Maryland's Theaters and Performing Arts Venues

This gorgeous historic space dates back to 1915, when it hosted silent films. Today, its stage is regularly graced by the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and notable stars in every genre—from country to comedy to classical—regularly perform in its 1,300-seat auditorium.

This legendary building opened in 1914 as a movie palace and stage for vaudevillians. The theatre's restoration has provided a world-class stage to Broadway’s biggest touring productions.

At the largest and most respected multi-disciplinary theater arts organization in the mid-Atlantic region, children are spellbound by Imagination Stage’s professional shows, but they can also flex their own creative muscles in one of its many acting, film or dance classes and camps.

Major international folk, rock, R&B, pop and jazz artists love to perform in this concert hall, noted for its crisp acoustics. The Strathmore is also home to resident organizations like the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Washington Performing Arts Society, National Philharmonic, Levine Music, CityDance Center, Maryland Classical Youth Orchestra and InterPlay.

This 2,400+ seat concert hall is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which performs weekly with a variety of top guest artists. Try one of the BSO’s seven-themed concert series, such as SuperPops, Family Concerts, Music Box or the secrets-spilling Off the Cuff series.  

Take a complimentary guided tour of this gorgeous building to see the dramatic high ceilings fashioned after Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. Its diverse shows include famous singers, classical ballets, touring comedians and children’s concerts.

This cultural gem ignites conversations and imaginations by producing an eclectic season of professional productions across two main stages and an intimate 99-seat theater, and via engaging and inspiring community and education programs.

In the 1970s, this theater would support itself and its performers by passing a hat to collect donations instead of charging for tickets. Today, artists are still being nurtured to create experimental theater, dance and music in this 150-seat blackbox venue.

Maryland Hall is a multi-disciplinary arts center. Its stage is home to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Chorale, Annapolis Opera and The Ballet Theatre of Maryland. This repurposed former high school also utilizes its many classrooms to host creative classes of all varieties.

This award-winning and critically acclaimed theater and educational nonprofit is the longest-running professional theater in Annapolis. The company, founded in 2011, is located in Maryland Hall and offers on-stage performances and classes.

You’ll enjoy off-Broadway theater shows and concerts at the Bowie Center, but you can also take workshops, attend lectures, learn stage craft and more.

The premiere venue of The University of Maryland College Park, The Clarice hosts high-caliber undergrad and graduate student performances as well as a roster of internationally acclaimed visiting artists.

As an educational and production venue, the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center offers community members the opportunity to engage with the arts as patrons and as students. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, our annual themes open the doors for faculty, students, producers, and patrons to explore concepts through multiple perspectives and media.
 

Housed in the gorgeous, historic Tivoli theater, the Weinberg Center for the Arts is Frederick County’s hub for the performing arts. In addition to hosting a wide variety of famous-name contemporary, rock,  and classical acts, dance performances, and Broadway musicals, the Weinberg offers the unique opportunity to see classic and silent movies accompanied by the famous Weinberg Wurlitzer, the only theater organ in Maryland still in its original installation.

Celebrated for its “outstanding design” and fantastic acoustics, this 700-seat auditorium and accompanying 125-seat recital hall are an integral part of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. The center has a large, glass-walled multifunctional lobby and hosts a diverse range of performances, speakers, and concerts for the enrichment of students, the college, and the community.