WHEN:
December 4 – 21, 2025
WHERE:
Burning Coal Theatre Company
224 Polk Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“... play by David Edgar that follows four artists caught between political fear and personal conviction during two key moments in U.S. history: the Red Scare of 1952 and the aftermath in 1960s New York. As they face loyalty tests, public pressure, and the threat of blacklisting, each must choose between self-preservation and standing up for their beliefs. The emotional cost of these decisions comes crashing back a decade later, revealing how political repression reshapes not just careers, but relationships and faith in one’s self. Through their stories, the play captures a nation wrestling with truth, freedom, and the legacy of fear..."
CAST:
Art – Andrew Goins
Gadge – Chip Carey
Day – Sarah Winter
Miss Bauer – Emma Roe
CREATIVE TEAM:
Directed by Jerome Davis
Stage Manager – Rebecca Pearce
Lighting Designer – Matthew Adelson
Costumes & Props Designer – Lynda Clark
Scenic Designer – Tom Burch
Sound Designer – Juan Isler
TD/ME – Barry Jaked
Scenic Charge – Meredith Riggan
Asst. Directors – Natalie Cooper and Susan Gross
Asst. LD – Julianna Babcock
ASMs – Ella Bryant, Lauren Hess, Asia Mayfield
