Oakwood Series 2026: From the Ground Up
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Time: Fri.-Sat., 6:30pm and Sun., 2pm
Venue: Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh
Price: $20, $10 for Students
Category: Arts
Burning Coal Theatre Company presents From the Ground Up written and directed by Bobby Kaufman. About From the Ground Up - Wouldn't you like to know if the dead were talking about you? Or, how about listening to whatever it is they talk about? Well here's your chance.Come see and hear some of Raleigh's dead artists talk about what happened both before and after they died. You may recognize some names. All the people named in this show were real and are buried here, in the Historic Oakwood Cemetery. This will be a most enlightening experience. About Bobby Kaufman - Robert (Bobby) Kaufman acted, directed, sang, danced, flipped, juggled, designed lights over fifty years. Has been writing plays since 1984. Ex-New Yorker, with a B.A. from Pace University. Hunter College for his M.A. He was awarded Best Director and Best Long Production at The N.Y. State Theatre Festival Association for his new concept of “Godspell” and best director for “Lou Gehrig Didn't Die of Cancer” at the 13th Annual International Theatre Festival in Westchester, N.Y. His play, “The Man Who Hated Music”, was a finalist in the North Carolina Playwrights Lab in 2023. His short plays, “Plate Licking Tofu Scramble” and “O'Shaughnessy” were both chosen for different festivals. Bobby is excited as heck to be raising ghosts for your entertainment, and his. About the Cast - Lemony Wood is Thomas. Laura Lillian Baggett is Ruth. Dan Oliver is Edgar. Gus Allen is Robert. Mary Rowland is Cantey.
