Like JRR Tolkien, Seamus Heaney, and countless other saga-spinners and wordsmiths before, Marcus Kyd has long found himself fascinated by, maybe even a little obsessed with, the epic tale of Beowulf. Enough so that this redoubtable, fearless, multi-talented actor-director-producer–one of the founders and longtime company members of Taffety Punk theater ensemble–considered memorizing and reciting the […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre will launch a new initiative this November, a play reading series entitled Script Tease (very clever, y’all) dedicated to early development of Baltimore-based or affiliated playwrights. First up, on Monday, November 4th, is a new play by R. Eric Thomas, Glitter in the Glass, directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor. The reading itself […]
Sisters Freehold has made an outsized mark in its relatively brief three years of existence, and much of that has come through their signature play-development project, the Horticulture Playwrights Workshop. Dedicated to finding and fostering local, emerging playwrights through a year of crafting and rewrites from idea to actuality, HPW has already nurtured several creative […]
It’s always a delight to speak with and hear from the tremendous array of creative artists and performers who make our local theater community thrive at every level. But there is a special thrill that comes from the chance to talk to two supremely talented, veteran theater-makers about an exciting project when they also happen […]
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