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COMPASS ROSE THEATER

801 Chase St, Third Floor Annapolis, MD 21401
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-980-6662

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Upcoming Shows

Compass Rose Cabaret
Compass Rose Cabaret
Apr 10 – Apr 26, 2026

In a fun, cabaret setting, enjoy a live music revue of songs from 15 years of awaard-winning Compass Rose musicals, to include: “Rent”, “LIttle Shop...



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...

Review: A Realistic and Involving STEREOPHONIC at National Theatre


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....

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at The Hippodrome


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. ...

Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at Vagabond Players


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....

Review: WICKED at The Hippodrome


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 ...

Review: DECEIVED at Everyman Theatre


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

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
Nov 14 – Dec 14, 2025

Mrs. Bennet has five unmarried daughters, and not a single suitor among them. Luckily, Netherfield Hall is to be let at last, and to an...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Compass Rose Theater
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Compass Rose Theater
Feb 28 – Mar 30, 2025

One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows, this charmingly tongue-in-cheek musical comedy has captivated theatergoers for over 30 years. It's a must-see with a delectable sci-fi...

PROOF
PROOF
Jan 17 – Feb 9, 2025

Catherine, a troubled woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant, unstable father, a renowned mathematician. After his death, she navigates her own emotions, the...

Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year
Oct 18 – Nov 17, 2024

One of the most beloved romantic comedies of the century, "Same Time, Next Year," won a Tony® Award for the captivating performance by Ellen Burstyn....

INTIMATE APPAREL
INTIMATE APPAREL
Sep 13 – Oct 6, 2024

 In 1905, in New York, a stark social divide contrasts with a dynamic influx of immigrants. An African-American seamstress, Esther skillfully navigates this world, crafting...

Intimate Apparel + Amplifying & Connecting Black Women's Stories A Benefit for the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum & Compass Rose Theater
Intimate Apparel + Amplifying & Connecting Black Women's Stories A Benefit for the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum & Compass Rose Theater
Sep 28

Join us for an award-winning play written by Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel, presented by Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis, MD. The show will follow with...

Alice in Wonderland, presented by Compass Rose Theater
Alice in Wonderland, presented by Compass Rose Theater
Jul 19 – Jul 28, 2024

Bring the whole family to Compass Rose Theater's Student Production of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning.  This whimsical tale takes us...

Auditions for Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage
Auditions for Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage
Jul 24 – Jul 27, 2024

Auditions for Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. 2 men, and 4 women (nonunion, stipend) presented by Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis, MD. Directed by Lottie...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mar 15 – Apr 28, 2024

This Tony Award-winning comedic musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley...

Annapolis Dinner & A Show Benefit
Annapolis Dinner & A Show Benefit
Apr 19

Take advantage of an unforgettable evening of great food and entertainment for a great cause (or two)! Join us in downtown Annapolis at The Light...

Registration open for Dinner & A Show Benefit
Registration open for Dinner & A Show Benefit
Apr 12 – Apr 16, 2024

Reserve ticket for Dinner & a Show Benefit - a gourmet meal plus an award-winning musical comedy to prevent homelessness and support the arts.

The Gin Game by D. L Coburn
The Gin Game by D. L Coburn
Jan 19 – Feb 18, 2024

1978 Pulitzer for Drama - now at Compass Rose Theater

Sylvia by A.R. Gurney
Sylvia by A.R. Gurney
Sep 29 – Oct 29, 2023

A Howingly-funny comedy about man, dog and wife.

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