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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

3655 Church Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Baltimore, MD 21202

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About the Theatre

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is the leading classical theatre company in Maryland, offering vibrant performances that blow the dust off of Shakespeare and delight its patrons. One of the six largest theatre companies in the state, CSC serves diverse audiences with funny, moving, rousing mainstage seasons, a vigorous education program that serves over 16,000 students annually in both theatre and the classroom, and a growing community engagement effort.

Upcoming Shows

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Oct 9 – Nov 1, 2026

Driven by monstrous ambition, Victor Frankenstein dares to create life from death—unleashing a Creature who seeks vengeance. Set on the night when Mary Shelley and her friends challenged one another to invent a terrifying tale, this powerful adaptation places Shelley center...

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Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Everyman Theatre

Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Everyman Theatre

by Tina Collins · September 8, 2026

Kim’s Convenience, written by Ins Choi and directed by Cara Hinh is a deft comedy about a family that loves one another but doesn’t quite know how to talk to each another.…

Review: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival

Review: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival

by Jack L. B. Gohn · July 18, 2026

Thanks to a serious discussion wrought by the end, the play avoids being a mere entertainment. The characters are not merely competing, ruthlessly but wittily too, for whatever prizes journalism may have to offer, but are visibly debasing their souls to win those prizes, and with their souls, part o…

Review: REFUGEE RHAPSODY at Contemporary American Theater Festival

Review: REFUGEE RHAPSODY at Contemporary American Theater Festival

by Jack L. B. Gohn · July 18, 2026

Refugee Rhapsody, by Yussef El Guindi, is kind of funny. You may consider that an odd trait for a play about violence, racism, immigration and the dangerous effects of celebrity culture, but it happens to be true. In our media environment we are frequently confronted by enormities that leave us very…

Review: THE SMOKER at Contemporary American Theater Festival

Review: THE SMOKER at Contemporary American Theater Festival

by Jack L. B. Gohn · July 16, 2026

In the end, this is not so much of a takedown of one specific person as of a way of being a person. To shrink down to that person’s size is to lose out on life. In this good and carefully-written play, D’Amour makes that clear.…

Review: Viciously Funny MEAN GIRLS AT Rules Toby's In Columbia

Review: Viciously Funny MEAN GIRLS AT Rules Toby's In Columbia

by Cybele Pomeroy · July 11, 2026

MEAN GIRLS at Toby’s in Columbia is a popcorny treat with juicy musical numbers. Enjoy climate-controlled family-friendly live entertainment and a great meal with wonderful service, provided primarily by the show's actors. Through August 23, 2026.…

Review: THE DIVINE SISTER at Vagabond Players

Review: THE DIVINE SISTER at Vagabond Players

by Lisa A. Crayton · June 19, 2026

THE DIVINE SISTER is a devilishly funny. It is a fun, comedic, irreverent, and enthralling. It's unlike any of the works that inspired it. The play will seem vaguely familiar at times, but it stands on its own as uniquely creative!…

Past Shows

33 total · showing 31–33

Antony and Cleopatra

Jun 7 – Jul 28, 2013

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 intruding on romance, and love isn’t the only force at work here. Shaky political alliances, ambition and war threaten the borders of...

The Taming of the Shrew

Jun 23 – Jul 28, 2013

Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park: - Willliam Shakespeare; dir: Ian Gallanar.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Feb 22 – Mar 17, 2013

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 fickle hearts. After traveling to Milan, Valentine falls in love with the Duke’s daughter, Silvia. By...

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