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The Highwire Center

400 S. Conkling St
Baltimore, MD 21224

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Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Shows Off Stellar Talent at Laurel Mill Playhouse!

Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Shows Off Stellar Talent at Laurel Mill Playhouse!

by Kirby Povilaitis · September 16, 2026

All the world is a party, and everyone is welcome to join at Laurel Mill Playhouse. While the original 2006 form of The Drowsy Chaperone may inspire cautious apprehension in the hearts of knowing theatre-goers, LMP’s mounting directed by Alex Campbell proves that Drowsy can still show off in style…

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.…

Past Shows

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Highwire Improv Season 24

Jul 10 – Sep 4, 2026

Highwire Improv's Season 24 features three months of shows at 400 S. Conkling St. in Highlandtown, with performers from Baltimore, Frederick, Washington D.C., Lancaster, Harrisburg, and New York. The season includes musical improv, Improv Jeoparty, a Dungeons and Dragons-themed...

Saturday Night Improv Shows

Jul 18

Highwire Improv presents a Saturday night lineup featuring musical improv from Check This Out and Unofficial, followed by a surprise team and Leadership Pants.

Friday Night Improv Shows

Jul 17

Highwire Improv presents a Friday night lineup featuring Baltimore improv teams Your Mother, YardSale69, Girl Talk, Ploy Twist, Friendly Fire, and Twig.

Be GOOD! with Paulette

Jul 11

Be GOOD! with Paulette is a special performance by international-touring performer Daniel Maseda, described as the mildest man imaginable. Maseda has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as across Europe and the U.S. The show takes place at 8 p.m. at 400 S. Conkling St. in...

Oregon Trail Live

Oregon Trail Live

Jun 12 – Jun 27, 2026

Highwire Improv and Ghost Modern will present three performances of Oregon Trail Live! at The Highwire Center in Highlandtown. Watch the iconic video game come to life as an interactive comedy show full of snake bites, river fording, buffalo hunting and, (of course) dysentery...

Oregon Trail Live!

Jun 12 – Jun 27, 2026

Highwire Improv and Ghost Modern present Oregon Trail Live!, an interactive comedy show based on the iconic video game. The show features improvisers bringing to life settlers and colorful characters they meet along the way, complete with snake bites, river fording, buffalo...

Rainbow Extravaganza

Jun 26

Rainbow Extravaganza is part of Highwire Improv's Pride programming running throughout June at The Highwire Center in Baltimore's Highlandtown neighborhood. The show is one of several special events in Highwire's 23rd season, which features Baltimore performers alongside guests...

Juneteenth Show featuring Landlines

Jun 19

The Juneteenth Show at The Highwire Center celebrates Juneteenth with a lineup highlighted by Landlines, a trio of Black women improvisers from Baltimore. The show also features a collection of improv teams from the D.C. area. The performance is part of Highwire Improv's 23rd...

Extra Credit and Check This Out

Jun 7

Extra Credit and musical improv group Check This Out perform together at 3 p.m. on Sunday at The Highwire Center. The show is part of a two-show Sunday closing to a full weekend of comedy and improv at 400 S. Conkling St. in Highlandtown.

Highwire Repertory Teams Debut

Jun 7

The Highwire Center repertory teams make their debut at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday in a free or pay-what-you-can performance. The show closes out a full weekend of comedy and improv events at 400 S. Conkling St. in Highlandtown.

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