Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Our Town” was written in hard times. The country was in the grips of the Depression; farmland was disintegrating into the dust bo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:36PMMaryland Theatre Collective’s production of “Disney’s Freaky Friday The Musical” is a delightful and spirited iteration of the franchise, which includes three movies and most recentl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:34PMWhat does a play from the 1700s have in common with a 70s sitcom? Not a lot, really, other than the fact that few people in the audience remember the culture of either. It is an odd pairing,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:55PMIt is hard to imagine a world that Shakespeare does not grace. Based on a true-story, “The Book of Will” shows us how easily the bard could have vanished into the ages. George Elliot sai…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:55PM“Love Like Tuesday,” playing at the Capital Hill Arts Workshop, is a tightly choreographed and seamless world premiere under the direction of Francesca Chilcote and movement coach Kathry…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:24PM“The Learned Ladies,” a comedy written in verse by Molière in 1672, is now playing at Classic Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis. That description can be a little intimidating, if not off…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:34PMWe expect a lot from touring Broadway shows to go along with their ticket prices, and “Les Misérables,” now playing at the Hippodrome, does not disappoint. Producer Cameron Mackintosh�…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:24PMThe Tony Award-winning play “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice has landed on the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis stage like a huge blender set on 11 speed. Met at first with the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:03PMAfter a three-year Covid hiatus, the Compass Rose Theater is back with a vengeance, alive and well in its new home at Maryland Hall. The company’s first offering fits their new space well.…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:02PMSeeing Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” presented by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland at Maryland Hall is like being enveloped in a home town crowd at a sporting event. The audience is eag…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:28AMAnyone who loves the 1954 movie “White Christmas” will love this second seasonal offering at Classic Theatre of Maryland. “White Christmas” is the younger, happier sibling of Classic…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:20PMKudos to The Classic Theatre of MD for taking “A Christmas Carol,” one of the most familiar and produced stories in the world—and making it fresh and compelling in a new adaptation …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:49PMIt can be said there is no new idea under the sun, and with an all-too-familiar play like “A Christmas Carol,” it is hard to imagine a production that separates itself easily from the ot…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:31PMA new translation of “Antigone” is currently being presented at Anne Arundel Community College. Originally written by Sophocles in 441 B.C., it warns of the dangers of tyranny and, amazi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:52AM“The Lifespan of a Fact,” written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell is loosely based on a book by the two male leads, John D’Agata and Jim Fingal about their relatio…
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