A program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
HURRICANE DIANE
By Madeleine George
Iron Crow Theatre
January 20 – February 5
The Real Housewives meets HGTV with a side of “lesbian-pulp-greek-tragedy” in this brand new commentary on climate change.
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope is a musical revue focused on the African-American experience with an important place in theater history. Its director, Vinnette Carroll, was the first Black woman to direct a Broadway show; its trailblazing composer, Micki Grant, was the first woman to write the book, music, and lyrics of a Broadway show. The Grammy award-winning music is a vibrant mixture of gospel, jazz, funk, soul, and calypso paired with spoken word and dance.
FEBRUARY 10 - MARCH 5, 2023
“PITHIER THAN PYTHON...IRRESISTIBLE!"
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
We're bringing it back – but better and funnier than ever. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] returns [again] in 2023 with brand-new script!
Based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in 1955.
Venus and Adonis
By John Blow
Peabody Opera Theater and Peabody Historical Performance
February 17 – 19
Composed in the late 1600s, John Blow’s adaptation of the Venus & Adonis myth is believed to be the earliest surviving English opera. Written originally as a court entertainment for King Charles, the work is a sparkling glimpse into the period that still enchants audiences today.
Conductor – Adam Pearl
Director – Mary Duncan Steidl
Runtime – 60 minutes in English
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Sterling Elliott, cello
Elliot Wuu, piano
Location: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Sterling Elliott
Cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition.
Ikonic Visions brings to you the "PARALYSIS" World Premiere. This will be a jam-packed event! Spoken word poetry, film screening, and networking. This is a one-of-a-kind event that you don't want to miss. Poetry performances by Black Chakra, Akilah Divine, Ephraim Nehemiah, and Analysis. These poets will also be featured in the poetic film, "PARALYSIS."
Paralysis is a poetic film featuring spoken word artists who capture the stream of consciousness of bystanders who witness a young Black boy fight for his life.
DRESS CODE: CASUAL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023 | 5:30 PM
Dover Quartet
Joseph Conyers, double bass
The Howard Family Concert & The Reiko T. and Yuan C. Lee Fund for Outstanding String Performers
Location: Shriver Hall
Dover Quartet
Joel Link, violin
Bryan Lee, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Camden Shaw, cello
UMBC's Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents The Amish Project: International Collaboration During the Pandemic, in which Lou Binder, Nikki Hartman, and
Join us for BSA's annual fundraising event, Expressions 2023: Infinite Journeys!
This year's Expressions is a celebration of possibility and the always-unfolding truth of our lives; the art, the artist, the art of being, and the art of becoming.
Chaired by BSA alum Rachel Hilson '13, the event will feature exhilarating performances and inventive works of art by students from Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Theatre, and Film.
McDaniel College’s theatre arts department presents “Heathers The Musical,” based on the 1980s cult film classic “Heathers,” written by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. The production at McDaniel is guest directed by Lynn Sharp Spears with Alison Shafer serving as musical director and Julie Herber, senior adjunct lecturer in theatre arts, as choreographer.
Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences
Black Plays with Bethany Mayo
An online workshop
11am-12:30 EST Sundays November 6- December 18, 2022
6 sessions for $125
Join teaching artist Bethany Mayo for this guided play reading experience and survey of Black American playwrights prior to 1955. Sessions are broadcast via Zoom & accessible from anywhere!
Get your tickets today for Where We Belong!
Don’t miss this special limited engagement before it embarks on its national tour! Baltimore Center Stage presents Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Production of Where We Belong will be running live and in-person October 19-24th. Use promo code BELONG25 at checkout to purchase your tickets for only $25! We can't wait to see you at the show!
Have a monologue you have always wanted to work on? Need feedback but haven't had time in your life to dedicate to it? We'd love to offer our insight and advice to you over a 45 minutes session with our professional artists. Purchase and we will work around your schedule and needs!
Everyman Theatre presents Jump. Onstage from Jan 24-Feb19. Pay-What You- Choose seats are available for every performance. Student tickets $10.00
This poignant and heartwarming play is about family, spiritual journeys, and life-altering connections. In this world of fantasy, lights flicker, things fall from the sky, and a bridge becomes a place of solace and healing.
Tootsie, the hilarious Tony Award®-winning musical is coming to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center for a limited one-week engagement Tuesday, November 30 through Sunday, December 5, 2021. Call it “musical comedy heaven” (Rolling Stone). Call it “the most uproarious new musical in years!” (The Hollywood Reporter). Call it Tootsie! This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.