DR RIDE’S AMERICAN BEACH HOUSE

by Liza Birkenmeier

It’s 1983, the evening before Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight. Hundreds of miles from the launch, a group of women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop, watching life pass them by. Their uncharted desires bump up against American norms of sex and power in this intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines. Brave New Classics is proud to partner with Burning Coal to present Liza Birkenmeier’s incandescent new play. 

Directed by Ruth Berry

Featuring Noelle Azarelo, Jess Flemming, Mary Rowland, and Laurel Ullman

DR RIDE runs June 13-28, 2026 at Burning Coal Theatre in downtown Raleigh.