood Cemetery Series: Butterfly Wings
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2023

Every October, Burning Coal Theatre partners with the historic Oakwood Cemetery to present plays based on the lives of people buried in the Oakwood Cemetery,...

World Premier: Ona
World Premier: Ona
Sep 14 – Sep 17, 2023

On May 21, 1796, enslaved maid Ona Judge seized her freedom from the President's House in Philadelphia while George and Martha Washington ate dinner.

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CATS
CATS
Jul 28 – Jul 29, 2023

Students ages 12-19 have been working closely with Burning Coal Theater along with Times Flies Circus to bring the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats...

OR, by Liz Duffy Adams
OR, by Liz Duffy Adams
Jun 10 – Jun 25, 2023

Choices abound for spy-turned-playwright Aphra Behn in a door-slamming, thought-provoking romp through the 1660’sAphra Behn, former British spy, will have fame and glory as England’s...

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
Apr 6 – Apr 23, 2023

THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekov, directed by Randolph Curtis RandQuirky Dramedy RevolutionaryIts workers vs. landlords in this brutally funny classic play. The old ways...

Mlima's Tale
Mlima's Tale
Jan 26 – Feb 12, 2023

MLIMAS TALE by Lynn Nottage, directed by Ana RadulescuThought Provoking Global DramaTheres a ghost on the Ivory Highway. It follows the tusk of an elephant...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2022

SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson, Directed by Rebecca HoldernessSTEAM Learning Courageous WomenHenrietta Leavitt dreams of being an astronomer, but isnt allowed to touch a telescope....

Fuddy Meers
Fuddy Meers
Oct 20 – Oct 28, 2022

When you don’t know who you are, who do you trust?Claire wakes up every morning with no memory of herself, her doting husband or her...

a great big woolly mammoth thawing from the ice
a great big woolly mammoth thawing from the ice
Sep 29 – Oct 16, 2022

a great big woolly mammoth thawing from the iceby Tatty Hennessy Directed by Lucy Jane AtkinsonMystery AdventureIn Alaska, an activist, a tech giant, and an...

WHAT IF IF ONLY and AIR by Caryl Churchill
WHAT IF IF ONLY and AIR by Caryl Churchill
Jun 9 – Jun 26, 2022

WHAT IF IF ONLY and AIR by Caryl ChurchillDirected by Ana RadulescuBurning Coal Theatre Company is honored to announce a repertory production of two new...

THE LIFE OF GALILEO by David Edgar
THE LIFE OF GALILEO by David Edgar
Apr 7 – Apr 24, 2022

Burning Coal Theatre Company will be presenting Galileo by David Edgar directed by Jerome Davis. Galileo tells the true and thought provoking story of scientist...

ART by Yasmina Reza
ART by Yasmina Reza
Jan 27 – Feb 13, 2022

Burning Coal Theatre Company will be presenting Art by Yasmina Reza. Serge, Marc, and Yvan have been close friends for fifteen years. A conflict amongst...

THE ROAD TO MECCA
THE ROAD TO MECCA
Dec 2 – Dec 19, 2021

RALEIGH, NC - Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to announce the second play of our 25th anniversary (2021 2022) season. The play in question...

I and You
I and You
Oct 7 – Oct 24, 2021

Burning Coal Theatre Company is proud to perform I and You by Lauren Gunderson. The play follows a young teenager, Caroline, who is housebound with...

Evita
Evita
Jun 17 – Jun 27, 2021

Evita Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber directed by Jerome Davis June 17 – 27, 2021 Dorothea Dix Park – 1030 Richardson...

Girls and Boys
Girls and Boys
Jun 10 – Jun 27, 2021

Girls and Boys by Dennis Kelly, directed by Ana RadulescuJune 11, 17, 19, 25th at 7:30 pm/June 13 & 27th at 2 pmJune 10 27,...

Nine Lives
Nine Lives
Jun 10 – Jun 26, 2021

NIne Lives by Zodwa NyonI, directed by Jordan LichtenheldJune 10, 12, 18, 24 & 26th at 7:30 pm/June 20th at 2 pmNine Lives is the...

Conversations I Always Wanted to Have: A Repertory Season of Two Plays by Dael Orlandersmith
Conversations I Always Wanted to Have: A Repertory Season of Two Plays by Dael Orlandersmith
Jan 28 – Feb 14, 2021

Forever by Dael OrlandersmithDirected by Jordan Lichtenheldis a semi-autobiographical work that traces the tempestuous relationship between a young girl, growing up in East Harlem, and...

The 19th Amendment Project
The 19th Amendment Project
Aug 17 – Sep 30, 2020

Burning Coal Theatre Company in partnership with The League of Women Voters of Wake County are proud to present the 19th Amendment Project, a collection...

A Hundred Words for Snow
A Hundred Words for Snow
Oct 8 – Sep 25, 2020

When the 15 year old Rory experiences loss for the first time in her life, it inspires her to set out on a journey to...

ACCORD(ing)
ACCORD(ing)
Jun 17 – Jun 28, 2020

An immersive theatrical experience of large scale installations, soundscapes, physical theatre, and puppetry illuminating the mechanisms of the mind. Co-created and directed by Bronwen Carson...

Goblin Market
Goblin Market
Jul 13 – Jul 22, 2018

Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Magically, they...

Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
Jun 29 – Jul 7, 2018

By Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney. The sketch comedy show that originally made Kathy and Mo famous and was first performed at Theatre Project by...

Family Secrets
Family Secrets
Feb 15 – Feb 16, 2018

North Carolina Opera is pleased to present Family Secrets: Kith and Kin featuring soprano Andrea Edith Moore, who conceived and comissioned this new work composed...

The Woodstock Tontine
The Woodstock Tontine
Jul 7 – Jul 16, 2017

The Woodstock Tontine, a story beginning in 1969. Six women meet at Woodstock. Nearly fifty years later, when the first one dies, the remaining gals...

Shining City
Shining City
Nov 1 – Nov 18, 2012

An Irish ghost story by the author of The Weir, The Seafarer and St. Nicholas. Ian has opened his new office in a hip part...

Jailbait
Jailbait
Dec 27 – Oct 7, 2012

In ‘Jailbait,’ high school sophomores Claire and Emmy, posing as college students, sneak into a Boston nightclub to meet ‘boys.’ Mark thinks a night out...

Videos


Almost Like A Dance in Raleigh Almost Like A Dance
Carolina Theater Workshop (6/26-6/27)
Dear Evan Hansen in Raleigh Dear Evan Hansen
Theatre Raleigh (6/03-6/21)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Raleigh Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Stone Soup Theatre Company (6/05-6/14)
Hamilton (Angelica Company) in Raleigh Hamilton (Angelica Company)
Durham Performing Arts Center (5/19-6/14)
Pirates! A Boy At Sea in Raleigh Pirates! A Boy At Sea
Switch Theatre Company (7/24-7/25)
The Merry Wives of Windsor in Raleigh The Merry Wives of Windsor
Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre (7/23-7/25)
Zac Brown Band in Raleigh Zac Brown Band
Credit One Stadium (9/17-9/17)
Maybe Happy Ending in Raleigh Maybe Happy Ending
DPAC (10/13-10/18)
Shadows in Red Light in Raleigh Shadows in Red Light
Burning Coal Theatre Company (6/28-6/28)
WICKED in Raleigh WICKED
DPAC (3/31-4/18)