Burning Coal Theatre Company
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Burning Coal Theatre Company is a professional theatre company based in Raleigh
, North Carolina. They are a member of the national Theatre Communications Group
for non-profit professional theatres, as well as the North Carolina Theatre Conference and Arts NC. Burning Coal has non-profit [501 (c) (3)] status.
The company is noted in the Research Triangle area for the fresh and innovative content it brings to the local theatre scene. Unusually among smaller city arts groups, Burning Coal received grants from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission before opening, the decision being based upon the group's grant proposal and the resume's of the founders, Jerome Davis and Simmie Kastner. In 2008 they completed renovation of and moved into the historic Murphey School Auditorium (now renamed "Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School").
Their programming includes a 5 play mainstage season, 3 - 4 play second stage season called 'Wait Til You See This', education outreach programs to elementary, middle and high school students across central North Carolina, a second stage series for emergent artists, a schools' tour of a classic play each year, adult education classes, a Summer Theatre Conservatory for middle school students and another for high school students, a summer music series and a lobby lecture series.
In its first 15 years, Burning Coal worked with some of theatre's finest artists, including Adrian Hall, Kent Paul, Samm-Art Williams, Rebecca Holderness, Randolph Curtis Rand, ED Intemann, Rob Andrusko, Matthew Adelson, Liz Beckham, Gip Hoppe and Beth London and the Tony Award-winning British playwright David Edgar, who has seen two of his plays presented first in the US by Burning Coal (The Prisoner's Dilemma and The Shape of the Table).
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, North Carolina. They are a member of the national Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group is an organization dedicated to the promotion of non-profit professional theatre in the United States. TCG has over 450 member theatres located in 47 states; 17,000 individual members; and a growing number of University, Funder, Business and Trustee Affiliates...
for non-profit professional theatres, as well as the North Carolina Theatre Conference and Arts NC. Burning Coal has non-profit [501 (c) (3)] status.
The company is noted in the Research Triangle area for the fresh and innovative content it brings to the local theatre scene. Unusually among smaller city arts groups, Burning Coal received grants from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission before opening, the decision being based upon the group's grant proposal and the resume's of the founders, Jerome Davis and Simmie Kastner. In 2008 they completed renovation of and moved into the historic Murphey School Auditorium (now renamed "Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School").
Their programming includes a 5 play mainstage season, 3 - 4 play second stage season called 'Wait Til You See This', education outreach programs to elementary, middle and high school students across central North Carolina, a second stage series for emergent artists, a schools' tour of a classic play each year, adult education classes, a Summer Theatre Conservatory for middle school students and another for high school students, a summer music series and a lobby lecture series.
In its first 15 years, Burning Coal worked with some of theatre's finest artists, including Adrian Hall, Kent Paul, Samm-Art Williams, Rebecca Holderness, Randolph Curtis Rand, ED Intemann, Rob Andrusko, Matthew Adelson, Liz Beckham, Gip Hoppe and Beth London and the Tony Award-winning British playwright David Edgar, who has seen two of his plays presented first in the US by Burning Coal (The Prisoner's Dilemma and The Shape of the Table).