Baltimore Playwrights Festival Monthly Meeting Set for 2/21
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 21 5:00 AM) - The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) monthly public meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, at Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21042, 410-276-7837. After the meeting, at 8:30 p.m., there will be a staged reading of Holler by George P. Tilson, directed by Patricia Woolsey. The reading will be followed by a discussion of the script with the playwright, director and actors. The event is free, and the general public is encouraged to attend.

BWW Reviews: Strong Portia and Shylock Redeem Confused MERCHANT at CSC
by Jack L. B. Gohn

(Feb. 20 10:18 AM) - In a play in which morally acceptable and unacceptable stances are hopelessly intertwined and might turn an audience off, there are two things that will draw us to the play anyway: Portia and Shylock. If they are right, the play will succeed, despite all its difficulties. They are right as can be in this staging.

Silver Springs Stage Presents HAPGOOD, 2/24-3/17
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 19 6:05 PM) - Silver Spring Stage presents Tom Stoppard's Hapgood, directed by Doug Krehbel and produced by Natalie McManus, a funny and brain teasing espionage thriller set in the Cold War of secret research could be stolen. Hapgood will perform weekends February 24 to March 17.

Dundalk Community Theatre Presents GO BACK FOR MURDER, 2/24-3/4
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 19 5:58 PM) - Dundalk Community Theatre brings to stage the classic “Who-done-it” Go Back For Murder, from Feb 24 to March 4th. From the pen of the master of suspense, murder and mystery, comes a lesser produced play with the final unraveling of the mystery as only Agatha Christie can do. Director Joey Hellman’s ensemble includes: Stephanie Marks, Mark Macaluso, Liz Armour, Elisa Dugan, Randy Dalmas, Tom Wyatt, Suzanne Young, Denis Latkowski, Brian Mellen and John Chrzanowski. Individual tickets are $23 for adults, $20 for senior adults and $15 for students/DCT Actors/Children 12 and under.

Everyman Theatre Presents Fifty Words
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 19 5:00 AM) - Everyman Theatre presents Fifty Words, making its Baltimore Premiere.

Everyman Theatre's FIFTY WORDS Closes
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 19 5:00 AM) - Everyman Theater is proud to present Michael Weller's FIFTY WORDS, a suspenseful, nightlong roller-coaster ride displaying the perils of matrimony. Fear ignites, hope defers, and passion is found again - all in the name of intimacy. FIFTY WORDS will run through Feb. 19.

Everyman Theatre Presents Fifty Words Through 2/19
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 19 5:00 AM) - Everyman Theatre is currently presenting Fifty Words, making its Baltimore Premiere.

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents A CATERED AFFAIR, Previews 2/18
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 18 5:00 AM) - Porchlight Music Theatre, American Musicals. Chicago Style, presents the Chicago premiere of John Bucchino and Harvey Fierstein's A Catered Affair, directed by Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.

Jules Aaron Directs PRIVATE LIVES at GTC Burbank
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 18 5:00 AM) - Private Lives will open Saturday, February 18. The production will run through March 25. The show was originally scheduled to start previews February 2 and run through March 11.

The Strand Presents That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play Closes
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 18 5:00 AM) - The Strand Theater Company marks the midpoint of its fourth season with Sheila Callaghan’s antic revenge story, That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play.

Spotlighters Theatre presents UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, 2/17-18
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 18 5:00 AM) - Spotlighters Theatre presents UNTIL DEATH DO US PART - a Do or Die Mystery Production, Fri & Sat - Feb 17 & 18, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets: Adults $20 / Seniors (60+) $18 / Students $16 www.spotlighters.org

The Strand Theater Company Presents THAT PRETTY PRETTY, 2/2-18
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 18 1:30 AM) - The Strand Theater Company marks the midpoint of its fourth season with Sheila Callaghan’s antic revenge story, That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play. Blending fantasy, feminism, and satire with gonzo bouts of sex and violence, this dark, dark, dark comedy will shake audiences out of their theatrical doldrums and leave them talking well into the night, debating how the media portrays “dangerous women.”

BWW Reviews: YELLOWMAN at the Rep Stage in Columbia is Simply Superb
by Charles Shubow

(Feb. 17 5:25 PM) - Two person compelling play discusses thorny issue of intraracial discrimination.

Pumpkin Theatre Announces the World Premiere of CLEVER RACHEL
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 17 1:44 PM) - Pumpkin Theatre continues its 44th Season “What’s in a Name?” with a new play, Clever Rachel! Originally a children’s book by Debby Waldman, Pumpkin Theatre in partnership with the Center for Jewish Education, have adapted it for the stage. Set in Poland in the late 1800s, Rachel struggles to understand her role in society as a young woman.

Howard County Arts Council Honors Howie Award Winners, 3/24
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 17 11:25 AM) - The Howard County Arts Council is honoring the 2011 Howie Award winners at the 15th Annual Celebration of the Arts on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD.

Maryland University to Host GODSPELL 2/24
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 17 9:56 AM) - Notre Dame of Maryland University has announced it will be presenting GODSPELL in memory of Julie Kline Rybczynski. This production will have musical direction by Stephen Holmes & Tiffany Underwood Holmes, direction from Gene Farrington, and choreography by Candace Sumner. It will run from Feb 24 to March 4.

Wolf Trap Announces Paula Cole & More for 3/6-10 Programme
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 17 8:05 AM) - The Barns at Wolf Trap has announced their March program featuring Altan, Karl Scully, the Amazing Kreskin and Paula Cole.

COASTAL DISTURBANCES Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 17 7:23 AM) - Coastal Disturbances by Tina Howe and directed by Jay Gilman will open tonight and run until March 4 at the Fells Point Corner Theatre.