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ANNAPOLIS SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

1804 West Street Suite 200
Annapolis, MD 21401



Review: MISS HOLMES RETURNS at Fells Point Corner Theatre


by Lisa A. Crayton - May 08, 2026

In the best way possible, MISS HOLMES RETURNS is predictably Sherlock Holmes. And yet so much more—thanks to a recasting of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as women....

Review: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at Vagabond Players


by Tina Collins - April 23, 2026

This staging of The Heidi Chronicles at the Vagabond Players finds the tension between what was promised and what was delivered, with performances that let the humor land and the questions linger....

Review: HER PORTMANTEAU at Strand Theater Company


by Lisa A. Crayton - April 23, 2026

What did our critic think of HER PORTMANTEAU at Strand Theater Company?...

Review: Let Down Your Hair at Stand Up For Theatre's RAPUNZEL, A Sweet Treat Family Show


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 26, 2026

SUFT has a great deal to be proud of with this production of RAPUNZEL: It's a cute and colorful show which even backstage is devoted to teamwork, personal ethics, resourcefulness and an untiring devotion to the quality of experience for people participating in theatre for perhaps their first time. S...

Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Is A Sumptuous Ride At CCBC Dundalk Through March 15, 2026


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 24, 2026

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: The beautiful theater inside of CCBC Dundalk hosts an equally beautiful production. What a treat to view this classic, seeing and hearing people respond to its twists and turns as if seeing it for the first time- or perhaps actually seeing it for the first time- realizi...

Review: CAESAR/AMERICANA at Fells Point Corner Theatre


by Jack L. B. Gohn - March 15, 2026

A logistically and artistically ambitious mashup of Shakespeare's play and modern American songs with some great acting....

Review: Iron Crow's NEXT TO NORMAL, Next To Hippodrome, at M&T Bank Exchange


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 14, 2026

Iron Crow’s brave production of NEXT TO NORMAL deserves a longer run. The script is a dramatic treatment of a nearly untouched topic, and the music is gorgeous and brilliantly rendered by excellent musicians and vocalists....

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE at The Hippodrome


by Timoth David Copney - February 26, 2026

The Act II energy, the dazzling effects, and the powerhouse leads make for a wildly entertaining night at the theatre....

Review: AUGUST WILSON’S FENCES AT Chesapeake Shakespeare Company


by Lisa A. Crayton - February 20, 2026

Strike one! Troy Maxson is at bat ready to hit a homerun in the game of life. What could possibly go wrong for the former Negro League baseball player in 1950’s Pittsburgh? Lots!...

Review: DAWN at the Everyman Theatre


by Tina Collins - February 13, 2026

In DAWN, the luminous world premiere by Tuyết Thị Phạm, now on stage at the Everyman Theatre , the ordinary becomes sacred. A kitchen table transforms into an altar. A cup of tea becomes an invocation. Silence stretches into something holy. What unfolds is not simply a story, but a ritual of...

Past Shows

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 29 – Dec 29, 2019

Faithful to Charles Dickens' classic story, ASC's original adaptation features Holiday songs, 18th century dances and even some parlor games Dickens himself might have played....

A Broadway Holiday
A Broadway Holiday
Dec 12 – Dec 28, 2019

This original evening of music and dance includes Holiday favorites from the stage and silver screen. With live accompaniment, audiences enjoy a variety of numbers...

Hamlet
Hamlet
Sep 27 – Oct 27, 2019

Considered to be one of the greatest tragedies of all time, Shakespeare's tale of murder, revenge, and self-doubt is brought to life in this modern,...

All That Jazz!
All That Jazz!
Oct 5 – Oct 20, 2019

This all-singing, all-dancing glittering salute to the best of Broadway features our full line-up of Broadway performers accompanied by the Unified Jazz Ensemble on our...

Tartuffe
Tartuffe
May 28 – Sep 10, 2019

Every Tuesday its "Comedy in the Courtyard" at Reynolds Tavern in Annapolis. Enjoy good food and great comedy!...

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Jul 12 – Aug 4, 2019

Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Feb 1 – Feb 24, 2019

Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eve view of...

KISS ME, KATE
KISS ME, KATE
May 4 – Jun 3, 2018

It’s “another opening of another show” with Kiss Me, Kate, American musical theatre’s greatest tribute to the Bard. As they try to stage a musical...

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Mar 16 – Apr 15, 2018

Annapolis Shakespeare Company presents ?The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams directed by Tony Award-nominated and Helen Hayes Award-winning Director Donald Hicken March 16 - April...

Alice and the Book of Wonderland
Alice and the Book of Wonderland
Jul 29 – Aug 20, 2017

ALICE AND THE BOOK OF WONDERLAND --- July 29, 2017 - August 20, 2017 --- A World Premier Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in...

The Tempest
The Tempest
Jul 7 – Jul 23, 2017

After last summer’s critically-acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the historic grounds of the Charles Carroll House, the Annapolis Shakespeare Company (ASC) returns...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Oct 14 – Nov 13, 2016

Music, merriment and adventure abound in Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's zany, gender-bending comedy of unrequited love and romantic mischief. When twins Viola and Sebastian are separated...

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