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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Review: 'Great Expectations' at Everyman Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

Everyman Theatre ("Everyman") continues its 2016/2017 season with an ambitious production: Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. A work of literature epic in scope and scale, the most notable…

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Review: 'The Tempest' at The Baltimore Annex Theater by Patricia Mitchell

It’s only the end of January and, with its production of The Tempest, The The Baltimore Annex Theater ("Annex") has already set a very high bar for my 2017 theater viewing. Founding Ar…

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

TODAY " Spotlighters Theatre is taking part in the National Ghostlight Project by Patricia Mitchell

TODAY at 5:30 p.m. in each time zone across the country, members of the theater community " from Broadway to regional theaters to high schools and colleges and community theaters " will come…

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Review: 'The Three Penny Opera' at Spotlighters Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

Ever-willing to mount bold musicals with large casts you'd never expect to see in such an intimate, cozy space (remember last year's gorgeous Evita?), Fuzz Roark at Audrey Herman Spotlighter…

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Review: 'The Call of the Wild' starring Charlie Bethel at Baltimore Theatre Project by Patricia Mitchell

"A man with a club is a lawmaker." Charlie Bethel walks casually onto the stage, a metal coffee cup in hand, and gazes into the distance. He strolls past the shiny dog food bowl at center st…

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Review: 'Exit Pluto' at Strand Theater Company by Patricia Mitchell

Continuing "The 100 Percent Season" " an entire season consisting exclusively of works written by women " Strand Theater Company. ("the Strand") presented the World Premiere of Amy Bernstein…

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Charlie Bethel on His One-Man Show 'The Call of the Wild' at Baltimore Theatre Project Which Plays 1/12-29th by Patricia Mitchell

Tomorrow " Thursday, January 12, 2017, master storyteller Charlie Bethel returns to Charm City to perform his newest adaptation " a one-man show of Jack London's The Call of the Wild at Balt…

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Monday, January 9, 2017

Center Stage's Final "Wright Now Play Later" Starts TODAY by Patricia Mitchell

In October, after several seasons of success with their Wright-Right-Now ("WRN") program " the micro-commissioning series in which playwrights produce patron-prompted short plays on demand "…

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Vote for Your Favorite Center Stage Right Now Play Later Play TODAY! by Patricia Mitchell

In October, after several seasons of success with their Wright-Right-Now ("WRN") program " the micro-commissioning series in which playwrights produce patron-prompted short plays on demand, …

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Monday, December 12, 2016

Review: 'Dot' at Everyman Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays. When Everyman Theatre ("Everyman") Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi left the Humana Festival of New Plays in Louisville, Kentucky la…

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Review: 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' at Center Stage by Patricia Mitchell

"Love and revenge, two of your favorites." It's the eve of the French Revolution and the crème of the French aristocracy " the "original one percent" so aptly described by Artistic Director…

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Review: 'The Dancing Princesses' at Pumpkin Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

My wee littles stopped being wee little some time ago so, until yesterday, it'd been a number of years since I'd been to see children's theatre. I've been hearing a lot of positive things ab…

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Review: '1-800-MICE' at The Annex Theater by Patricia Mitchell

Birthday Party, Cheesecake, Jelly Bean, Boom On Black Friday, The Annex Theater ("Annex") invited Baltimore to "celebrate anti-consumerism and new art" by attending the World Premiere of 1-8…

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Review: 'The Game's Afoot (Holmes for the Holidays)' at Spotlighters Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending an opening weekend performance of The Game's Afoot (Holmes for the Holidays), by Ken Ludwig at Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre ("Spotlighters"…

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Review: 'Schoolgirl Figure' at Cohesion Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

Puberty is the worst thing that ever happened to me. I looked fabulous at age ten. This weekend, Schoolgirl Figure, a play written by Wendy MacLeod, opened at Cohesion Theatre Company ("Cohe…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Center Stage's November 'Wright Now Play Later' by Patricia Mitchell

Last month, after several seasons of success with their Wright-Right-Now ("WRN") program " the micro-commissioning series in which playwrights produce patron-prompted short plays on demand, …

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Charm City Fringe Review: 'Yo, You Be Trippin! An Incomplete but Not Inaccurate Story of LSD in the USA' by Patricia Mitchell

LBJ took the IRT down to Fourth Street USA Having participated in the Charm City Fringe Festival ("Fringe") last year, Chad Short " a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Maryland Baltim…

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Charm City Fringe Review: 'God: The One Man Show' by Patricia Mitchell

Can I Get an Amen?! Have you been looking for a show that combines laughter, wisdom, magic and miracles? Your prayers have been answered! This weekend, God: The One Man Show ("God") is playi…

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Charm City Fringe Review: 'One Man Apocalypse Now' by Patricia Mitchell

Martin Sheen Always Wins I'm just going to get this out of the way up front, because time is of the essence. Chris Davis' One Man Apocalypse Now is playing at the Charm City Fringe Festival …

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Charm City Fringe Review: 'The Pink Hulk: One Woman's Journey to Find the Superhero Within' by Patricia Mitchell

Last night, I was slated to review a couple shows at the Charm City Fringe Festival ("Fringe"). To be honest, I didn't have much energy for it. I'd stayed up until 4:00 am watching a horror …

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Review: 'The Shoemaker's Holiday' at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory by Patricia Mitchell

The Shoemaker's Holiday: A Firking Funny Production at BSF This weekend, I had the good fortune to be at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory ("BSF"), as part of the first audience ever to see The …

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Get Your Fringe On! Fifth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival Preview by Patricia Mitchell

This weekend marks the beginning of the Fifth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival ("Fringe"), a celebration of new and emerging independent theatre that will continue through November 13th. Th…

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Review: 'The Roommate' at Everyman Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

Deborah Hazlett and Beth Hylton are both very talented actors. Deborah Hazlett and Beth Hylton together onstage in Jen Silverman's new two-woman show? Well, that's something remarkable! It's…

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Review: 'Anne of the Thousand Days' at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Patricia Mitchell

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's ("CSC") production of Anne of the Thousand Days, by Maxwell Anderson, hit the stage this weekend. I had the pleasure of attending opening night and enjoying …

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Monday, October 17, 2016

Review: 'Radio Golf' at Arena Players by Patricia Mitchell

On Friday, I got to do two things I've been wanting to do for a while: catch a show at Arena Players and see the play Radio Golf. I'm happy to have had the opportunity to do both. It was a p…

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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Review: 'The Whipping Man' at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Patricia Mitchell

Fells Point Corner Theatre ("FPCT") opened its production of Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man on Friday. The second show of FPCT's "Rescue Me" season, The Whipping Man is a smart, poignant, …

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Review: 'Net Worth' at The Strand Theater by Patricia Mitchell

The Strand Theater ("The Strand") opens its Ninth Season with the regional premiere of Net Worth, a funny and touching one-person show by Bari Hochwald. It was The Strand's first show in its…

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Monday, October 10, 2016

An Interview with Playwright Larissa Fasthorsen on 'Wright Now, Play Later' at Center Stage by Patricia Mitchell

Larissa Fasthorse is one of the playwrights participating in Center Stage's Wright Now, Play Later project, which kicks off today. I had a chance to chat with Fasthorse last month, when she …

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See Your Stories Made into Theater: Center Stage's "Wright Now Play Later" Project Starts TODAY by Patricia Mitchell

See Your Stories Made Into Theater: Center Stage's Wright Now Play Later Starts TODAY Today, Monday, October 10, 2016, Center Stage is taking the next step in their ongoing commitment to sup…

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Monday, September 19, 2016

An Interview with Beth Hylton, Director of 'Our New Girl' Staged Reading TONIGHT at Everyman by Patricia Mitchell

Everyman Theatre is launching its 2016/2017 Salon Series of staged readings TONIGHT on Monday, September 19, 2016  at 7 PM. The Salon Series' theme is Women's Voices; all six plays select…

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Review: 'Othello' at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Patricia Mitchell

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company opened its 15th Season on Friday with one of the most tragic of Shakespeare's tragedies, Othello. It was the first time in the history of the company that they…

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