May 24th, 2022
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
March 30th, 2022
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.
February 3rd, 2022
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.
January 14th, 2022
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.
December 8th, 2021
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!
October 13th, 2021
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!
October 6th, 2021
On this episode, we're joined by I and You Set Designer Erin Morales!
August 11th, 2021
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!
June 16th, 2021
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 Perón and Che Guevara and the ways in which their real lives differ from their “afterlives”—the way that their legacies continue into modern society.
00:00-00:50 Introduction
00:50-01:20 Introduction of Special Guest
01:20-03:38 Dr. Werth describes her work and interests
03:38-04:29 Discrepancies between real world and fiction in Evita
04:29-07:33 Ethical responsibility of artists in depicting real world events
07:33-10:11 Che Guevara’s presence in Evita
10:11-11:40 Burning Coal’s approach to the Che Guevara character
11:40-14:38 Evolution and politicization of Che Guevara
14:38-17:57 What do the play and film get wrong?
17:57-21:22 The upbringing of Eva Perón and the opposition of the upper class
21:22-22:25 Influence of Eva Perón on Juan Perón’s policies
22:25-24:52 Where did Eva Perón’s confidence come from?
24:45-28:26 World political context of Eva Peron’s life and widespread fear of communism
28:26-31:10 Current representation of Latin stories in the theatre
31:10-32:41 Breaking down economic barriers to include new voices
32:41-34:00 Final thoughts and discussion of venue
34:00-34:59 Conclusion
