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In the wake of the COVID-19 Shutdown, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) remains committed to its mission of creating courageous, relevant, accessible programs that enable people to feel more, think deeper and laugh longer. Starting this week, MET will release archival recordings of. two original works on Vimeo On Demand with more to come through their METVault program as the shutdown stretches on. 

In the wake of the COVID-19 Shutdown, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) remains committed to its mission of creating courageous, relevant, accessible programs that enable people to feel more, think deeper and laugh longer. Starting this week, MET will release archival recordings of two original works on Vimeo On Demand.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) will present Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner. Set in the shadow of the AIDS crisis, Angels in America is a character-driven piece that combines gritty realism and elements of the fantastic. The show centers on two young couples. Prior and Louis are facing a dynamic shift in the wake of Prior's devastating AIDS diagnosis. Joe and Harper are Mormon transplants to the city, whose marriage is tested when Joe is offered a new job from his boss, the infamous Roy Cohn. Winner of Tony and Pulitzer prizes, 'The Great Work' comes to Frederick this April.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing back its widely successful 2016 production of the timeless, sexy cult classic! Richard O'Brien's hit musical a?oeThe Rocky Horror Showa?? is a show like no other and has been making people jump up and dance to its fun and provocative songs for decades. This year the Frederick community can once again join in the fun, thanks to MET and Frederick Community College.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Curse of the Starving Class. In this dark comedy, a family's survival in a harsh and changing world is put to the test. The play is set in a farmhouse in the American West, inhabited by the Tate family, who has enough to eat but not enough to satisfy the other pangs of hunger that bedevil them. As the show progresses, the characters fall victim to the dark underbelly of American life-and become benighted innocents pursuing a dream that remains beyond their reach.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Radium Girls. In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie was an international celebrity, and luminous watches were the latest rage-until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. But as the case goes on, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but also with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.

Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" is returning to Frederick for its 25th anniversary of Maryland Ensemble Theatre's production at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Hand to God by Robert Askins. After his father's death, Jason seeks solace at the Christian Puppet Ministry. His quiet life is thrown into upheaval when his puppet, Tyrone, takes on a shocking and irreverent personality of his own. Darkly delightful, Hand to God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Hand to God by Robert Askins. After his father's death, Jason seeks solace at the Christian Puppet Ministry. His quiet life is thrown into upheaval when his puppet, Tyrone, takes on a shocking and irreverent personality of his own. Darkly delightful, Hand to God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET), an award-winning theatre dedicated to the creation and production of extraordinary theatre, presents A View from the Bridge, a tragedy in which the limits of family bonds and personal honor are tested. Written by Arthur Miller (The Crucible), A View from the Bridge focuses on the poverty of an American working class family comes face to face with the sheer destitution of their immigrant cousins, desperate to make a new life when an admirable longshoreman takes in two if his wife's Italian cousins who have been smuggled into the country. One falls in love with his niece and a 1950s plot becomes more topical than ever!

The Endangered Species Project's third offering, Susan and God, by Rachel Crothers will take place at Maryland Ensemble Theatre (through the generosity of the MET-X branch) on April 28th and at Hood College on April 29th.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) presents three guys, one dead playwright, and 37 plays in 97 minutes for their 20th Season Opener. An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays that is as clever as it is bawdy. Equally pleasing to the Shakespeare aficionado and the novice. MET will open its 2017-2018 season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised], written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) presents three guys, one dead playwright, and 37 plays in 97 minutes for their 20th Season Opener. An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays that is as clever as it is bawdy. Equally pleasing to the Shakespeare aficionado and the novice. MET will open its 2017-2018 season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised], written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) has announced its 20th season. As MET celebrates their 20th anniversary of producing MainStage programming, they open the season by presenting a magnifying glass on society with a promise to make theatre even more accessible.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to announce its 20th season. As MET celebrates their 20th anniversary of producing MainStage programming, they open the season by presenting a magnifying glass on society with a promise to make theatre even more accessible.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to announce its 20th season. As MET celebrates their 20th anniversary of producing MainStage programming, they open the season by presenting a magnifying glass on society with a promise to make theatre even more accessible. "I'm so pleased to have joined an organization whose artistic leadership team is dedicated to collaboration and the promise of making theatre accessible for ALL" says Christine Mosere, MET's Managing Director. "In fact, in honor of our 20th anniversary, MET has lowered our ticket pricing to $20 for every MainStage production."

FREDERICK CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE AND MET-X present Reiner Prochaska's comedic adaptation of Chaucer's marriage tales. This hilarious script showcases the bawdy humor of "The Miller's Tale," "The Merchant's Tale," "The Nun's Priest's Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Prologue." Prochaska infuses "The "Franklin's Tale" with a hefty dose of comedy as the characters navigate their way through a rocky coastline and an awkward love triangle.

Let's Do the Time Warp Again! ROCKY HORROR OPENS THIS FRIDAY! DON'T MISS THIS LIMITED 2 WEEKEND RUN!

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing the Frederick community a timeless sexy cult classic! Richard O'Brien's hit musical 'The Rocky Horror Show' has been making people jump up and dance to it's fun and provocative songs for decades, and this year the Frederick community can join in on the fun, thanks to MET and Frederick Community College. This show is an experience like no other.