Baltimore Theatre Project
The Baltimore Theatre Project is dedicated to showing original and experimental theater, music, and dance.
10 Best Performing Arts Venues in Baltimore, Maryland
The City Paper (www.citypaper.com), a free weekly distributed in shops and yellow street-corner boxes, has the most comprehensive and complete calendar of Baltimore events; it's published every Wednesday. Other event listings appear in the Thursday edition of the Baltimore Sun (www.baltimoresun.com), the monthly Baltimore magazine (www.baltimoremagazine.net), and the daily online b magazine (www.bthesite.com).
Fells Point, just east of the Inner Harbor; Federal Hill, due south; and Canton, due east, have hosts of bars, restaurants, and clubs that draw a rowdy, largely collegiate crowd. If you're seeking quieter surroundings, head for the upscale comforts of downtown or Mount Vernon clubs and watering holes.
Center Stage
Under the dynamic leadership of Kwame Kwei-Armah, Center Stage presents a diversity of works by contemporary and classic playwrights, ranging from Christopher Durang to Shakespeare.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
A new and long-awaited fixture in Baltimore's theater scene, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents works from the Bard as well as other playwrights like Chekov and Oscar Wilde. The theater is located in the former Mercantile Deposit and Trust Company bank building.
Recommended Fodor's Video
Everyman Theatre
A professional theater company with a wide range, Everyman Theatre's performances could be Baltimore premieres or skillful interpretations of age-old classics.
Fells Point Corner Theater
The intimate Fells Point Corner Theater, an 85-seat venue focused on acting and directing workshops, stages eight off-Broadway productions a year, along with readings and poetry slams.
The Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
A beautifully restored 1914 movie palace is home to the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, a stage for concerts, Broadway musicals, and other big productions.
The Lyric Opera House
The Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric, known also as the Lyric Opera House, hosts plays and musicals in addition to opera productions.
Single Carrot Theatre
Single Carrot Theatre presents five innovative and socially conscious productions from up-and-coming playwrights annually. The troupe recently moved into a new 5,500-square-foot home.
Spotlighters Theater
Spotlighters Theater is a true community theater, staging locally produced (and cast) works that include original productions, Shakespeare, and musicals; there's one production a month, with performances on weekends.
Vagabond Players
The Vagabond Players hosts performances of recent Broadway hits and theater favorites every weekend.
