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The Baltimore Playwrights Festival continues its 31st Season with the August 9th opening of Passport, by Kevin Kostic, produced by Theatrical Mining Company, at Load of Fun Studio, 120 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Directed by Barry Feinstein, Passport runs through August 26th. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

An aging rockabilly one-time star plots his comeback in an original work by Maryland playwright Mark Scharf (pictured below, left) in the Theatrical Mining Company's (TMC) presentation of "Hired Gun," part of the 2012 Baltimore Playwrights Festival. Scharf's plays have appeared across the USA and internationally, garnering numerous awards.

Guest reviewer Mark Squirek provides his insights into local playwright Mark Scharf's HIRED GUN, a melodramatic meditation on aging, Fender guitars, delusions, the music business and marriage.

Fort Point Theatre Channel presents Exclamation Point! #10: FILMSTOCK, films and film-related performances by Fort Point residents, artists, and friends - silent and musical work - to theatre and animation, tonight and Saturday, July 6th and 7th at 8:00 p.m. at 10 Channel Center Street, Fort Point, Boston. And it's free!

Fort Point Theatre Channel presents Exclamation Point! #10: FILMSTOCK, films and film-related performances by Fort Point residents, artists, and friends - silent and musical work - to theatre and animation, Friday and Saturday, July 6th and 7th at 8:00 p.m. at 10 Channel Center Street, Fort Point, Boston. And it's free!

Award-winning actor/playwright/director Mark Squirek offers his insights as a Guest Reviewer into the Mobtown Theater's current production of Darwin in Malibu by Crispin Whittell, a work that's as much about faith as it is evolution.

The Ruxton Players, now in their ninth decade at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 1401 Carrollton Avenue in Towson, will present The Hasty Heart by John Patrick, November 11 - 13 and 18 - 20, 2011. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM.

The Ruxton Players, now in their ninth decade at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 1401 Carrollton Avenue in Towson, are set to present The Hasty Heart by John Patrick, November 11 - 13 and 18 - 20, 2011.

The Ruxton Players, now in their ninth decade at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 1401 Carrollton Avenue in Towson, will present The Hasty Heart by John Patrick, November 11 - 13 and 18 - 20, 2011. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM.

Spotlighters Theatre presents a regional premiere of Tina Howe's APPROACHING ZANZIBAR, directed by Brad J. Ranno.

Spotlighters Theatre presents a regional premiere of Tina Howe's APPROACHING ZANZIBAR, directed by Brad J. Ranno.

The second production in this year's Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Susan Middaugh's promising BLACK WIDOWS, is marred by missed cues and unclear motives.

Tonight's performance of /Man of La Mancha/ is cancelled. Please call the Box Office if you'd like to reschedule your reservation for Sunday's final performance. For information, please call (410) 563-9135.

The Vagabond Players will continue their 94th consecutive season with Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh; directed by Eric J. Potter with musical direction by Chris Rose.

CHILDREN'S PLAYHOUSE OF MD announces the lineup for high school and middle school performances in the area.

'Man of La Mancha' is a satisfying evening's entertainment at Baltimore's Vagabond Theater, just don't look for Broadway caliber voices on Vagabond's diminutive stage.

The Baltimore Theater Alliance's new executive director issued this statement: Happy New Year! I'm Mark Beachy, the new Executive Director of the Baltimore Theatre Alliance.

The Vagabond Players will continue their 94th consecutive season with Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh; directed by Eric J. Potter with musical direction by Chris Rose.

The Vagabond Players will continue their 94th consecutive season with Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh; directed by Eric J. Potter with musical direction by Chris Rose.