Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) presents I Am (Not) My Mother, based on true stories from and about the women of Frederick. Written by Suzanne Beal and directed by MET Associate Artistic Director Gene Fouche the show made its World Premiere on the MET stage last July to extremely positive reviews and audience response. DC Metro Theatre Arts gave the original production four stars and Charlie Smith emplored, 'everyone go now', in his review for Want2Dish. Since the World Premiere last year the show has received new productions in Baltimore and in Philadelphia (Society Hill Playhouse). Given the tremendously positive response the play has received the Maryland Ensemble Theatre is bringing the show back for a limited run, July 12 through 21 at MET. Get a first look at the cast in action in the photos below!
Community fundraising powerhouse the Harlem Ambassadors has announced that they will team with Brown Paper Tickets with the goal of raising more funds for nonprofits across the country through 2015. The comedy basketball team hosts more than 200 fundraisers each year in 48 states and Canada, helping communities to use the games to raise funds for local scholarships and community projects.
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its signature children's literacy program BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools), May 6-11, with a "20 Years of BookPALS" online fundraiser, new promotional video, and BookPALS readings nationwide.
Tony nominee Stephen Mo Hanan stars in the circus-inspired reinvention of 'The Megile of Itzik Manger,' the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's spring mainstage production at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Playing Off-Broadway for a four-week limited engagement from tonight, April 21 to May 12, the eye-popping purimshpiel carnival musical is directed by Motl Didner, with music direction by Zalmen Mlotek. The opening, sponsored by the Boston Beer Company, is set for Thursday April 25 at 7:30pm.
Finally Heard: Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War tells the little known true story of six remarkable women during the American Civil War era. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
In the summer of 1997 a show called Finally Heard: Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War made its world premiere in Frederick. The show also marked the debut of the company producing the play, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET). The show was produced at both Frederick Community College and HOOD College.
New York Baroque Incorporated - Groove Theory: A Folk Journey with Monica Huggett, will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) today, March 21, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.
Tony nominee Stephen Mo Hanan stars in the circus-inspired reinvention of 'The Megile of Itzik Manger,' the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's spring mainstage production at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Playing Off-Broadway for a four-week limited engagement from April 21 to May 12, the eye-popping purimshpiel carnival musical is directed by Motl Didner, with music direction by Zalmen Mlotek. The opening, sponsored by the Boston Beer Company, is set for Thursday April 25 at 7:30pm.
The Women and Gender Studies Program at Oakland University will screen the documentary film 'Bully' as the feature presentation of its 29th Annual Film Festival today, March 16.
The Women and Gender Studies Program at Oakland University will screen the documentary film 'Bully' as the feature presentation of its 29th Annual Film Festival on Saturday, March 16.
New York Baroque Incorporated - Groove Theory: A Folk Journey with Monica Huggett, will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.
The Civic Opera House was transformed into 1920s Paris, complete with the Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge nightclub, and classic boulevard signs (environmental design by Event Creative). This set the scene for 'Midnight in Paris,' the 29th annual Fantasy of the Opera Gala benefit hosted by Lyric Opera of Chicago's Guild Board of Directors on Saturday, February 9. The gala benefit raised more than $450,000 net for the world-renowned opera company.
Everyman Theatre will be partnering with the Greater Baltimore Tech Council as a 'stop' along its 'Tech Crawl' tonight, February 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The professional theatre company has recently moved into its new home on Fayette Street, part of the newly established Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District. The 'Tech Crawl' will take place at various locations in Everyman's new neighborhood.
Everyman Theatre will be partnering with the Greater Baltimore Tech Council as a "stop" along its "Tech Crawl" on Monday, February 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The professional theatre company has recently moved into its new home on Fayette Street, part of the newly established Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District. The "Tech Crawl" will take place at various locations in Everyman's new neighborhood.
Everyman Theatre will be partnering with the Greater Baltimore Tech Council as a "stop" along its "Tech Crawl" on Monday, February 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The professional theatre company has recently moved into its new home on Fayette Street, part of the newly established Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District. The "Tech Crawl" will take place at various locations in Everyman's new neighborhood.
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation in partnership with Film Independent, the Independent Filmmaker Project, and the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway are teaming up again to host the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards New York Screening Series from January 16 to February 6.
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation in partnership with Film Independent, the Independent Filmmaker Project, and the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway are teaming up again to host the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards New York Screening Series from January 16 to February 6.
Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol is returning to Frederick for the nineteenth straight year with Maryland Ensemble Theatre's production tonight, December 14 through 16 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. The cast of over two dozen actors, the two-story set, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Future and Tiny Tim will transport audiences to Victorian England as the penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge learns the error of his miserly ways and embraces the true spirit of Christmas. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
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