COMPASS ROSE THEATER

Annapolis, MD
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About the Theatre

Founded in the spring of 2011, Compass Rose Theater is a small non-profit professional theater, which produces productions of the highest caliber. Driven by our passion to produce plays which leave the audience moved, and even transformed by the experience of the show, we hire actors and theater artists who are accomplished professionals to produce plays that range from classic to contemporary. Discovering the truth of each script, and striving to achieve excellence in each production, we hold ourselves to the standards. In April 2013, we relocated from our first home, a renovated storefront, moving to a former rug cleaners, which we rehabbed into a lobby, classroom, and 80 seat theater.

Rent

2/6 - 3/8/2026

Compass Rose Theater and Anne Arundel Community College join forces to present the award-winning musical Rent from February 6 to March 8, 2026. This collaborative ...

Compass Rose Theater And AACC To Collaborate On RENT

by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2026

Compass Rose Theater and Anne Arundel Community College are collaborating on a production of Rent in Annapolis. The partnership brings together professional theatre artists and students in a full-scale staging of the Jonathan Larson musical....

ANNIE Kicks Off Compass Rose Theater 2025–26 Season This Month

by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2025

Compass Rose Theater has announced its 2025–26 season featuring Annie, Pride & Prejudice, Rent, and a 15th anniversary cabaret. The Annapolis company opens with Annie on September 19, 2025, at Maryland Hall....

Compass Rose Theater Reveals Madeline Austin As Artistic Director

by Stephi Wild - June 17, 2025

Compass Rose Theater appointed Madeline Austin as Artistic Director for Compass Rose Theater. She replaces the theater's Founding Artistic Director, Lucinda Merry-Browne, who had led the theater since 2011 and retired in 2024. ...

Signature, Keegan, and 1st Stage Lead Wins at 41st Annual Helen Hayes Awards

by Joshua Wright - May 20, 2025

The 41st Helen Hayes Awards took place on May 19, 2025, at The Anthem, honoring excellence in Washington D.C. theatre. Signature Theatre led with six wins. Awards were presented in 41 categories from 165 eligible 2024 productions....

Bonnie Milligan, Beanie Feldstein and More Nominated for 2025 Helen Hayes Awards

by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2025

Explore the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees, including standout performances by Bonnie Milligan and Beanie Feldstein. The awards will be presented on Monday, May 19 at an event at The Anthem. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year. ...

Past Shows

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

4/14 - 5/21/2023

Compass Rose Theater, an award-winning and critically acclaimed professional theater and nonprofit teaching company in Annapolis, MD, announces its upcoming production of The Wizard of ...

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WASHINGTON, DC SHOWS


		Havana Hop Imagination Stage (2/14 - 3/7)
		Chez Joey Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1/30 - 3/15) PHOTOS
		↓D←R←O←W←N←E←R [Renword] NextStop Theatre (1/29 - 2/22)
		On Beckett Shakespeare Theatre Company (2/11 - 3/15)
		LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (The House of Bernarda Alba) GALA Hispanic Theatre (2/5 - 3/1)
		Inherit the Wind Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (2/27 - 4/5)
		Wish World: a Bad Medicine Sketch Comedy Show DC Improv Comedy Club (3/17 - 3/17) NEW COMEDY
		25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/5 - 3/5) PHOTOS VIDEOS
		Catch Me If You Can Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1)
		All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Capital One Hall (4/5 - 4/5)
		Nunsense ARTfactory (4/10 - 4/19)
		The Mad Ones Three Notch Theatre (3/6 - 3/15)
		Midiculous Keegan Theatre (2/24 - 3/8)
		Grand Kyiv Ballet presents Swan Lake F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (3/19 - 3/19)
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