Much Ado About Nothing at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS 2023 Announced At The Cumberland Theatre

January 25, 2023

The Cumberland Theatre will officially open their 35th Anniversary Season with the classic murder mystery Murder on the Orient Express on Friday, February 10th.

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

July 15, 2022

A multi-talented cast in a unique, romantic setting makes for a lovely summer evening. Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is the progenitor of the modern rom-com. Maybe this is why it has been placed in so many different eras of civilization from its original Renaissance setting to Edwardian England to the Roaring Twenties to its present incarnation in Post-World War II France. No matter where it travels, audiences will recognize the bickering protagonists, gossipy friends, meddling family, village buffoons, and broad comedy with a touch of tragedy.

Review: World War Two MUCH ADO? Who Knew?

June 23, 2022

What did out critic think? The essential attribute of the play, the combative romance of Benedick and Beatrice (Dylan Arredondo and Anna DiGiovanni), is the only truly sacred element of the play. Dylan Arredondo and Anna DiGiovanni, give these principals a full-throated presentation, Arredondo leaning heavily on physical comedy and DiGiovanni on the more cerebral element. In the end, their predicament is that in their merry combat each of them has painted themself into a corner; they need to become lovers but for all their formidable brains neither can do it without the help of friends and a development in the subplot that gives them an excuse to reset their relationship. This problem gives them a delicate palette of emotions to evince: scornful derisiveness, hesitancy, hypocrisy, passion, rueful candor. Arredondo and DiGiovanni serve these changes up charmingly.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING in June and July

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.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Announces 19th Season Lineup Through Summer 2022

December 08, 2021

On the heels of its annual holiday presentation of A Christmas Carol, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will resume a regular production schedule in 2022 with three shows to comprise their 19th season.

An Die Musik Partners With Local Playwright For World Premiere Of HAND THROUGH THE VEIL                                        

September 20, 2021

The story is compelling and original. Renowned author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has spent years in pursuit of contact with the other side. Famed magician Harry Houdini has been on a parallel journey to debunk the very notion. With the help of the brash and unpredictable medium, Mina Crandon, the two come to the table for one final seance. The baggage all three bring with them results in a chaotic and strange experience that none will ever forget.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Announces Programming Updates

May 19, 2020

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company announces online summer camps and classes, YouTube programming, and the cancellation of Much Ado About Nothing, originally scheduled for this summer at PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City.

2019-2020 Season Announcement at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

April 04, 2019

A season of powerful drama, spine-tingling horror, and riotous comedy are scheduled for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's 2019-2020 Season, opening downtown this October and continuing in summer outdoors in Howard County.