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Last Hurrah to Host Open Mic Comedy, 8/30
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
This Sunday August 30, 2015 at 7pm, The Last Hurrah is furthering its efforts to cultivate local comedy by hosting their first Monthly Comedy Open Mic Night. On the last Sunday of every month, The Last Hurrah will open their doors to anyone from stand up comics, to sketch performers and improv teams looking to get some practice in front of an audience. Performers will be given 5-10 minutes of time in the Maryland Ensemble Theatre's Stage 2 space, and as always The Last Hurrah is absolutely free to attend.
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, 'ANTIGONE PROJECT' and More Set for Rep Stage's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), proudly announces its 2015-16 season lineup.
Everyman Theatre to Host Memorial for Dramaturg Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, 8/31
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Everyman Theatre has announced that on Monday, August 31st at 1:00PM, actors, family members, friends and audience members will gather at the theatre to celebrate the life of Resident Dramaturg Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, who passed away at her home in Edenwald Retirement Community on Wednesday, August 19th.
Rapid Lemon Productions to Present VARIATIONS ON FAMILY, 9/10-20
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Rapid Lemon Productions will present 'Variations on Family,' a collection of eight world premiere 10-minute plays by local authors, on stage at Theatre Project from Sept. 10-20. Performances will be Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at Theatre Project, 45 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, at the door or online through www.TheatreProject.org. The Box Office can be reached at (410)752-8558.
Howard County Arts Council to Host Annual Meeting, FY2016 Grant Awards Ceremony, 9/18
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
On September 18, 2015, the Howard County Arts Council will host its Annual Meeting and FY2016 Grant Awards Ceremony from 6-8 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts.
MET-X to Present THE LAST HURRAH, 8/23
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
This Sunday August 23, 2015 at 7pm, The Last Hurrah is going back to school! Join your host Kevin Cole and a panel of comedians as they lean into grade school nostalgia. Everything from fire drills to government subsidized school lunches will be provided. It's all of the school with none of the work or education, just free comedy and one last chance to pick on the new kid (that's a major no-no, don't pick on the new kid unless you want ten demerits).
Center Stage Sets PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Cast
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
Center Stage announces the cast and creative team of Pride and Prejudice, the first show of its 2015/16 Season. The play begins performances Sept. 11, with opening night set for Sept. 18.
MET to Present Neil Labute's THE SHAPE OF THINGS
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present The Shape of Things, a play by critically acclaimed playwright Neil Labute that questions love, happiness, and relationship roles. The Shape of Things is a bitterly funny, controversial restatement of the biblical story of Adam and Eve, exploring morality and gender roles in '90s America. The play is both compelling and cautionary in its approach, and provides a satisfying twist that will have audiences discussing the plot long after leaving the theatre.
MET's The Comedy Pigs to Host 3rd Annual 20th Anniversary Weekend, 8/28-29
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2015
The Comedy Pigs, Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) hilarious sketch and improv group, will celebrate 22 years of laughter with their 3rd Annual 20th Anniversary Weekend on August 28 and 29 at 8pm.
New TASTE OF EVERYMAN Series to Entice Foodies & Mixologists, Beginning 9/17
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2015
Everyman Theatre has announced a brand new series for the 2015/16 season called Taste of Everyman.
Spotlighters Theatre's Young Actors Academy Seeks Instructors
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2015
Spotlighters Theatre's Young Actors Academy is looking for After School Theatre instructors.
FPCT to Present Lisa D'Amour's DETROIT
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2015
Fells Point Corner Theater is proud to begin it's exciting 2015 ­ 2016 Season (#FIREintheHOUSE) with the Baltimore Premiere of Lisa D'Amour's Obie­Award winning comedy, D?ETROIT.?Ben is an ex­bank­drone­turned­techie and his wife, Mary, is a paralegal. After seeing sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door, they eagerly invite the new neighbors over for a backyard barbecue. Little do they know that their good old­fashioned American cookout is about to combust!
Howard County Arts Council Receives Funding Increase from Maryland State Arts Council
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2015
The Howard County Arts Council was awarded a $110,043 Community Arts Development grant for fiscal year 2015-16 from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts.
2015 Howie Nomination Now Open
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2015
The Howard County Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 2015 Howie Awards honoring individuals and businesses that have made significant contributions to the arts in Howard County. The awards will be presented at the Celebration of the Arts in Howard County on March 19, 2016, where members of Howard County's arts, education, government and business communities will gather. Nomination forms are available online at the Arts Council's website, www.hocoarts.org. NOMINATIONS MUST ARRIVE AT THE HCAC OFFICE VIA MAIL, FAX, EMAIL OR HAND-DELIVERY NO LATER THAN 5PM ON OCTOBER 28, 2015.
Vagabond Players to Open 100th Season with GREATER TUNA
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2015
The Vagabond Players, America's oldest continuously operating little theatre,  proudly opens its 100th Season with the larger than real life comedy, Greater Tuna on September 4, and running weekends through September 27. Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard and directed by Anthony Lane Hinkle, this production promises to start off this historic season with a very Big Bang!
Olney Theatre Center to Open 78th Season with Coward's Classic Comedy HAY FEVER
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2015
Olney Theatre Center, a Mid-Atlantic destination for extraordinary theater performance and education, opens its 2015-2016 season with Noel Coward's Hay Fever, running September 2 - September 27, 2015 on the Mainstage, directed by Artistic Associate Eleanor Holdridge.
MET to Present BALLS DEEP(ER) IN LOVE
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2015
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Balls Deep(er) in Love a two-person sketch comedy show about love, dating, and relationships written and performed by MET Company Members and former Comedy Pigs, James McGarvey and Lisa Burl. The show marks a return for the dynamic duo that collaborated on Balls Deep in Love to great acclaim and full houses in August of 2013.
Everyman Theatre Sets Resident Company Master Class Series
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2015
Everyman Theatre has announced its new Resident Company Master Class Series. This brand new opportunity to learn from Everyman's esteemed Resident Company will take place throughout the 2015/16 season. The series will feature special 3-hour master class sessions taught by Resident Company Members, highlighting their special skills and interests.
DISNEY ON ICE Coming to Royal Farms Arena, 10/28-11/1
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2015
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt comes to the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Md., October 28 - November 1!
Way Off Broadway Hosts THE ROYAL SNOW BALL Today
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2015
After a brief hiatus in 2014, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre is preparing to host its next Princess Breakfast, The Royal Snow Ball.  Once again, it is time for all of the young princesses and their families to gather at Way Off Broadway as the Snow Princess invites them all to her Royal Ball.  Filled with songs, laughs, and lots of entertainment, it is a fun morning for the entire family to enjoy together.  The Prince Breakfast is one of the hottest summer tickets in town and with a little bit of Way Off Broadway magic, anything can happen.  If Jack Frost makes an appearance, there is usually a bit of mischief around the corner.
MET-X and Theatre FCC Premiere PIPER Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2015
MET-X, of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET), and Theatre FCC, of Frederick Community College, are collaborating on the world premiere play 'Piper', coming to the JBK Theater at Frederick Community College (7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick) from tonight, August 7 through 15.
Glass Mind Theatre's THE PRETTIES Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2015
Furies scream, goddesses judge, and dead girls ponder in Ann Turiano's THE PRETTIES, an adaptation of Aeschylus' blood-soaked trilogy The Oresteia. The voices of Clytemnestra, Cassandra, Electra and other women frame the journey of Orestes as he seeks revenge for the murder of his father, Agamemnon, by his mother. This adaptation captures and reinvents the entire Greek trilogy in one evening, and still gets you home way before midnight.
BWW Reviews: DEAR EVAN HANSEN - World Premiere at Arena Stage is a Masterpiece of a Musical
by Charles Shubow - August 05, 2015
Do not miss a summer surprise of this poignant and provocative new musical.
A ROCK-N-ROLL GOLDEN OLDIES MYSTERY Returning to Way Off Broadway
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2015
The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, the Frederick area's only year-round producing theatre, will present a 10th Anniversary special presentation of A Rock-n-Roll Golden Oldies Mystery, which was the show that helped launch Way Off Broadway's interactive murder mystery series, Marquee Mysteries. So popular was the show, that eleven more interactive mysteries have appeared at Way Off Broadway since, while even more are now produced outside of the theatre, including regularly on the Walkersville Southern Railroad.
MET to Present MATERIALIZE
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2015
MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE (MET) presents 'Materialize, a thought-provoking, world premiere devised puppet production created by MET Ensemble Member Vanessa Strickland. 'Materialize' delves into the idea of social identity and examines the masks we as individuals wear on a daily basis. What masks do you wear? Do you feel at home in your skin or do others affect how you feel about yourself? 'Materialize' is an original piece presented as a collection of scenes told through puppetry. Inspired by and created from real-life stories, 'Materialize' explores how we grapple with identity, invisibility, objectification, dehumanization, and realization. Let your mask slide... you might see your true self appear.

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