Into the Fire at Burning Coal Theatre

On this episode of Into the Fire, we're joined by a few people who've been with us from our very first season back in 1997: David Henderson, Beth London, and Kate Day!

On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerome Davis and special guest Dr. Brenda Werth discuss Burning Coal’s upcoming musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Werth, a professor of Latin American icons and myths at American University, explains how real people of the past can often develop their own mythologies through artistic depictions. The conversation centers around the lives of Eva Per...

On this week's episode, we sit down with Preston and Lilly Nelson. We discuss shows Nine Lives and Girls & Boys, work as an artist during the pandemic and their passion for acting. Be sure to watch both shows in person or via livestream beginning June 10th through the 27th!      Introduction 0:00 - 0:44 Introduction of Special Guests 0:44 -  1:23 Basic Information of the Shows 1:23 - 2:42 Preston'...

On this week’s episode, you can hear from 3 of our amazing KidsWrite playwrights! These students, Grace Niesel, Josie Perry and Jonan Reynolds tell you about their experience in writing and with KidsWrite along with advice and inspiration to other young writers! Be sure to watch their plays livestreams on May 28th and May 29th at 7pm! Introduction- 0:00-0:48 KidsWrite 2021 Information- 0:48-2:32 I...

Into the Fire is back, and we're kicking off 2021 with the inimitable Neel Keller, who directed the original productions of both Forever and Until the Flood!

On this week's episode, we're joined by Laura Lillian Baggett and Kimmy Fiorentino, who will alternately star in A Hundred Words for Snow, opening tomorrow! Join us as we explore the process behind the play, their respective relationships to the character of Rory, and how each of these young actors approached this one-woman show!

On this episode, Jerome Davis is joined by none other than Tatty Hennessy, the playwright behind A Hundred Words for Snow!

On this episode of the Into the Fire podcast series, we're joined by a very special guest: Lucy Atkinson! Lucy Atkinson directed the original production of Tatty Hennessy's A Hundred Words for Snow for Trafalgar Studios in London, and gives insight into both the play and the process behind its inaugural run!

This week we hear from Ben Cameron, President of the Jerome Foundation, on civic leadership and organizational change. Listen to Burning Coal's new episode of our summer podcast series Of Arts & Politics!

Interdisciplinary artist and activist Nicole Garneau discusses her work as a maker of site-specific, critically conscious, and participatory creative actions. In this conversation, she discusses her book Performing Revolutionary and her current project supporting the persecuted Russian feminist artist Yulia Tsetkova. Learn more and find her book at  nicolegarneau.com , and join #500Solidarity at ...

On this episode, we're joined by some of the promising young playwrights behind our 2020 KidsWrite Festival! Listen in for insight into what's inspired these rising writers!

Alex Tobey returns to discuss his work on our 2017 Second Stage Series production of The Greeks! Alex Tobey worked with Ian Finley to adapt Sophocles' ancient classics, and directed the trilogy at CAM. Join us for a dive into the process behind The Greeks, as well as adapting and modernizing classic plays such as the Theban Trilogy!

Emily Ranii returns to the podcast to discuss our production of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet! Join one of our favorite directors for a dive into one of Shakespeare's most enduring and beloved classics, and learn how she and her team brought it to life in 2015!

This week, Lillian White returns to the podcast to revisit Peter Pan & Wendy! Lillian recently adapted Peter Pan & Wendy for a touring production at Cleveland's inaugural BorderLight Theatre and Fringe Festival, and will return to Burning Coal this Fall to direct our production of Evita!

Into the Fire makes its triumphant return with a very special guest: Ian Finley, the playwright of 1960! He joins us for a dive into the history behind the play, and to give us insight into the playwriting process which made it happen!

Jerry Sipp of Justice Theatre Project joins us for this final installment of our Interviews from the Front series! He and Jerome Davis discuss the ways JTP has been impacted by this moment, as well as tips for self-improvement during this time of isolation! Join them soon for some exciting opportunities to connect online, including a play about the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, and reconnect wit...

Today, we're joined by Amy White of William Peace University! She talks us through how her theatre classes have been impacted by social distancing, as well as the ways in which they've worked to adapt! Join them in the Fall for an exciting lineup including Tartuffe, The Wolves, and in-person classes!

On today's episode, Peggy Taphorn reports in from Temple Theatre to give us insight into her theatre's unique situation over in Sanford. Join them after the dust settles for Steel Magnolias, Mama Mia, and Mike Wiley's Blood Done Sign My Name!

Deb Royals of Pure Life Theatre joins us today to discuss how this fledgling collective and how their space and vision have been impacted by the current crisis. Join them in December for a reprisal of Motown Christmas!

This time, we're joined by the Managing Artistic Director of NRACT, Timothy Locklear! He drops in to discuss the unique challenges NRACT has faced, and to remind us that NRACT is poised to bring the musical heat this Fall!

Today, we're joined by Marshall Botvinick and Akiva Fox of Bulldog Ensemble Theater! They report in from Durham to discuss their young company, how this crisis has exacerbated the existing lack of space for artists in Durham, and pragmatic ways that the Triangle can rebound moving forward!

Today, we're joined by Steven Roten of Meredith College's Theatre Program! Steven gives us an update on what this has meant for his students at Meredith College, as well as for their devised piece commemorating the passing of the 19th amendment: The Activists!

Today, we're joined by none other than our own Artistic Director, Jerome Davis! Nathalie Tondeur fills in as interviewer as they discuss the our densely packed agenda for the Fall, as well as what it will take to support the arts in the midst of this pandemic and beyond!

We're kicking of week two of Interviews from the Front with none other than David Henderson and Sussanah Hough of @Honest Pint Theatre Company! Join us now for a discussion of how these trying times have renewed our broader cultural appreciation for and need of art and artists, and join them for Small Mouth Sounds this August!

Today, we're joined by St. Augustine's University theatre professor George Jack, who sheds some light on how COVID-19 has impacted the theatre program at St. Augustine's, as well as some exciting projects they have planned for the Fall!