Enjoy this compendium of some of our favorite upcoming gatherings and presentations around town.
Dear Evan Hansen
March 15-20
Hippodrome Theatre
12 Eutaw St., Baltimore
france-merrickpac.com
You’ve waited a long time for this! Here’s hoping that “Dear Evan Hansen” isn’t canceled by COVID again. With any luck, you finally will see this six-time Tony Award-winning musical about a shy high school student suddenly thrust into the limelight after one of his classmates tragically takes his own life.
Sense and Sensibility
April 5-May 1
Everyman Theatre
315 W. Fayette St., Baltimore
everymantheatre.org
Jane Austen fans (and everyone else) will revel in Kate Hamill’s delightful adaptation of the celebrated 19th-century British author’s first novel, “Sense and Sensibility.” Directed by Susanna Gellert, the witty yet poignant story of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who struggle to find love and social acceptance after their father’s death leaves them destitute, stars Everyman Theatre Resident Co. members Megan Anderson and Katie Kleiger.
Dream House
April 21-May 15
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore
centerstage.org
This award-winning play follows two Latinx sisters appearing on an HGTV-style reality show with the goal of selling their family home in a quickly gentrifying neighborhood. The show explores the sisters’ complicated relationship while it raises ethical questions about whether it’s wrong to make a profit at the
expense of family history and those left behind. Written by
Eliana Pipes and directed by Laurie Woolery.
Henry V
April 22-May 15
Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.
7 S. Calvert St., Baltimore
chesapeakeshakespeare.com
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Co. presents “Henry V,” the last play in Shakespeare’s Henriad series. Written circa 1599, the play is set in the period just before and after the Battle of Agincourt (١٤١٥) during the Hundred Years’ War. It centers on young Henry V and his army’s attempts to conquer France.
Ain’t Too Proud
May 3-8
Hippodrome Theatre
12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore
france-merrickpac.com
If you love the Temptations, you’re bound to enjoy director Des McAnuff’s newest bio-musical. Containing 31 Motown hits and fantastic choreography, “Ain’t Too Proud” tells the story of the quintet’s rise, fall and comeback. We’re pretty sure you’ll be dancing in the aisles.
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