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Fall Head over Heels for this upbeat Arcadia
Pack up your go-go boots and head on down to Constellation Theatre in DC, where you can celebrate the advent of spring in all its amorous, chaotic glory with a modern musical adaptation of Sir Philip Sidney’s 16th-century pastoral-romantic classic, The Arcadia, running May 1st through June 1st in a revival directed by Allison Arkell […]
The return of Baltimore Story Fest, 2025 edition
Local storytellers of all sorts take the stage for the second annual Baltimore Story Fest, running May 1-4 at Baltimore Theatre Project and in a special Mother’s Day-themed feature May 10 at Howard County Center for the Arts. The now-annual showcase of storytelling talent–featuring an array of styles, a range of perspectives, and a broad […]
Williams & Walker reunite on stage at Morgan State
The legendary, iconic, groundbreaking celebrity duo of vaudevillians, Bert Williams and George Walker, comes back to potent and poignant life in a revival of Vincent E. Smith’s 1986 hit, the eponymously titled Williams and Walker, running April 24-26 at Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University. Directed by Dwight R. B. Cook, who joined […]
Transcending and Transgressing with Iron Crow
Iron Crow Theatre returns to Baltimore Theatre Project weekends from April 11 through April 27 with a rare revival of HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, Sarah Ruhl’s 2017 comically thoughtful–or thoughtfully comedic–romp through monogamy, polyamory, relationship geometries of all sorts, and mealtime. While not her most recent work at this point, the play arguably […]
Reimagining Monteverdi with IN Series’ POPPEA
IN SERIES TO PRESENT POPPEA, MARCH 21st-23rd at BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT When Claudio Monteverdi capped an illustrious, sometimes contentious career with his final opera, L’incoronazione di Poppaea, in the 1640s, he provided a vivid example of some of his most forward-thinking and experimental notions. Ideas at once innovative and imitative, radical and neo-classical, pursuing a […]
The cure for what ails you at Best Medicine Rep
Best Medicine Rep proposes the promising notion that Comedy helps levels life’s sometimes bumpy, uneven playing field–and that “the comic theater is the cure for what ails us.” It’s hard to argue with the claim that “theater brings a community together, eliciting pride and engagement, a sense of ownership and cooperation” as well as fostering empathy, […]
Everyman Theatre teases some new work with THE SANDWICH MINISTRY
Everyman’s play reading series, “Script Tease,” continues Monday, February 17th, with a new work by Baltimorean Miranda Rose Hall and directed by Everyman Associate Artistic Director (and local actor/playwright) Tuyet Thi Pham. The play, The Sandwich Ministry, explores the facets, fissures, and fractures of female friendship among three generations of women who find themselves teamed […]
A Crucible of Conscience at Classic Theatre of Maryland
From February 27th through March 16th, Classic Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis dives into the fraught, morally murky world of Salem, Massachusetts circa 1692 by way of Arthur Miller’s celebrated 1953 allegorical drama, The Crucible. The production is helmed by Sally Boyett, CTM Producing Artistic Director, in her first time directing one of her favorite […]
Holiday chills & thrills at Everyman
As a savory option to contrast the barrage of typical holiday sweets, Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre is presenting another in their ongoing tradition of murder mysteries to liven up our winter playgoing. This time, it’s a classic locked-room whodunit by the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None–as originally adapted for the […]
Fells Point Corner Theatre ventures into the unknown with ON THE VERGE
For the next several weeks, Baltimore audiences can join a courageous, curious trio of Victorian explorers on an adventure across both space and time into Terra Incognita in a production of Eric Overmyer’s 1986 comedic romp, On the Verge. The production runs from November 8th through December 1st, promising to take audiences on a whirlwind […]
