The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring a lineup of classic works spanning gothic horror, American drama, and Shakespearean comedy, alongside returning holiday and outdoor programming.
CHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY will present THE TEMPEST, directed by Ian Gallanar, with previews on April 22 and 23, and opening on April 24. The production will run until May 17.
The celebrated production of August Wilson's FENCES has been extended at CSC through March 8, offering more opportunities to experience this powerful drama.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will stage the powerful drama FENCES, exploring themes of race, family, and dreams in a 1950s African American experience.
The case for this production rests most firmly on the sheer spectacle and melodrama of the clash of the queens. Lesley Malin as Elizabeth, and Lisa Bruneau as Mary deliver that clash in fine fashion.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $50,000.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will present Charm City’s holiday show, A Christmas Carol. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has revealed the next chapter in the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration. Learn more about Joe Turner's Come and Gone and see how to purchase tickets.
Experience an enchanting evening of bluegrass music and Shakespearean theater under the stars at the historic Howard County ruins.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSC in Baltimore with their 2024-2025 season. Discover the exciting lineup of shows and join the festivities marking a decade of exceptional theater.
Ten theater companies in Baltimore are undertaking an unprecedented joint project with the 3-year BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, which will present the late, legendary playwright's August Wilson American Century Cycle of plays in another first.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its annual holiday tradition by presenting a Baltimore-inspired version of A Christmas Carol. Last year CSC debuted a brand-new adaptation of the holiday classic to their audience.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s (CSC) Black Classical Acting Ensemble (BCAE) will present Macbeth this summer in the historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute. A riveting tale of ambition and murder, Macbeth runs June 16 - July 23, with previews June 14-15. Press night is on June 16.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has extended its popular spring production, Hamlet. Due to overwhelming demand, the company is adding performances to the run of this mesmerizing show.
I think the minimalism and starkness is intended to be clarifying; we are meant to be focused on the hearts of the various intertwined stories Shakespeare presents, and perhaps less distracted by other things going on at the very large periphery the playwright has laid out. Whatever the purpose, we find ourselves deeply drawn in, so that by the time all the bodies bestrew the stage at the end, the horror and the catharsis of it all has not only engulfed us – but thrilled us as well.
Following an exhilarating 20th anniversary season, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) has announced a line-up of five iconic productions for 2023-24. CSC presents RULE-BREAKERS, a celebration of mavericks. Learn more about the full lineup here!
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its 20th Anniversary season with Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet, directed by Eleanor Holdridge. Revenge, deception, and the determined search for self-discovery propel this timeless masterpiece that continues to exhilarate audiences after four centuries.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues its 20th anniversary season with the fast-paced, clever, crowd-pleasing comedy, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again], directed by CSC Founding Artistic Director Ian Gallanar.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023, Ian Gallanar, Founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), received the 2023 Sandra and Sidney Berger Award at the annual Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) Conference.
What did our critic think of PLAY IS THE THING FOR GUESTS OF CSC’S CAPULET COSTUME BALL, HONORING THEATER COMPANY’S 20TH at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company?
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