Company Name
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Company Website
www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Ticketing Link
www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Additional Information
Box office: 410-244-8570
We have TWO venues (see show schedule, each will indicate show location).
Downtown Baltimore (indoors): 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
Ellicott City (summer outdoors): Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3655 Church Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043.
Ticket tent in the park open only on show dates: All other ticket sales online or at the Baltimore box office.
2019-2020 Season List
DRACULA
Adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker
Director: Gerrad Alex Taylor, CSC Associate Artistic Director
October 4 - November 2, 2019
Location: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
The mesmerizing and classic tale of horror and romance: Sinister events in a sanitarium reveal the lurking presence of the greatest vampire of all time.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Ian Gallanar, CSC Founder and Artistic Director
Adapted from Charles Dickens
Director: Scott Alan Small, CSC Associate Artistic Director
December 6 – 24, 2019
Location: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
Ebenezer Scrooge lives in Victorian Baltimore in our one-of-a-kind adaptation of the classic Christmas ghost story. A delight for all ages, A Christmas Carol (with a Baltimore twist) celebrates local history and Chesapeake culture while staying true to the traditional story.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
By William Shakespeare
Director: Lise Bruneau (Company Member, Taffety Punk Theatre Company)
February 7 - 23, 2020
Location: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
When her brother is condemned to die, a novice nun appeals to Verona's Puritanical new leader for mercy. He will grant it, but demands a shocking price, as lust corrupts his moral certitude. Written 400 years before #MeToo, Isabella's dilemma is a powerful, complex, and timely story.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield
Director: Ian Gallanar, CSC Founder and Artistic Director
March 6 - 29, 2020
Location: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
Thirty-seven plays in 97 minutes! Three madcap men in tights weave their wicked way through Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies in one irreverent night that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
HAMLET
By William Shakespeare
Director: Brendon Fox (Assistant Prof. of Theatre, Washington College)
April 17 - May 10, 2020
Location: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202
Hamlet, Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, is also a fast-paced drama overflowing with robust language, piercing ideas, and dark humor. CSC Resident Actor Vince Eisenson will play dazzling Prince Hamlet, who wrestles with madness as he seeks to avenge his father’s murder.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By William Shakespeare
Director: Ian Gallanar, CSC Founder and Artistic Director
June 19 - July 26, 2020
Location: Outdoors at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company In-The-Ruins, our summer venue in Ellicott City at 3655 Church Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043.
It takes a village of meddlers, gossips, and fools to nudge Beatrice and Benedick toward the altar. They are made for one another. Everyone sees it…except them, of course. Enjoy Shakespeare’s smart-and-sassy romantic comedy under the stars at the PFI Historic Park. Bring a picnic!
