The Divine Sister at Vagabond Players
All religion is a mania. And the maniacs are going to be coming after Charles Busch (the farce-loving playwright) for The Divine Sister. How do you solve a problem like Maria? Or a problem that youâ âcanât faceâ? (Put that one in a British accent while youâre at it) wellâŠtake a hearty dose of holy high hilarity down at Vagabond Players to close out their 110th season. Whoever greenlit this one as the season closer has got a bone to pick with the big guy upstairs⊠or big girl?
Bounce at Strand Theater Company
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author: Erin Tarpley
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“Youâre my wife and I’ve grown to like youâ
Relationships are complicated. Familial, romantic, religious, friendships, cultural, marital⊠you name it. Nothing is ever completely easy. But these different types of relationships have a way of further complicating things when they come together in a sort of spiderâs web of rules and expectations that can both entwine and suffocate any individual. And in Somnia Mari Feralâs world premiere production of Bounce,
The View Upstairs at Iron Crow Theatre
author: Ryan J Bordenski
Something big, bold, and beautiful is happening in Baltimore, and itâs here just in time for Pride Month! Thatâs right: we are talking about The View Upstairs, over at Iron Crow Theatre, directed by Sean Elias, stage managed by Haley Baugues, assistant stage managed by Lauren Marsh and Janell Hill (special shoutout to Hill for the iconic spotlight moments), and produced by Natka Bianchini. This queer musical debuted Off-Broadway in 2017,
Something Rotten! at Theatreworks Live
Itâs⊠a⊠musical! A Mus-i-cal! Theatreworks Live is doing an amazing musical! With song and dance and sweet romance and happy endings by happenstance! Theyâre giving you bright lightsâ stage fightsâ and a razzle-dazzle ensembleâŠoop! Nothing rhymes with ensemble! But itâs still⊠a⊠musical! Yes! A Musical! In fact, itâs Something Rotten! on their stage, thatâs the musical! Thatâs right, theyâre fancy! And they are bringing you moments of culture and art and a whole lot of talented young performers who just canât wait to show you all of their singing,
Suffs at The Hippodrome
Lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go! The rallying cry of Suffsâ women on the march! Women on the move! And these women will show you who they are as they march for justice, for freedom, for equality! And theyâre bringing that march right through the heart of Charm Cityâ to Baltimoreâs Hippodrome Theatre! The First National Tour of Suffs plays a limited week-long engagement at The Hippodrome and itâs playing in one of the most crucial moments in history.
Emma at Everyman Theatre
You canât control everything, Emma! But isnât it fun to watch her try!? Yes! Yes it is! And far more than funâ itâs practically a divertissement of the most jubilant nature; itâs a rather uproarious, madcap enjoyment! Emma, the Jane Austen classicâ as recently adapted by Kate Hamill for maximum rom-com tomfooleryâ is situating itself onto the Everyman Theatre main stage as the final production of the 2025/2026 season. Directed by Laura Kepley,
The Mannequin at We Happy Few
author: Erin Tarpley
âShe has no ideas or wishes of her own at all: where you put her, there she staysâ
I am remiss to admit, that before this weekend I had never heard of the brilliant Madame Germaine de StaĂ«l; but then, this was one of the objectives for the initiative âExpand the Cannonâ as their {We Happy Few} mission âuncovers and uplifts classic plays by women & underrepresented genders â and is a call to action to produce them.âÂ
Having experienced Parisian life both before and after the French Revolution,
American Vamp at Baltimore Rock Opera Society
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What happens here stays here.
And rots.
Because the world is murder. People just see what they want to see. They donât care. And BROS enthusiasts who come out to see this show are going to have a field day, a blast, a rockinâ good timeâ because they will see what they want to see in American Vamp. (Concept and Original Pitch by Hanna F.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Just Off Broadway
How now, summer spirit? Have you brought us hot ice and wondrous strange snow? Or a mess of Athenian lovers, a Faerie Brawl, and some Rude Mechanicals all dusted up in one moonlit spell? All of that, says you? Then you must be alluding to A Midsummer Nightâs Dream at Just Off Broadway! The first of the Bardâs ilk to tread the boards at JoB and itâs a sensational production under the keen and goodly direction of Mistress Kelly Williams Carlson,
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf at Ardeo Theatre Company
We all peel labels. The most innocuous, seemingly mundane line to not only land but stick indefinitely from a production that has arguably thousands of lines to choose from or resonate with. Edward Albee and Betty Brevity are not besties (spoiler: neither are she and I!) but thereâs a reason his verbose textual structure has garnered him the success and accolades that it has through the decades of his worksâ existence. But that one lineâ âwe all peel labelsâ is the most brutally exacting descriptor for whatâs happening in this current production of Whoâs Afraid of Virigina Woolf?
Every Brilliant Thing at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
13. Being wholly in the moment with that one companion who just sees you no matter which you that you are in that moment, feeling loved, seen, and appreciated by that whole person and their whole being as you are being your whole self.
28. Face Glitter.
422. Home-grown Nasturtium blossoms
649. Not understanding how time can move so quickly and so slowly all at once and not at all.
Finishing The Fight: An Interview with Maya Keleher on leading the charge in the First National Tour of Suffs
Theyâre merely soldiers in petty coats? Right? Think again, Mary Poppins, these are not your grandmaâs suffragettes. I mean, technically, from a timestamp point theyâre youâre grandma and maybe even your great-grandmaâs suffragettes, but this is a whole new spin on the movement and after its critical success on Broadway, itâs currently touring its way across the nation as a part of the Broadway Across America series. What show? Suffs, of course!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at The St. Gabriel Miracle Players
In the end, thereâs quite a prize if you can see with more than your eyes. And youâll have to bring more than just your peepers along for the ride if you truly want to experience Charlie & The Chocolate Factory at St. Gabrielâs Miracle Players. Youâll need to bring yourâ IMAGINATION! Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, this newer musical theatre adaptation has more grizzly outcomes for the children as they traverse their way through Wonkaâs chocolate factory and The Miracle Players are doing the best they can to bring you wonder,
To Play Or Not To Play: An Evening of Performance with Apex Arts
Shakespeare is a thief. Theatres are haunted. Live theatre is best served with comedy. This yearâs spring showcase for the Theatre Students of Brooklyn Park Middle School (Apex Arts program) has a bubbly mixed-bag of topics presented in two partsâ the sixth graders performing Live Theatre and the seventh and eighth graders performing Shakespeare Bites, both written by CJ Crowe, a teaching artist working with theatre students as a part of the Apex Arts program.
The Great Gatsby at The National Theatre
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author: Steven Kirkpatrick
Based on the iconic Jazz Age novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby rolls glitteringly into the National Theater from May 12th-24th. This 2023 musical adaption features music and lyrics by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen and a book by Kait Kerrigan. It opened on Broadway in 2024, then had its European premiere in 2025, followed by this North American tour in 2026. Should you attend?
Rent at Street Lamp Community Theatre
author: Lisa Standish
Entering Street Lamp Community Theatre is always a treat, but their current production of Rent takes their signature intimacy to a whole new level. The beauty of this venue lies in how the creative team transforms a modest space into a completely immersive experience. As you walk in, the set greets you with a surprisingly childlike qualityâfeaturing a slide and scaffoldingâthat serves as a reminder that despite the heavy themes of the story,
Salome at The Rude Mechanicals
Theatre is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youâre gonna get.
If youâre feeling a little nostalgic checking in with that opening line then youâre on the right path.
How you doinâ? Betcha youâll be da bomb after you hit up the current production of Salome with The Rude Mechanicals at Greenbelt Arts Center. Conceptualized and directed by Wes Dennis, this Oscar WildeâŠadaptation doesnât seem like the right word here,
The Mouse That Roared at Salem Players
Has your country gone broke? Are you about to have to go back to the âdark timesâ where only one pomegranate per household per year? Are you on the verge of total extinction in your five-mile by three-mile country that NATO likely doesnât recognize? Then have we got a solution for you! Why, declare war, of course! On the United States! Because thereâs no conceivable universeâ past, present, future, or otherwiseâ where you could win that war,
Hadestown (Teen Edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland
They will make you see how the world could be, in spite of the way that it is. They will sing you a song so beautiful that it brings the world back into tune. And where are you going? Youâre going way downâ Hadestown (Teen Edition) â way down under the ground. 21 young performers, one old, sad songâ and theyâre gonna tell it. Theyâre gonna tell it again. Childrenâs Playhouse of Maryland is living it up on top with their stellar and sensationally charged production of Hadestown (Teen Edition) and it will move your heart,
Livin’ It Up On Top: The Graduating Seniors of 2026 from Children’s Playhouse of Maryland Chat About Their Final Show- Hadestown
Way down⊠Hadestown⊠way down under the ground. And itâs the show that has swept the nation, captivated the hearts of my generation and their generation and the graduating seniors (class of 2026) at Childrenâs Playhouse of Maryland could not be more enthusiastic and passionate about getting to perform in it as their final production with CPM. In the fourth annual âGraduating Seniors Interviewâ weâve sat down with this yearâs groupâ a total of five individuals,
The Tempest at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Just sit right back and youâll hear a tale, a tale of a Duke oâer-thrown
That ended him and his daughter dear, on an island all alone.
Though not so alone as they thought they wereâ among spirits of earth and air
And then a conjured-magic sea-spun storm that brought their enâmies there.
The plot then thickens there, my friend, and thereâs so much more to say
About the entities and denizens that populate this play
Magic.
The Book of Mormon at The National Theater DC
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How is it possible that a show which revels in profane shock words and satirical (even blasphemous) humor, is simultaneously one of the sweetest, most life-affirming and faith-affirming shows you will ever see? How is it possible that every jab of satire is matched with such lovely, uplifting charm that youâll be cheering and swaying along with Elder Price, ready to affirm too,
Kimberly Akimbo at The Hippodrome Theatre
Itâs Saturday nightâ in Baltimore Cityâ and thereâs parties everywhereâ but weâd rather be at Kimberly Akimbo! Which is in Baltimore City, at The Hippodrome Theatre, through Sunday evening, truth be told! And this is the ugly-cry-feel-good musical that you didnât know you needed. Evocative and tender, filled with the mots profound emotional expression of laughter-through-tears, this stunningly realistic musical that highlights familial and life-living dysfunction without glorifying it or shying away from it is exactly what the world needs right now;
You Can’t Take It With You at Spotlighters Theatre
author: Chris Pence
Do Not Be Stingy With The Blintzes: You Canât Take It With You at Spotlighters Theatre
Now, stop me if youâve heard this one: What do you get when you cross a tax-evading retiree, a wannabe playwright, a fireworks-obsessed husband and his best friend, a dancer, a xylophonist, a jealous housekeeper, a drunken actor, two Russians, a Scot, a Wall Street bigwig and his wife, some star-crossed lovers,
4a.m. Friends at ESP Theatre
Weâve all got our crew. Our people, our peeps, our âI need help moving a bodyââ Greyâs Anatomy defined it as âour person.â And several of us have a small army or contingency, but weâve all got our â4a.m. friendsâ as the tile of Endangered Species Theatre Projectsâ newest work blatantly states. The takeaway from the play is that friends are important. The relationships that you cultivate over the years (and not all good friendships take decades to cultivate) are the ones that float you through life.
Arthur and Friends Make a Musical at MET Fun Company
Hold onto your socks!! Because the MET Fun Company knows how to rock!! And they are ready to rock your socks right off with their adorably nostalgic production of Arthur and Friends Make a Musical. Based on the Arthur book series by Marc Brown, this quaint little kids show, which is wholly appropriate for both the youngins and those of us that grew up in the 90âs watching Arthur on PBS,
Jagged Little Pill at Scottfield Theatre Company
Youâve already won me over, in spite of me, and donât be alarmed if I fall, head over feet. The album I played so many times in middle school I scratched the CD and had to ask for it for Christmas. Twice. ANd then it became a stage musical. And now itâs making its area debut at Scottfield Theatre Company in Havre de Grace. And isnât it ironicâ donât you think? Itâs a ferocious piece of theatre that is evocative and visceral and way too relevant for the world we live in;
Remember The Ladies at Hood College & Arts@FCC
âI desire that you would remember the ladiesâŠâ ~Abigail Adams, March 31st 1776 in a letter to John.
And sure, Abigail Adams is easy enoughâ sheâs one of just two female roles in 1776 the musical. But what about Sybil Ludington? The 16-yo female Paul Revere, and maybe she gets more of a notice because she had a male-counterpart to be compared to, but I bet most of you coming out to this wonderfully new devised piece called Remember The Ladies (written and directed by Suzanne Beal) wonât recognize most of the other names dropped into the piece,
A Great Adventure: Interviewing Emily Koch on Kimberly Akimbo
Tie the fishline.
Open the mailbox.
Drop the glue trap.
And maybe youâll pull backâ a pair of tickets to see Kimberly Kimbo, currently touring the nation, and making a pit-stop in Baltimore later this month! In the meantime, weâre having a good-old-fashioned phone-interview (feels appropriate for a show set in the 1990âs, right?) with Emily Koch, playing Debra, and sheâs got lots to say about just how excited she is to see you at the show!
Bus Buddies at Endangered Species Theatre Project
You ever ridden a bus? Taken it just because it was there? Or maybe youâre one of those regulars who depends upon the bus route for your day-to-day operations? Maybe you get to know the people on the bus as a part of your community, they become like your family, and are woven into your story as much as your daily cup of coffee? Thatâs the notion or at least the essence that playwright Nancy Luse is aiming for with her new work Bus Buddies,