Patrick Kilpatrick News

In its first-ever production of Shakespeare's HAMLET, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company gets most everything right ... except for the prince.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences. The eight-year-old company will mount its very first production of Hamlet and a first-time CSC director will helm the production of the always popular Much Ado About Nothing.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents The Tempest in repertory with The Comedy of Errors at The Ruins in Ellicott City.

JUST ADDED! Special discount to Pageant! New this week: Toby's nominated for FOUR Helen Hayes Awards! Two Best Bets! New children's shows! New audition notices! News of Theatre Project and FPCT!

NEW THIS WEEK! Best Bet at BSF! New discounts and workshops! Plus news of BPF, Baltimore Black Arts, and a new production of Little Shop of Horrors!

NEW THIS WEEK! CSC has the BEST BET of the week! Ford's Theatre presents annual Lincoln Medals! Local benefit of Nunsense A-Men! New shows at DCT, Spotlighters and Theatre Project!

REVIEW: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company opens Ibsen's classic A Doll's House, to run through March 2.

NEW THIS WEEK! Six Dead Queens! Fundraiser for the Troops! New audition notices! PLUS! News of the BSF, Cockpit in Court, FPCT and CTC!

NEW THIS WEEK: Best Bet: Glory Days! New Audition Notices! Local Playwright wins competition! MET to present KILLER JOE! Much more!

NEW THIS WEEK! More auditrion notices! Winters Lane need your help! 2 BEST BETS! CSC Announces New Production!

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Macbeth WHEN: November 30 - December 2 (No performances Thanksgiving weekend); Fri-Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM. HOW MUCH: $25 General; $15 Students/Seniors

Jam packed with new stuff this week! CSC goes to jail! New audition notice! TWO Best Bets! Plus news of Laurel Mill, McDaniel College, and Readers Write!

CSC Brings The Bard Behind Bars! Readers Write! Two Best Bets! CENTERSTAGE's New Play! New discounts! A New contest!

Erin Riley, recent star of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at Spotlighters Theatre talks about life as an actress in Baltimore and beyond.

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Henry V WHEN: 07/05 & 07/06 at 8PM (Gates open at 6:30 for picnicking) WHERE: The Ruins at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, Ellicott City HOW MUCH: $25; Kids under 18 FREE GO TO: www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com or call 866-811-4111. JUST IN! SPECIAL BWW DISCOUNT! See review for details!

Currently appearing in rep in As You Like It and Henry V, these three newcomers to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company talk about the Bard, the community and that thing we all love - theatre.