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Coal is King

Friday July 11th 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Colorful graphics showing three play readings. Text reads: "Coal is King by Kwik Jones, July 11, 7 pm, Is a 1977 West Virginia coal mine any place for a black woman? Will Kat's groundbreaking make her a trailblazer?" and "I Want You, by Kathleen Cahill, July 12, 7 PM, Enjoy the ride as Mary and Bill navigate bi-racial couple tensions and life challenges. Are humor & love enough?" and "Proper by Angela Gyurko, July 13, 2 PM, In this 1890's comedic melodrama, can Agatha outwit her chauvinisti rivals dancing..
Location
Lincoln Hall Studio Theater (LH115)
1620 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Cost / Admission
Recommended $12 donation per person
Contact
Theresa Dudeck
tdudeck@pdx.edu

PSU Theater and Theatre 33 host the pre-season performances of the Theatre 33 Summer Festival.

Join us for a staged reading of Coal is King by Kwik Jones.

1977, Kat, a widow and now single parent, is drowning in a pool of debt when she is hired at a male-dominated coal company. She is pushed to the brink of quitting, but the unwavering Kat risks her life to be a trailblazer for other women in the coal industry.


Learn more about PSU's School of Music & Theater, Theater Arts program.