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[photo, Center Stage at night, 700 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland] Maryland's two principal theaters are Baltimore Center Stage (the State Theater) and Olney Theater (the State Summer Theater).

In addition, Maryland is home to a variety of 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] The Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore showcases touring shows from Broadway, as well as other musical acts.

Baltimore's vibrant theater community also includes a variety of smaller companies that 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.

[photo, The Classic Theatre of Maryland and the Colonial Players entertain audiences throughout Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, while the Port Tobacco Players thrive in La Plata, Charles County.

Theatrical productions, including musicals, also are staged around Maryland by local schools, often providing young actors with their first opportunity to perform.

"West Side Story" rehearsal, Annapolis High School, Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ACTORS

THEATERS (by county)

[photo, Baltimore Theatre Project, 45 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Arena Players, Inc.
  • Baltimore Annex Theater
  • Baltimore Center Stage
  • Baltimore Rock Opera Society
  • Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
  • Baltimore Theatre Project

    • Baltimore Theatre Project, 45 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Kestrel Shakespeare Theater, St. Mary's Community Center, 3900 Roland Ave., Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland]

    Kestrel Shakespeare Theater, St. Mary's Community Center, 3900 Roland Ave., Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Kestrel Shakespeare Theater, St. Mary's Community Center, 3900 Roland Ave., Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Iron Crow Theatre
  • John Astin Theatre (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Lyric Baltimore
  • Opera Baltimore

    • Kestrel Shakespeare Theater, St. Mary's Community Center, 3900 Roland Ave., Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Old Colonial Theatre, 12-14 South Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland]

    Old Colonial Theatre, 12-14 South Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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