On this episode, actor Jennifer Suchanec discusses WHAT IF IF ONLY & AIR and her Burning Coal past.

RECORDED WITH AN AUDIENCE AT SO & SO BOOKS

Artistic Director Jerome Davis sits down with three of the five playwrights selected for this year's KidsWrite Festival! Graham Woods (Vince Gumshoes: Boom Service!), Isabel Richman (Fill In The Blank), and Millie Soler (Funny Business) talk about their playwrighting inspirations and backgrounds.

The 2022 KIDSWRITE FESTIVAL will livestream for free on Twitch.tv/burningcoaltheatre  on May 27 & 28 at 7pm.

This year's selected plays are:

THE PHONE WORKS BOTH WAYS - Bella Nesbeth

TALIA ON THE PATH OF SHADOWS - Quinn Gilbert

VINCE GUMSHOES: BOOM SERVICE! - Graham Woods

FILL IN THE BLANK - Isabel Richman

FUNNY BUSINESS - by Ms. Huffman's Class; Nevaeh Aravena, Calvin Bennett, Anais Cruz, Carla Hilal, Molly Huffman, Connor Keene, Kendal Morgan, Faith Obaigbena, Aryia Roberts, Josie Robertson, Millie Soler, Arwen Wylie

On this episode, we're joined by Doug Lively and Alan Rich, both NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Solar System Ambassadors, who provide context and insight for our upcoming production of THE LIFE OF GALILEO.

This episode is part of our 25th Anniversary Season Celebration.

Annelle grew up in the Triangle area and made an impact with Burning Coal Theatre during high school in The Lysistrata Project (2003). While attending the Gallatin School at NYU, she further developed her interest in political science and now works at the prestigious think tank The Quincy Institute.

Ana Radalescu also joins in the conversation as our new Associate Artistic Director.

On this episode, we're joined by the director of Art by Yasmina Reza, Ken Hinton. He discusses his influences, working as a professor of theatre at Shaw University and NC Central University, and founding the Agape Theatre Project in Durham, NC.

On this episode, we're joined by Abbe Fralix, a longtime collaborator currently featured in our production of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca!

On this episode, we're joined by Michael Pavelka, whose set design was featured in the UK premiere production of I and You at the Hampstead Theatre in London!

On this episode, we're joined by I and You Set Designer Erin Morales!

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!