BURNING COALSM
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MEDIA CONTACT: Simmie Kastner, Managing Director, 919.834.4001
February 16, 2011
BURNING COAL THEATRE COMPANY SM
Burning Coal Education goes INTO THE WOODS this month!
Burning Coal’s WillPower! education outreach program has an exciting month in February, with residencies and workshops at five area schools, and the culmination of a long-term residency at Raleigh Charter High School with their production of INTO THE WOODS.
This month, Director of Education Ian Finley will teach multi-day residencies at Brier Creek Elementary, St. Mary Magdelene Middle School and Apex High (residencies supported by grants from the United Arts Council of Wake County). These in-class residencies will cover a broad range of topics, from Shakespeare at Brier Creek, to musical theatre at St. Mary Magdelene and playwriting at Apex. Single-day Shakespeare workshops will also be performed throughout the month at Raleigh Charter High School and Cary Academy.
In addition, Mr. Finley will serve as Musical Director for Raleigh Charter’s production of INTO THE WOODS, as part of a musical theatre residency that began in January. The production will take place at Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School (224 Polk St., Raleigh) on February 11th – 13th and 16th – 19th.
For further information on Burning Coal’s ongoing education programming, contact Ian Finley at (919) 834-4001 or burning_coal@ipass.net
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Burning Coal Theatre Company is one of Raleigh's professional theatre companies. Burning Coal is an incorporated, non-profit [501 (c) (3)] organization. Burning Coal's mission is to produce literate, visceral, affecting theatre that is experienced, not simply seen. Burning Coal
produces explosive reexaminations of overlooked classic and modern plays, as well as new plays, whose themes and issues are of immediate concern to our audience, using the best local, national and international artists available. We work toward a theatre of high-energy performances and minimalist production values. The emphasis is on literate works that are felt and experienced viscerally, unlike more traditional linear plays, at which audiences are most often asked to observe without participating. Race and gender non-specific casting is an integral component of our perspective, as well as an international viewpoint. Burning Coal and its education programming are supported by grants from several agencies, including the North Carolina Arts Council, the United Arts Council of Wake County, and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission.
