Theater Picks: Burning Coal stages ‘Asylum’ in Raleigh
Burning Coal Theatre Company teams up with Brooklyn-based Only Child Aerial Theatre for “Asylum,” a show set in the 1960’s when psychiatric hospitals were being closed down.
The production takes places mainly in the air through circus-style choreography, employing hanging sheets that can become hammocks, cocoons and escape routes. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16-17, 22-24; 29-31; 2 p.m. Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1. $15-$25. 919-834-4001 or burningcoal.org.
Other highlights
- PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of “Seminar” is Theresa Rebeck’s insightful look at a faded novelist who mercilessly dissects the work of four young writers at each week’s gathering. Details at playmakersrep.org.
- The Towne Players of Garner stage Ken Ludwig’s hilarious comedy, “Lend Me A Tenor,” about an opera company assistant who’s drafted into going on for a famous but drugged-up singer. Details at towneplayers.org.
This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Theater Picks: Burning Coal stages ‘Asylum’ in Raleigh."