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....
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!...
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...
by Jack L. B. Gohn - February 11, 2026
History will record that in 1976, a rock group named Fleetwood Mac, three men and two women, three Brits and two Americans, congregated with an engineer and staff at a recording studio in Sausalito, north of San Francisco, to begin recording a new album....
by Timoth David Copney - February 06, 2026
When F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby danced its way off the page and into the American consciousness, it became one of the defining portraits of the hedonistic, halcyon Roaring Twenties. ...
by Tina Collins - January 14, 2026
This gem of a production is a perfect way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the blockbuster that started it all....
by Timoth David Copney - December 22, 2025
For the last couple of years or so, theatre nerds everywhere have been besotted with the film version of the hit musical Wicked. After the debut of the first installment, anticipation only grew for Part Two, which dropped this past November. But amid all the brouhaha and ballyhoo over the cinematic ...
by Tina Collins - December 17, 2025
Christmas is the season for goodwill, warm hearths, and ghosts, real and imagined. Dark days and chill nights conjure tales of things tapping at the window or lingering in the shadows. ...
Past Shows
Step into 1950s Pittsburgh, where former Negro League baseball star Troy Maxson battles the weight of a dream deferred. Now working the city streets as...
This holiday season, Gregory Burgess once again brings Ebenezer Scrooge to life on the CSC stage as we celebrate over a decade of A Christmas...
Anne Elliot's touching journey of resilience and second chances unfolds against the elegant and beloved backdrop of Regency-era England, laced with Austen's signature wit.
JOIN US FOR A SHAKESPEAREAN ROMP WITH A BALTIMORE TWIST!Mistaken identities, outrageous antics, and double the hilarity—It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon! is coming your...
JOIN US FOR A SHAKESPEAREAN ROMP WITH A BALTIMORE TWIST!Mistaken identities, outrageous antics, and double the hilarity—It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon! is coming your...
Gregory Burgess returns to the stage as Ebenezer Scrooge for our 10th year performing A Christmas Carol! Set in 19th-century Baltimore, this fresh take on the classic...
Forge cherished memories with loved ones and join us for Dickens’ hauntingly beautiful tale. Amidst 19th-century Baltimore, a miser undergoes a profound change, letting go...
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS IS BACK! Return to the enchanting PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City, Maryland for MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.Beatrice and Benedick are...
A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry, opening February 4th at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. The essential story of a Black family's determined struggle to...
A Christmas Carol Adapted from Charles Dickens by Ian Gallaner, Directed by Lizzi Albert & Erin Bone Steele at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company ABOUT THE PRODUCTIONThe...
This summer, the PLAY's the thing at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! The Studio at CSC will offer full day in-person summer camps. Each week will focus...
This summer, the PLAY's the thing at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! The Studio at CSC will offer half-day virtual summer camps. Each week will focus on...
This summer, the PLAY's the thing at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! CSC HS ensemble members will gain valuable experience in working together to build a show...
The Adventures of PericlesBy William Shakespeare, Directed by Matthew R. WilsonABOUT THE PROGRAM:Rediscover the magic of Shakespeare under the stars with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. THE...
Adapted from Charles Dickenss classic novella by Ian Gallanar, Founding Artistic Director of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, the beloved tale unfolds in Victorian Baltimores familiar neighborhoods,...
Join a merry and heartfelt band of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company favorites, company members, and Baltimoreans who join together to celebrate the holiday spirit through song,...
Poignant and powerful, The Diary of Anne Frank is essential and moving theatre. Had she survived the Holocaust, Anne Frank would be 90 years old...
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Alice in Wonderland," by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus, adapted from Lewis Carroll. The adventures of young Alice reveal her...
"The story is gripping," says The New York Times. Red Velvet, by Lolita Chakrabarti, takes audiences backstage to witness a history-making, 1833 rehearsal of Shakespeare's...
All of the conspiracy. No togas. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a political thriller about the high cost of protecting a republic from tyranny. Director Michael...
When headstrong Kate is married off to Petruchio, expect fireworks. Meanwhile, a zany competition heats up for her sister’s hand and dowry. Love and money...
As evil as he is charming, Richard marries and murders his way to England’s crown. Appointed protector of his nephews, the two child princes who...
Richard III, last King of the House of York, married and murdered his way to the throne of England. He's one of Shakespeare's greatest villains....
Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim live in Baltimore. This delightful adaptation of the holiday classic weaves Baltimore history and place names into the tale of...
The holiday classic with a Baltimore twist! Ebenezer Scrooge lives in Baltimore in this original adaptation of Dickens' tale. Scrooge rediscovers the spirit of Christmas...
Titus Andronicus is William Shakespeare's wickedly thrilling horror play, presented for the Halloween season at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore, Oct. 23- Nov. 15, 2015....
Chesapeake Shakespeare captures the glamour and spirit of Edwardian London in its season-opening production of Shakespeare's beloved romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. Despite their...
Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. (Sound hyperbolic? Trust us, it’s not.) But reality has a way of...
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park: - Willliam Shakespeare; dir: Ian Gallanar....
Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their...
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