Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC will conclude its 2010/2011 'Wait Til You See This!' Second Stage Season with Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner's My Name Is Rachel Corrie, adapted from the diary of the young American activist. The production is directed by Tea Alagic. This production runs May 19 - 22, 2011 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.
All performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. All tickets are $10. For further information, please contact Burning Coal Theatre Company 919.834.4001 or visit us online at www.burningcoal.org..
ABOUT MY NAME IS Rachel Corrie
My Name is Rachel Corrie is adapted from the diary of a young American woman who was killed in the Gaza Strip trying to prevent an Israeli bulldozer from demolishing the home of a Palestinian family. It premiered at The Royal Court Theatre in London in 2005 and was subsequently transferred to London's West End. When the New York Theatre Workshop, scheduled to present the play in its American premiere, suddenly announced cancellation of the production following significant protests, film actor Alan Rickman, co-author of the work, presented it himself for a limited off-Broadway run. The play has met with significant protest at many of the cities in which it has been presented. It details the early life of a young American woman from the northwestern United States who elected early on to spend her life working in politically charged situations. It asks the question, what ought a person to do in the face of seemingly insurmountable injustice.
The design team includes: Joe Tilford (Set Designer), who is the head of scene design at the NC School of the Arts, Megan Thrift (Lighting Designer), who recently lit the Wait Til You See This production of Pornography by Simon Stephens, Paul Kilpatrick (Technical Director) & Aharon Segal (Sound Designer). Joan Wilkerson (Production Stage Manager), who will be attending Columbia University's MFA program for stage managers in the fall, and Samantha Corey (Costumes), a recent graduate of Appalachian State University.
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My Name Is Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman & Katharine Viner, directed by Tea Alagic. Burning Coal Theatre Company (as part of Burning Coal's Wait Til You See This Second Stage series) presents the Triangle premiere of this controversial work. Thursday - Saturday, May 19, 20 & 21st at 7:30pm, Sunday May 22 at 2 pm. All tickets are $10. Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School. 224 Polk St., Raleigh, NC 27604. Tickets and information: 919.834.4001 or online at www.burningcoal.org.Are you an avid theatergoer? We're looking for people like you to share your thoughts and insights with our readers. Team BroadwayWorld members get access to shows to review, conduct interviews with artists, and the opportunity to meet and network with fellow theatre lovers and arts workers.
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