On Stage Next…
shOUT: The Queer Theatre Project
Directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor
Musical Direction by Andrew Hann
December 1 – 3, 2023
Black Box Theatre
Performances:
Friday, December 1st 8PM Opening Night Reception
Saturday, December 2nd 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students
Saturday, December 2nd 8PM
Sunday, December 3rd 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students; Actor Talk-Back
Facilitated by director Gerrad Alex Taylor, designer Eric Abele, and dramaturg Susan McCully, shOUT celebrates LGBTQIA+ playwrights, characters, and innovations. The performance includes scenes, songs, and monologues drawn from plays that show us that queer theatre history IS American theatre history. An exhibit of costume design and dramaturgy will accompany the performance.
Slime
By Bryony Lavery
Directed by Nigel Semaj
April 4 – 14, 2024
Proscenium Theatre
Tickets Available Soon
Performances:
Thursday, April 4th 8PM Opening Night Reception
Friday, April 5th 8PM
Saturday, April 6th 8PM
Friday, April 12th 8PM
Saturday, April 13th 8PM
Sunday, April 14th 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students
Welcome to the Third Annual Slime Crisis Conference! Seven grad students, all fluent in animal languages, linguistics, and culture, join delegates of almost every species to save life on earth from a toxic slime. As they debate and translate for dolphins, seabirds, and polar bears, they ask, “Who is coming to save us?” The answer might surprise you….
Part of the Plays for Our Planet Initiative.
Green Theatre Revolution
Directed by Susan McCully & Katie Hileman
May 3 – 5, 2024
Black Box Theatre
Tickets Available Soon
Performances:
Friday, May 3rd 8PM Opening Night Reception
Saturday, May 4th 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students
Saturday, May 4th 8PM
Sunday, May 5th 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students
A festival of new plays and devised works about climate justice. Performances include the staging of a play by guest playwright Nayantara Nayar, together with short works by student creators. Panels on Sustainable Stage Design, Writing for Climate Justice, and Climate Science Storytelling will accompany the production. A special performance of student works will take place at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in downtown Baltimore.
Part of the Plays for Our Planet Initiative.
Previously on Stage…
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really
Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
By Kate Hamill
Originally produced by Classic Stage Company; John Doyle, Artistic Director
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
November 2 – 12, 2023
Proscenium Theatre
Performances:
Thursday, November 2nd 8PM Opening Night Reception
Friday, November 3rd 8PM Prospective Student Visit Day
Saturday, November 4th 8PM
Friday, November 10th 8PM
Saturday, November 11th 8PM
Sunday, November 12th 2PM Free Matinee for UMBC Students
In this new adaptation of Dracula from Kate Hamill, the playwright-actor confronts the sexism in Bram Stoker’s original work, turning it into a feminist revenge fantasy.
Content Transparency: Please keep in mind, this is a play based on the classic horror story told through the lens of feminist satire. While strong elements of horror can be expected, the playwright often spoofs, critiques and investigates these horror elements, in order to comment on the patriarchy. There is supposed to be comedy and commentary. It is a revenge fantasy. If this play were a movie it would be more Jennifer’s Body or Kill Bill than Saw. This play includes staged violence/gore which includes blood and knives; screaming; depictions and talk of death/dying, and mental illness; sexually suggestive moments including biting, kissing, passionate embraces; depictions of physical and emotional abuse including the objectification of women; descriptions of graphic imagery including implied infant death, cannibalism, murder, and suicide.
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by TRW PLAYS, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.trwplays.com
Poster Artwork by Eric Abele.