Into the Fire at Burning Coal Theatre

Artistic director, Jerome Davis, talks with Monica Hoh and Ali Goins who will be making their Burning Coal Theatre debuts in our upcoming play, PAINT ME THIS HOUSE OF LOVE by Chelsea Woolley! Don't miss Monica and Ali's heartfelt performance as Cecelia and her estranged father, Jules.  PAINT ME THIS HOUSE OF LOVE runs January 30th - February 16th at Burning Coal Theatre! 

Artistic director, Jerome Davis, talks with Montreal-based actor and director, Mike Payette about his life, the arts, and PAINT ME THIS HOUSE OF LOVE. Mike is the artistic director of the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Canada, where our upcoming play, PAINT ME THIS HOUSE OF LOVE by Chelsea Woolley, premiered. 

Artistic director, Jerome Davis, talks with the talented Chelsea Woolley, a playwright and arts educator native to Toronto. She is the author of several plays, including Paint Me this House of Love which will have its U.S. Premiere at Burning Coal Theatre on January 30th - February 16th, 2025.  Come experience PAINT ME THIS HOUSE OF LOVE at Burning Coal Theatre. Tickets available here: https://bur...

Jerome Davis talks with Steven Roten, director of THE RAINMAKER, long time Burning Coal actor, and educator at Meredith College.  Come see The Rainmaker:  🗓️ Dates: December 5 - 22, 2024 🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://burningcoal.org/the-rainmaker/  

This is the audio recording of the digital program for Burning Coal Theatre's production of The Rainmaker, by N. Richard Nash.

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, and scholar and author, Matthew Booker, for an insightful dive into the historical and environmental context of our upcoming play, THE RAINMAKER.    The Rainmaker runs at Burning Coal Theatre from Dec. 5th-22nd, 2024. Get your tickets here: https://burningcoal.org/the-rainmaker/    

Join Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, and Dublin-based playwright, Colin Murphy, for a dive into his play, Haughey/Gregory, currently showing at Burning Coal!    Don't miss this hilarious and brilliantly HOPEFUL play about a moment in time when the least expected thing happened, and the world changed for the better. 🗓️ Limited Dates: Oct 14th-23rd, Mon-Wed Evenings @ 7:30pm 🎟️ Tickets: $20 ($10 fo...

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, and the talented Flora Bare (director of Haughey/Gregory) as they discuss her background, physical theatre, and our upcoming production of Haughey/Gregory.    Don't miss this hilarious and brilliantly HOPEFUL play about a moment in time when the least expected thing happened, and the world changed for the better.  Limited Dates: Oct 14th-23rd, Mon-Wed Evenings...

This is an audio recording of the program for Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn. Presented by Burning Coal Theatre, October 10 - 27, 2024.

Join Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, for a captivating discussion with Conall Morrison - the ORIGINAL director of HAUGHEY/GREGORY when it played in Dublin presented by the company Fishamble.   Come experience HAUGHEY/GREGORY! 🗓️ Limited Dates: Oct 14th-23rd, Mon-Wed Evenings @ 7:30pm 🎟️ Tickets: $20 ($10 for students).  Available: https://burningcoal.org/haughey-gregory/

Join Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, and THE Michael Frayn in an insightful discussion about our upcoming production of COPENHAGEN by Michael Frayn!  You don't want to miss this! 🗓️ Dates: Oct 10 – 27, 2024 🎟️ Get your tickets today: https://burningcoal.org/copenhagen/

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, physicist Dr. Marc Kastner, and the cast of our upcoming production, COPENHAGEN, for an insightful conversation about the science behind Copenhagen.  Don't miss your chance to see COPENHAGEN: October 10 – 27, 2024 Get your tickets today: https://burningcoal.org/copenhagen/

Join the two creative minds behind Burning Coal Theatre's A HOUSE (after Ibsen's Ghosts), artistic director Jerome Davis and the multi-talented Baltimore-based (but Raleigh native) writer/actor Lucius Robinson.  Don't miss your chance to see A HOUSE:  June 21st @ 7:30PM and June 22nd @ 4:30PM.   Get your tickets today: https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ 

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, as he talks with the talented Dani Coan about her production EX-BOYFRIENDS, now showing at Burning Coal Theatre.  Don't miss your chance to see Ex-Boyfriends: June 12th at 7:30 pm; June 15th at 4:30 pm; June 22nd at 2 pm; June 23rd at 4:30 pm.  Get your tickets today:  https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/  

Introducing the talented young writers of Burning Coal Theatre's upcoming KidsWrite Festival 2024 productions! Come experience these amazing new works, only at Burning Coal Theatre May 24-25. Get your tickets here: https://burningcoal.org/kidswrite-festival/

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, as he talks with KidsWrite directors, Susan Gross and Johannah Edwards, about their lives, original works they've created (such as Susan's Ruby and Johannah' Flee This Place), and Burning Coal Theatre's upcoming KidsWrite Festival. Come see amazing new works by young writers at Burning Coal's KidsWrite Festival 2024! Get your tickets here: https://burningcoal....

Join artistic director, Jerome Davis, as he talks with the talented Alec Donaldson about his life, his involvement in the Arts, law, serving on boards, and of course, Stephen Sondheim and A Little Night Music. Don't miss Alec Donaldson's portrayal of Lindquist in Burning Coal Theatre's last production of the season, A Little Night Music! Get your tickets here: https://burningcoal.org/a-little-nigh...

As we near our final mainstage show for the season, A Little Night Music, artistic director Jerome Davis talks with the talented Margaret-Ellen Christensen about her life, career, her time in New York, and the great Stephen Sondheim.  Come experience Margaret-Ellen Christensen as Petra in A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. 🗓️ April 4 – 21, 2024 🎟️ https://burningcoal.org/a-...

Join Burning Coal Theatre's Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, in a lovely discussion with the director of HYMN, marcus d. harvey as they talk about marcus's life, background, and take a deeper dive into the more serious themes in HYMN. Now showing at Burning Coal Theatre Jan. 25 – Feb. 11, 2024.  https://burningcoal.org/hymn-2/ .  

Award-winning playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, whose extensive career encompasses television, film, and stage (such as her adaptations of LIFE OF PI, INVISIBLE CITIES, and HAMNET), talks with Burning Coal Artistic Director Jerome Davis about her life, career, her play RED VELVET, and HYMN which will show at Burning Coal Theatre January, 25th - February, 11th.  

Byron Jennings, who has appeared with Burning Coal in ART by Yasmina Reza, STUFF HAPPENS by David Hare (playing Colin Powell), UNTIL THE FLOOD by Dael Orlandersmith and THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA by David Edgar, talks with Burning Coal Artistic Director Jerome Davis about their recent triumph with Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, his upcoming role in HYMN by Lolita Chakrabarti and their mutual love for Stephen...

Audio described program for Burning Coal's 2023 production of ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard.

In this episode, Ayal Prouser and Elliott Ghittelsohn of TIME FLIES CIRCUS discuss directing the Summer Theatre Conservatory at Burning Coal and their new adult workshop. Registration for the adult circus workshop open here! Ayal founded Time Flies in Brooklyn, NY with his partner, Claire, after traveling the world as a circus performer. He has since taught thousands of students in the wondrous ar...

An audio recording of the program for OR as read by Jalen Bynum, including additional descriptions of costume and set. At the end is a history of Burning Coal Theatre and our space the Murphey School Auditorium provided by Artistic Director Jerome Davis. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome 0:07 - About the Play 0:46 - About the Production(Directors Note from Charles Machalicky) 2:37 - Thank you to STC Spo...

In this episode, Laurel Ullman breaks down her performance as Aphra Behn in this year's Second Stage production of Or, (co-produced by Switchyard Theatre Company).