In this episode local English teacher Madison Doss discusses Chekov's background and his influential writing style. Intro: 00: 12 About Madison: 1:08 Madison’s introduction to Theatre: 7:57 Is Chekhov’s Writing of Interest to Young People?: 13:1 0 Chekov’s Plays, Comedies?: 19:11 The society we live in now compared to the one Chekhov wrote in: 23:53 Why Madison teaches:  28:36 Outro: 30:51

In this episode, Lynda Clark gives her advice to aspiring actors, opens up about her past roles in theatre and film, and reveals which roles she still wants to play. Time Stamps: Intro: 00: 12 Welcome, Lynda!: 00:25 About Lynda: 1:23 Lynda’s Nerves: 10:24 Developing the show: 12:38 Lynda’s work in Film and TV: 18:31 Why is live theatre captivating?:  20:40 Specificity in choices: 21:31 Artists Lynda draws inspiration from: 25:05 Lynda’s desires going forward: 27: 40 Playing Lear as Woman?: 30:35 Playing Love: 31:37 Performing the Cherry Orchard in the local dialect: 34:59 Goodbyes: 40:02 Outro: 40:41  Interested in starting your own podcast? Use link https://www.podbean.com/coal for 1 month of free hosting on Podbean! We've been using it a couple years now, and can  vouch it as user-friendly, practical, and great for beginners and advanced podcasters alike.

In this episode Artistic Director Jerome Davis interviews Janet Cowell. Janet is the CEO of the Dix Park Conservancy, as well as a former City Councilor (Raleigh), State Treasurer, and State Senator. She discusses her unique personal background and the importance of thoughtful urban development, a thematic tie-in to Burning Coal's THE CHERRY ORCHARD.   Timestamps: Intro: 00: 12 About Janet: 1:30 Janet’s time in Asia: 3:24 Why Raleigh?: 4:19 Janet’s time in public office:  5:18 Why Janet ran for office: 6:20 The History and future of Dix Park: 10:47 The Mission of the Conservancy:   13:24 Raleigh’s Growth: 16:28 Goodbyes: 20:53

In this episode, Artistic Director Jerome Davis interviews the inimitable actor and sound designer Juan Isler. Juan discusses how he got into theatre, being a founder of TORN, and his role in Burning Coal's production of THE CHERRY ORCHARD. Time Stamps: Intro: 00:13 Who is Lopakin? 1:20 Juan’s Past Projects: 2:25 Randy’s Return to Directing 4:27 Juan’s Early Days and start in theatre 6:27 Juan’s First Audition 12:15 Juan’s Political activism 16:25 Belonging in Theatre 20:24 Thoughts on The Cherry Orchard 26:30 Goodbyes 30:25 Interested in starting your own podcast? Use link https://www.podbean.com/coal for 1 month of free hosting on Podbean! We've been using it a couple years now, and can  vouch it as user-friendly, practical, and great for beginners and advanced podcasters alike.

On this episode, Dr. Richard Bergl from the North Carolina Zoo discusses elephant poaching and animal conservation efforts. This discussion is in connection to our production of MLIMA'S TALE by Lynn Nottage.   Interested in starting your own podcast? Use link https://www.podbean.com/coal for 1 month of free hosting on Podbean! We've been using it a couple years now, and can  vouch it as user-friendly, practical, and great for beginners and advanced podcasters alike.

This audio described program was organized and read by Abbi Colborn. Click here to view the digital visual program.   Time Stamps: Artistic Director Statement, a poem for Mlima: 1:00 About the Play: 2:52 Designers and Crew: 3:08 Set Description: 3:39 Actor Descriptions: 4:19 Bios: 7:30 About Burning Coal, read by Jerome Davis: 17:47 About the Murphey School Auditorium, read by Jerome Davis: 18:50

On this episode, Willie Hinton discusses choreography for Mlima's Tale and his history as a dancer and educator. Learn more about Burning Coal's production of Mlima's Tale at https://burningcoal.org/mlimas-tale/.   Interested in starting your own podcast? Use link https://www.podbean.com/coal for 1 month of free hosting on Podbean! We've been using it a couple years now, and can  vouch it as user-friendly, practical, and great for beginners and advanced podcasters alike.

In this episode, stage manager Jeremy Vance talks SILENT SKY as well his past Burning Coal productions, A GREAT BIG WOOLLY MAMMOTH THAWING FROM THE ICE and I AND YOU. Intro: 0:12 Jeremy’s Background in theatre: 1:12 What is a Stage Manager?: 7:18 Jeremy’s Approach to SMing: 10:09 Jeremy’s experience other areas of theatre: 12:15 Other Theatre’s Jeremy’s worked with: 13:25 Other artists that inspire Jeremy’s work as an SM: 14:24 David Korins aesthetic: 17:02 Hardest part SMing a show: 19:00 How to get into SMing: 22:26 Should you learn about other aspects of theatre?: 23:46 Goodbyes and Outdo: 24:36

In this episode, Artistic Director Jerome Davis talks to Dana Bouquin about the impact of Henrietta Leavitt in real life. Join us for SILENT SKY to experience Henrietta's journey. Time Stamps: Intro, 0:00 Dana’s work 1:13 Librarian or Astrophysicist? 3:10 Dana’s Background 4:10 What is astrophysics? 6:43 Women’s history in STEM 9:37 Henrietta Levitt and her impact on Astrophysics 10:40  Henrietta’s Role at Harvard College Observatory 14:45 Glass Plate Photography 16:27 The relationship between Arts and Sciences 19:!7 What’s next in Astrophysics? 22:19 Why is Astronomy important? 24:15 Wrap up  25:50

Sean Moran, Collections Manager of Paleontology and Geology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, talks to us about the real-world background of A GREAT BIG WOOLLY MAMMOTH THAWING FROM THE ICE. Timestamps: Intro: 0:13 Who is Our guest? 0:25 What is Climate? 2:13 Global climate shifts over the years and their affects 3:21 Evolution of mammoths 9:00 Mammoths found in ice 9:57 Bringing Mammoths back from extinction 10:52 How has climate change impacted specimen discoveries 12:08  Specimen collection process 17:10 Why museums want fossils 18:23 Monetary values and fossils 18:46 Link between western industrialization and climate change? 23:34 What should we do to fight climate change?  27:29 Can art have an impact on climate change?  31:10 Outro: 34:26