( Thu., Oct. 7, 2021 - Sun., Oct. 24, 2021 )
Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
I and You by Lauren Gunderson will be directed by London-based director Lucy Jane Atkinson. It concerns a young teenager, Caroline, who is housebound with a debilitating illness. Forced to stay home there in Raleigh, NC while the world spins ever on around her, she is growing increasingly bored, angry, and desperate; Then, a stranger calls. His name is Anthony. He is a young black kid from her school, a member of the basketball team and a star in the firmament of their high school’s galaxy of well-liked kids. And although she doesn’t know him, has never met him, he has brought Caroline a gift.
$25 general admission, $20 for seniors (65+), $15 (students, teachers, active military)