Archive for the ‘Staff Blogs’ Category
LUMINOUS DEAD comes to life onstage at The Voxel
An adaptation and staging of Caitlin Starling’s debut sci-fi/horror novel, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated The Luminous Dead, gets its world premiere at The Voxel in Baltimore June 2-7. It’s the brainchild of the creative imagination of Andrew Hungerford–who adapts and helms–along with Distance over Time Theater, and the result of one of the Voxel’s creative […]
Celebrating America’s birthday with century-plus of Broadway greats
On Sunday, June 28th, the Center for the Arts at Towson University will conclude its Summer at the Center Arts Festival performances with a remarkable look back at more than a century of musical theater greatness, celebrating not only the extraordinary creators–composers, lyricists, performers, producers, directors, and others–who helped to conceive and create this truly […]
Aristophanes gets a new look at Glass Canon
From May 23 through June 7, Glass Canon Theatre Company is producing a new take on an old classic, with a dynamic new adaptation of Lysistrata, the classic comedy by the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes. Directed by Emma Jaster and adapted by Jaster and Gil Mitchell (with assistance from Stephen Halliwell, Sarah Ruden, and others) this […]
Ingenious meets Indigenous at Creative Alliance in performances & exhibition
On Saturday and Sunday, May 16th and 17th, Creative Alliance will host to extraordinary live performances as part of an ongoing exhibition in their Rothschild Gallery, “When the Butterflies Would Visit,” conceived and curated by Tavia La Follette and running through June 13th. The live components are Panama Jam, created and performed by JAM, and […]
Strand Theater wraps up season with a launch
The 18th season of Strand Theater Co. in Baltimore finishes with a bang, or at least a Bounce–the world premiere of a new play by Somnia Mari Feral. The play follows a young single mother who returns to her childhood church after a stay in a mental health facility. Seeking stability, she enters a marriage with […]
Austen’s EMMA in fine fettle at Everyman
E.M. Forester, Edith Wharton, Patricia Highsmith: these and other noteworthy social satirists have each enjoyed their flurries of renewed interest and adaptation onto stage and screen. But for consistency and longevity of both fervent fandom and successful renewal, few if any can rival the matchless Jane Austen. Maybe only Dickens and Shakespeare, in the English-speaking […]
Song of Sakuntula echoes anew with IN Series
With a story drawn from one of India’s most famous dramas, Kalidasa’s 5th century play Sakuntala–itself a dramatic retelling of a tale from the first book of Mahabharata–this new opera by IN Series Artistic Director Timothy Nelson pairs Western Baroque with Indian classical instruments to create an original “dance-opera” exploring themes of love, loss, and […]
Enoch Arden gets new life at Theatre Project
May 15-17 brings the world premiere of Enoch Arden at Baltimore Theatre Project, with an original transcription for string trio by Molly von Gutzeit from a Strauss original with text from Tennyson, spoken in this instance by WBJC’s own Judith Krummeck. Alfred, Lord Tennyson published the narrative poem Enoch Arden in 1864 during his tenure […]
All of Austen in one bite at Manor Mill Playhouse
Wildly popular with audiences from its very first, immediately sold-out run in Philadelphia in 2019, The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged has gone on to become a favorite staple of regional theaters of all sizes and shapes across America, delighting audiences everywhere. Now that wave of enjoyment washes up at Manor Mill Playhouse for […]
Story Fest 26 puts community out front
With its third-annual festival landing at Theatre Project May 1-3, Baltimore Story Fest’s 2026 incarnation offers a new twist on their usual routine. Rather than simply showcase the finished work of accomplished local storytellers, Creative Director Phill Branch has decided to open up the process and the results directly to the community at large. The […]
