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Jane Eyre comes to Annapolis
Classical Theatre of Maryland is back with another stage adaptation of a beloved literary classic, this time the world premiere of an original staging of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. The production runs from February 8th through 25th, adapted by the creative duo of Laura Rocklyn and Sally Boyett (also the CTM Producing Artistic Director) and […]
Gathering up CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage makes another appearance on the Everyman stage in Baltimore, this time in her early, semi-autobiographical reverie, Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Set against the backdrop of a 1950s Brooklyn as recalled in the vivid, personal memories of then-17-year-old Ernestine Crump, the play follows her as she and her eclectic […]
I WILL EAT YOU ALIVE takes a big bite out of a tough topic
From January 25th through February 10th, Baltimore’s Interrobang Productions celebrates their 10th anniversary with the world premiere of a deeply personal but widely resonant new play by their Artistic Director, Katie Hileman: I Will Eat You Alive. The production, which Hileman also directs, offers audiences the option to sit literally at the table with the actors […]
A new “found” opera is no problem for Acme Corporation
One of Baltimore’s most adventurous and consistently surprising performing groups, The Acme Corporation, is delivering the world premiere of a new opera, The Lights Went Out Because of a Problem, from November 30th through December 17th at the Voxel–9 W. 25th St in downtown Baltimore. The piece, subtitled “a found opera,” features a libretto alternately found, […]
Double the fun with holiday fare in rep at CTM
Sally Boyett, Producing Director of Classic Theatre of Maryland, joined me to talk about the company’s Holiday Rep. This year’s combination of musical and theatrical offerings feature a stage version of the Irving Berlin cinematic classic, White Christmas, playing in repertory with a now-annual tradition–their own adaptation of Dickens’ much-loved seasonal tale, A Christmas Carol, […]
AGRESTE adds Brazilian flavor to Greek Tragedy at Spooky Action Theater
From October 26th through November 19th, Washington’s ever-inventive Spooky Action Theater is home to the opening show of their 2023-24 season, the first entirely programmed and produced by their new artistic director, Elizabeth Dinkova. Director and translator Danilo Gambini helms the world premiere of his own new translation of Agreste (Drylands), a play by celebrated […]
THE CHINESE LADY visits Everyman Theatre
From October 22nd though November 19th, Baltimore’s resident Everyman Theatre is producing Lloyd Suh’s critically acclaimed 2018 play, The Chinese Lady. The historical drama, which tells the seemingly fantastical tale of Afong Moy–thought to have been the first Chinese woman in America when she arrived, at age 14, in 1834–across some 70 years of her life […]
E. Faye Butler tells it like it is for the Everyman Theatre gala
Saturday, September 30th, Everyman Theatre hosts “A Night for Baltimore:” a gala event to benefit their education and community programs as well as to celebrate the many artists and creative spirits who help keep live theater alive and well here in our city. Included with admission will be food and drink, eclectic theatrical experiences throughout […]
Classic Theatre of Maryland kicks of 2023-24 season with a 1920s cabaret
Before their fully produced mainstage season launches in November with a signature Holiday Rep, featuring a double bill of the musical White Christmas and a homegrown adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Anne Arundel’s only resident regional producing theater brings audiences a swell and swanky musical appetizer. Their monthly cabaret series (now extended to Monday AND Tuesday […]
Joanie Schultz refines and revisits A DOLL’S HOUSE for Everyman
For anyone who’s been required to sit through a production of Henrik Ibsen’s now-iconic domestic drama, A Doll’s House, or maybe been assigned to read it for a class, and found it either cumbersomely lengthy or maybe a little unbalanced in its sympathies, well your time has come. Until September 28th, Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre is […]
