Sunday, August 21, 2022
Comedy illusionist Reggie Rice has had the passion to perform ever since he can first remember, but it wasn’t until the age of 19 at a food show convention in Ocean City, MD that the magic…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:33PMThursday, August 11, 2022
Outdoor productions of Shakespeare’s plays during the summer have always been a welcome addition to the season. Allegedly, the origin of this practice occurred in 1884 at the Surry, Englan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:26PMSunday, July 24, 2022
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of St. Mary’s County’s Summerstock Theater program. Thanks to the financial help of the St. Mary’s Art Council and generous donors, the company h…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:53PMThursday, July 7, 2022
Musicals adapted from successful films, both animated and live-action, have been a staple in the theatre industry for many years due to their broad appeal and family-friendly marketability. …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:42PMWednesday, July 6, 2022
One of my favorite types of musicals are those that are an ardent love letter to the fans themselves. They celebrate the dedication of musical theatre lovers by throwing in as many reference…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:43AMSaturday, June 18, 2022
Sometimes theatre, as in all art forms, is not meant to simply entertain. While not always comfortable, it can open our eyes to events and experiences that we hope we will never have to conf…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:52AMSaturday, May 7, 2022
The Southern Maryland theatre community is enamored with lighthearted comedies this spring and the Port Tobacco Players (PTP) is currently offering “The Importance of Being Earnest” by O…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:26PMSunday, April 24, 2022
The magic of live theatre is in its ability to create an impenetrable illusion of a story that allows the audience to suspend disbelief for a couple of hours. What could possibly best tha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:20PMMonday, April 4, 2022
In our culture, anything wedding-related seems to have this capacity to give its consumers an ethereal sense of escapism with comforting familiarity. This can be seen in the seemingly endles…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:57PMTuesday, March 8, 2022
“Little Shop of Horrors” has quite the seasoned production history. The original 1982 Off-Off-Broadway production was based on a dark, comedic film by the same name from 1960 (that, of a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:17PMSunday, February 13, 2022
Greetings, prospective witches and wizards! Which house will you be sorted into upon your admittance to a certain school of magic? Surely, you won’t end up being a silly puff! However, the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:40PMSaturday, January 29, 2022
The power that a director is able to wield while crafting a production is fascinating. Without changing any dialogue, they are able to alter the core nature of a character or crux of a narra…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:15PMWednesday, December 1, 2021
Perhaps the greatest grievance of the Christmas season is its, at times, redundancy. While I typically enjoy a live production or movie that feels familiar as much as anyone, it can be so re…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:09AMSunday, November 28, 2021
One of the most beautiful qualities of live theatre is its capacity to elicit specific feelings of comforting memories and nostalgia. Whether it’s a piece of childrens’ theatre evoking f…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:50PMSunday, November 14, 2021
Christmas has arrived early in the Southern Maryland theatre community. After a complicated year, we all can allow ourselves an extra early bit of holiday cheer. Holidays possess a unique…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:55PMTuesday, October 19, 2021
I can still recall reading Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” in school. Shelley’s writing style precisely reflected the period of gothic horror and romanticism when she wrote it in 1818.…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:21PMMonday, October 4, 2021
We currently live in a world where entertainment is at our fingertips at any given moment. Whether it’s delivered through a streaming app on a phone or played on television, a movie or sho…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:48PMThursday, September 23, 2021
One of the most beautiful facets of live theatre is its ability to spotlight currently relevant topics that plague our world and shine an illuminating light of truth on them. While I believe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:21PMTuesday, September 21, 2021
I am excited to report that The Newtowne Players (NTP) has at long last restarted their indoor theatre productions with its season’s newest production, “A Night on Broadway.” While I t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:41PMSunday, August 15, 2021
Prior to this past Thursday night, I had forgotten just how absolutely breathtaking the entire experience of seeing an outdoor Shakespeare production at St. Mary’s Historic can be. The e…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:36PMTuesday, June 15, 2021
I will confess that I have been utterly enraptured by “The Last Five Years” source material — as written semi-autobiographically by the prolific Jason Robert Brown — for almost the e…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:23PMThursday, June 10, 2021
One of the most beautiful things about theatre is its capability to educate us about how people who are different from us live. I know for myself that it can be incredibly effortless to sequ…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:07PMSaturday, June 5, 2021
Finally, there is a glimmer of hope after what has been a year filled with adversity for us all. Live, in-person theatre has finally made its triumphant return to Southern Maryland! This …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:36PMSaturday, March 20, 2021
Times have been tough on all of us all throughout this last year of the pandemic. While adversity can sometimes bring out the best in people, it can also reveal the true filth beneath. In th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:09PMSaturday, March 13, 2021
Live theatre is finally making its much anticipated return, though still cautiously and virtually in most cases. Personally, it’s been far too long of a hiatus, a sentiment that I am sure …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:40PMTuesday, March 10, 2020
Theatre, as is the case with all art, possesses a truly divine capacity to examine complex topics through a gentler lens. It allows viewers to consider more serious ideas that they may oth…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:02PMMonday, March 2, 2020
Friends, let’s talk about that NYC trip that you’ve always wanted to take because you’re an absolute lover all of things theatre but never have because it just seemed too expensive/too…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:13PMTuesday, February 4, 2020
Ah. Romantic relationships, aren’t they wonderful? Well, they can be, but more often than not, they usually provide the subject matter for most of the humorous stories told at dinner parti…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:32PMSaturday, October 19, 2019
Friends, it has always fascinated me at great length just how much power a skilled director can wield when given the reigns to a script. They have no legal obligation to keep any of the stag…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:38PMSunday, August 11, 2019
I’ll begin this review by admitting that I’m not exactly a Shakespearian expert. I read the plays that I was required to when I was in school and have seen a few productions throughout m…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:08PMMonday, July 15, 2019
This last Saturday night, July 13th at 8 pm I was able to witness a revival of theatre history at the Port Tobacco Players with the musical Guys and Dolls. The show was originally produced o…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:00PM 
