THEATER
![[photo, Center Stage at night, 700 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/symbols/images/cstage2.jpg)
Maryland's two principal theaters are Center Stage (the State Theater) and Olney Theater (the State Summer Theater). In addition, Maryland is home to a variety of smaller professional and community theaters, ranging from classical to experimental.
Center Stage at night, 700 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Center Stage.
![[photo, Fell's Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann St., Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/arts/images/1198-1-3421.jpg)
Members of Baltimore's vibrant theater community, including the Black Cherry Puppet Theater, Everyman Theatre, the Fell's Point Corner Theatre, and the Theatre Project produce everything from avant-garde puppetry to Shakespeare.
Fell's Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Community theater thrives in Annapolis, where the Colonial Players celebrate over half a century of education and entertainment in a city that is also home to the Summer Garden Theatre and the Annapolis Shakespeare Company. For those outside the metropolitan area, Rep Stage in Columbia and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Ellicott City offer professional quality theater in intimate settings. In Charles County, the Port Tobacco Players entertain at La Plata.
For information on Annapolis theater history, see "The Progress of Refinement: A History of the Theatre in Annapolis" by Jane McWilliams (Annapolis: The Colonial Players Inc., 1976).
ACTORS
- Albaugh, John W., Sr. (1837-1909)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 30, 1837
Died in Jersey City, New Jersey, Feb. 11, 1909
- Albaugh, John W., Jr. (1867-1910)
Born in New York City
Died in Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 1910
- Bankhead, Tallulah (1902-1968)
Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Jan. 31, 1902
Died in New York City, Dec. 12, 1968
Buried in Chestertown, Maryland
- Bateman, Hezekiah L. (1812-1875)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dec. 6, 1812
Died in London, England, March 22, 1875
- Beverley, Trazana (1945-)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Aug. 9, 1945
- Booth, Edwin (1833-1893)
Born in Bel Air, Maryland, Nov. 13, 1833
Died in New York City, June 7, 1893
- Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865)
Born in Bel Air, Maryland, May 10, 1838
Died in Port Royal, Virginia, April 26, 1865
- Booth, Junius B., Sr. (1796-1852)
Born in London, England, May 1, 1796
Lived in Harford County, Maryland, 1822-52
Died May 1, 1852
- Booth, Junius B., Jr. (1821-1883)
Born in Charleston, South Carolina
Lived in Harford County, Maryland, 1822-58
Died in Manchester, Massachusetts
- DeShields, Andre (1946-)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Jan. 12, 1946
- Rogers, Edmund, L. (1850-1893)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 1, 1850
Died in Baltimore, Maryland, Dec. 19, 1893
- Rollins, Howard (1950-1996)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Oct. 17, 1950
Died in New York City, Dec. 8, 1996
THEATERS (by county)
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
- Annapolis Shakespeare Company, Annapolis
- Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, Annapolis
- Chesapeake Arts Center, Glen Burnie
- Children's Theatre of Annapolis, Annapolis
- Colonial Players of Annapolis, Annapolis
- Compass Rose Theater, Annapolis
- Dignity Players, Annapolis
- Infinity Theatre Company, Annapolis
- Pasadena Theatre Company, Millersville
- Talent Machine, Annapolis
![[photo, Theatre Project, 45 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/arts/images/1198-1-1280.jpg)
Theatre Project, 45 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
CARROLL COUNTY
- Mount Airy Players
, Mt. Airy
Theatre on the Hill, Westminster
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- Adventure Theatre, Glen Echo
- Bethesda Little Theatre, Bethesda
- Bethesda Theatre, Bethesda
- Cedar Lane Stage, Bethesda
- Chevy Chase Players, Chevy Chase
- Damascus Theatre Company, Damascus
- Kensington Arts Theatre Group, Kensington
- Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring
- Mansion Mysteries, Silver Spring
- Montgomery Playhouse, Asbury
- Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda
- Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, Olney
- Potomac Theatre Company, Potomac
- Rockville Little Theatre, Rockville
- Rockville Musical Theatre, Rockville
- Round House Theatre, Bethesda
- Sandy Spring Theatre Group, Kensington
- Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring
- Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Rockville
- Wildwood Summer Theatre, Bethesda
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
- Bowie Community Theatre, Bowie
- Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park
- Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt
- Hard Bargain Players, Accokeek
- Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel
- Music & Drama (MAD) Club, Greenbelt
- Prince George's Little Theatre, Bowie
- St. Matthew's Musical Theatre Troupe, Bowie
- 2nd Star Productions, Bowie
- Tawes Theatre, College Park
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TALBOT COUNTY
Avalon Theatre, Easton
Hugh Gregory Gallagher Motivational Theatre, Easton
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown
Potomac Playmakers, Hagerstown
Old Colonial Theatre, 12-14 South Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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