A laugh-out-loud farce.
Gothic melodrama gets a high-camp celebration in this first-class comedy filled with murder and mayhem. With two actors playing over 8 roles each and 30+ costume changes, this side-splitting quick-change marathon moves at breakneck speed. Charles Ludlam’s horror spoof sends these actors on a tour de force ride full of werewolves, mummies, and a scary amount of laughter.
John Wilkes Booth – Maryland born, second rate actor, round-the-clock drunk, handsome womanizer, Southern sympathizer, white supremacist, and presidential assassin – is a man every American has heard of but few really know. Now Matthew Weiner, known for creating “big fun…classy entertainment with a brain” (Detroit Free Press) makes his playwriting debut with JOHN WILKES BOOTH: ONE NIGHT ONLY!, an audacious look at the notorious man buried in an unmarked grave less than a mile from Baltimore Center Stage.
John Wilkes Booth – Maryland born, second rate actor, round-the-clock drunk, handsome womanizer, Southern sympathizer, white supremacist, and presidential assassin – is a man every American has heard of but few really know. Now Matthew Weiner, known for creating “big fun…classy entertainment with a brain” (Detroit Free Press) makes his playwriting debut with JOHN WILKES BOOTH: ONE NIGHT ONLY!, an audacious look at the notorious man buried in an unmarked grave less than a mile from Baltimore Center Stage.
A complete script flip of Shakespeare's tragic love story set to a pop anthem soundtrack, this musical comedy rewrites destiny, celebrates empowerment, and explores love in its myriad forms, all while dancing through modern hits.
A complete script flip of Shakespeare's tragic love story set to a pop anthem soundtrack, this musical comedy rewrites destiny, celebrates empowerment, and explores love in its myriad forms, all while dancing through modern hits.
