Episodes

Wednesday Jul 19, 2017
Episode 23: Alec Donaldson
Wednesday Jul 19, 2017
Wednesday Jul 19, 2017
On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by incoming Board President of Burning Coal Theatre Company Alec Donaldson for a discussion of his history with Burning Coal Theatre, the arts, and the state of the arts in North Carolina and the Triangle!

Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Episode 22: Alex Tobey
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
On this week's episode of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by The Greeks director Alex Tobey! Join us for a discussion of the work and vision behind Burning Coal's staging of Sophocles' enduring tragedies, as well as some critical insight into the world of professional directing!

Saturday Apr 15, 2017
Episode 21: Danielle Long
Saturday Apr 15, 2017
Saturday Apr 15, 2017
On this edition of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by Danielle Long, who is currently featured in Burning Coal's production of Marco Ramirez's The Royale! Join us for a discussion of Danielle's history with the arts, her path to acting, lawyering, and back again, and the nature of producing and performing in political works of theatre!

Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Episode 20 - Karen Wells
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Just in time for Arts Day 2017! On this episode of Into the Fire we're joined by ARTS North Carolina Executive Director Karen Wells. Join us for a discussion of her history with the arts, what brought her to North Carolina, as well as a deeper dive into the nature of arts funding and development at the local and state level!

Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Episode 19: Sarah Hankins and Tom McCleister
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
On this week's episode of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by the cast of Heisenberg (Sarah Hankins and Tom McCleister) to talk about working and acting in the space of Burning Coal Theatre, their experiences working in film, television, and theatre, what led them to become actors, how they approach their craft, their work with director Emily Ranii, and exploring the unique physicalities of their characters!
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Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Episode 18: Emily Ranii
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by Heisenberg director Emily Ranii to discuss Emily's history with Burning Coal Theatre (and Theatre more broadly), and dive into the science, the metaphor, and the characters behind Simon Stephens' Heisenberg!

Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
Episode 17: David Aspnes
Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
Welcome back to Into the Fire! On this week's episode, Jerry is joined by NC State University physicist David Aspnes to discuss the history of scientific discovery, the science behind our upcoming play, Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle, and the relationship between science, physics, and the arts!

Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Episode 16: David Edgar
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
In this week's episode of Into the Fire, Jerry and the entire cast of Written on the Heart are joined via Skype by the playwright: David Edgar, discussing the origins and inspirations of Written on the Heart, as well as some specific questions from the cast!

Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Episode 15: Marshall Botvinick and Jackson Cooper
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
In this week's episode, Jerry is joined by Written on the Heart production dramaturgs Marshall Botvinick and Jackson Cooper to discuss the nature of dramaturgy here and abroad, and the role of the dramaturg in the rehearsal process!

Monday Nov 28, 2016
Episode 14: John Allore
Monday Nov 28, 2016
Monday Nov 28, 2016
On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerry is joined by John Allore. Join us for a discussion of John's history with Burning Coal Theatre, the history behind William Tyndale and Written on the Heart, and the state of the arts in Raleigh, the Trianglle, and North Carolina more broadly!