Baltimore Theatre Newsroom

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently changed their grant guidelines, so that their grants would not be going towards any programs that support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) has awarded the 2025 Charles M. Getchell New  Play Award to Douglas Chang for his play Minor Bird. The Award will be presented at SETC's 76th Annual Convention in Baltimore, March 19-22. 

Maryland Ensemble Theatre has announced the appointment of Melynda Burdette Wintrol as Managing Director, effective immediately. As Production Manager at MET since 2019, Melynda oversaw 55 productions, demonstrating exceptional leadership, organizational skills, and a deep commitment to MET's mission to enable audiences to feel more deeply, think more critically, and laugh more joyfully.

Inspired by the Olney Theatre's production of 'Waitress,' watch stars MALINDA (Jenna) and David Socolar (Dr. Pomatter), perform this video of the show's 11-o'clock number, 'She Used to Be Mine' accompanied by the Waitress band.

Please join the Silver Spring stage in person or via Zoom for a benefit reading of the award-winning play, A Black and White Cookie by Gary Morgenstein. Learn more!

Adventure Theatre MTCis dedicating April 27, 2025 at 11am to families impacted by recent federal furloughs and layoffs. Based on the classic book by E.B. White, this play is recommended for ages 4 and up and opens April 25, 2025.

Round House Theatre has announced its 2025-2026 Season. The lineup will introduce audiences to four new-to-DC plays and more. Learn more about the lineup here!

The International Pride Orchestra (IPO) has announced that its Pride Celebration Concert will take place at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland following its disinvitation from Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center. 

The Cumberland Theatre will present the comedy This Side of the Dirt by Tito Beveridge - of Tito's Vodka fame - for a limited run of four performances. The show will play March 13th - 16th.

The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College is bringing the beloved Golden Age musical Oklahoma! to life with its production running February 21–March 2, 2025. See photos from the production.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre will present Jane Anger by Talene Monahon. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present its choral concert, titled “Something Old, Something New,” on Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. Learn more!

Imagination Stage will host its 2025 Annual Gala on Thursday, March 20 at the magnificently restored Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC.

Olney Theatre Center will produce the U.S. Premiere of Sleepova in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The play arrives in the DMV having won the 2024 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

The glitter hits the fan this March as Iron Crow Theatre and M&T Bank Exchange expand their collaboration to present the Tony Award-winning rock musical sensation Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Olney Theatre Center’s production of Sara Bareilles’ beloved musical Waitress in the Roberts Mainstage has extended its run. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama PRIMARY TRUST is a poetic meditation on resilience in the face of trauma and isolation. The pain at the center of the story is delivered quietly wrapped in a cozy package of charming characters living in the quaint town of Cranberry, New York  with the motto 'Welcome Friend, You're Right on Time!' Directed by Reginald L. Douglas, this moving production captures the heart of Booth’s play drawing the audience into its warm and wise embrace.

The Bethesda Little Theater has announced that 'Got it Good', a new musical written by Sharen Camille with music by Iridesense, will make its debut on Friday February 21st at The Writer's Center.

9 TO 5 at Toby’s is a treat for all your senses, with color-saturated visuals, harmonious, heartwarming songs created especially for the show and strong characters you’ll adore. It’s just the thing to relieve winter ‘blahs’ and get your toes tapping. Experienced performers have snappy timing, and dramatic lighting fosters swift set changes to retain the rapid pacing. The buffet is ample, the service is speedy and Toby's devotion to a quality experience is unparallelled.

Dance the night away with Maryland Ensemble Theatre for their 20th annual Retro Prom fundraiser! Inspired by decades of fabulous prom attire, Retro Prom encourages guests to dress their best for prom of any time period or special interest.

During the 2023 Season, the hilarious musical comedy Church Basement Ladies broke box office records at Way Off Broadway. This spring, the Lutheran ladies return to the WOB stage in A Second Helping – The Church Basement Ladies Sequel.     

Round House Theatre's Teen Takeover Weekend will return from February 28 to March 2, 2025, showcasing performances by students participating in Round House's teen performance ensembles.

What if Shakespeare got it all wrong? Baltimore Center Stage steps into the intersection of The Merchant of Venice and Jewish history with Sarah Mantell's Everything That Never Happened.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) Ensemble School spring semester classes are open for registration. With classes for kids, teens, and adults, students of all ages are invited to unleash their inner performer with MET.

Fells Point Corner Theatre has announced a schedule change and new director for its upcoming production of Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau.