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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to Receive $50,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2025

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $50,000.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will present Charm City’s holiday show, A Christmas Carol. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to Present August Wilson's JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2024

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has revealed the next chapter in the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration. Learn more about Joe Turner's Come and Gone and see how to purchase tickets.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company To Present MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

Experience an enchanting evening of bluegrass music and Shakespearean theater under the stars at the historic Howard County ruins.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Celebrates 10 Years in Baltimore and Announces Its 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2024

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSC in Baltimore with their 2024-2025 season. Discover the exciting lineup of shows and join the festivities marking a decade of exceptional theater.

10 Baltimore Theaters To Present August Wilson's American Century Cycle From 2024-2027
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2024

Ten theater companies in Baltimore are undertaking an unprecedented joint project with the 3-year BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, which will present the late, legendary playwright's August Wilson American Century Cycle of plays in another first.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2023

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its annual holiday tradition by presenting a Baltimore-inspired version of A Christmas Carol. Last year CSC debuted a brand-new adaptation of the holiday classic to their audience.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Black Classical Acting Ensemble Returns With MACBETH
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s (CSC) Black Classical Acting Ensemble (BCAE) will present Macbeth this summer in the historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute. A riveting tale of ambition and murder, Macbeth runs June 16 - July 23, with previews June 14-15. Press night is on June 16. 

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Extends HAMLET
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has extended its popular spring production, Hamlet. Due to overwhelming demand, the company is adding performances to the run of this mesmerizing show.

Tightened and Thrilling HAMLET at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by Jack L. B. Gohn - May 3, 2023

I think the minimalism and starkness is intended to be clarifying; we are meant to be focused on the hearts of the various intertwined stories Shakespeare presents, and perhaps less distracted by other things going on at the very large periphery the playwright has laid out. Whatever the purpose, we find ourselves deeply drawn in, so that by the time all the bodies bestrew the stage at the end, the horror and the catharsis of it all has not only engulfed us – but thrilled us as well.

AS YOU LIKE IT, ROMEO AND JULIET, and More Set For Chesapeake Shakespeare's 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2023

Following an exhilarating 20th anniversary season, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) has announced a line-up of five iconic productions for 2023-24. CSC presents RULE-BREAKERS, a celebration of mavericks.  Learn more about the full lineup here!

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Presents HAMLET Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2023

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its 20th Anniversary season with Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet, directed by Eleanor Holdridge. Revenge, deception, and the determined search for self-discovery propel this timeless masterpiece that continues to exhilarate audiences after four centuries.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Presents THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)[REVISED][AGAIN]
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its 20th anniversary season with the fast-paced, clever, crowd-pleasing comedy, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again], directed by CSC Founding Artistic Director Ian Gallanar.

Baltimore Director Uses Award Money To Start Fund For Latin American And Caribbean Shakespeare Companies
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023

On Saturday, January 7, 2023, Ian Gallanar, Founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), received the 2023 Sandra and Sidney Berger Award at the annual Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) Conference.  

Review: PLAY IS THE THING FOR GUESTS OF CSC'S CAPULET COSTUME BALL, HONORING THEATER COMPANY'S 20TH at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by Daniel Collins - Nov 22, 2022

What did our critic think of PLAY IS THE THING FOR GUESTS OF CSC’S CAPULET COSTUME BALL, HONORING THEATER COMPANY’S 20TH at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company?

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Presents A New Baltimore-Inspired Adaptation Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2022

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its 20th anniversary season with a brand-new adaptation of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Announces 20th Anniversary Gala: A Capulet Costume Ball
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

Baltimore's CHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY has announced its upcoming Gala --  its first-ever Capulet Costume Ball, according to Lesley Malin, CSC's Producing Executive Director.   

A Pretty-Much Perfect TWELFTH NIGHT at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Oct 3, 2022

There’s so much to like in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s current revival of Twelfth Night, a production that succeeds in big things and small, that I can’t imagine any spectator walking away unsatisfied. What did our critic think of TWELFTH NIGHT at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company?

TWELFTH NIGHT Kicks Off Chesapeake Shakespeare' Company's 20 Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company kicks off a year-long celebration of their 20th anniversary by restaging its very first production as a professional troupe, William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night runs from Sept. 30-Oct. 23, 2022, with previews Sept. 28-29, and press night on the 30th.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING in June and July
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2022

 Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) announces the beloved Shakespeare romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing as its 2022 outdoor show at Patapsco Female Institute (PFI) Historic Park in Ellicott City, with performances June 15 through July 24, 2022.