Summer Loving City Paper’s 2007 Sizzlin’ Summer Guide

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Ah, Wilderness, July 6-22, comedy, Church Hill Theatre, 103 Walnut St., Church Hill, (410) 758-1331, www.churchhilltheatre.org.

Aida, July 20-Aug. 5, musical, Cockpit in Court Mainstage Theatre, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., (410) 780-6369, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit/shows.html, $18.

As You Like It, June 1-July 8, Shakespeare, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City, www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com, $25, seniors $22, ages 18 and under free.

Baltimore Playwrights Festival, July 5-Sept. 2, www.baltimoreplaywrightsfestival.com, (410) 276-2153. Touch of Spring, July 5-22, Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., (410) 276-7837, www.fpct.org. The Blessed Mothers of War, July 6-22, Theatrical Mining Company at College of Notre Dame of Maryland, terry@terrykenney.org. Perpendicular, July 26-Aug. 5, Vagabond Theatre, 806 S. Broadway, (410) 563-9135, www.vagabondplayers.com. Barbie: A Doll Her, July 26-Aug. 12, Uncommon Voices at the Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., (410) 276-7837, www.fpct.org. Almost Vermilion, Aug. 3-19, Theatrical Mining Company at College of Notre Dame of Maryland, terry@terrykenney.org. Last Night at the Owl Bar, Aug. 3-19, Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, (410) 636-6597, www.chesapeakearts.org. CYA, Aug. 3-25, Mobtown Players, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, (410) 467-3057, www.mobtownplayers.com.Save Me, Aug. 16-Sept. 2, Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., (410) 276-7837, www.fpct.org. Rudy Doo, Aug. 17-Sept. 2, the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater, 817 St. Paul St., (410) 752-1225, www.spotlighters.org.

Betrayal, through June 24, drama, Everyman Theatre, 1727 N. Charles St., (410) 752-2208, www.everymantheatre.org, $17-$30.

Boston Marriage, June 22-July 14, Mobtown Theatre, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, (410) 467-3057, www.mobtownplayers.com.

Brooklyn Boy, June 20-July 29, drama, Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, (301) 924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org, $25-$46.

Bugsy Malone Jr., July 6-15, musical, Cockpit in Court J Building, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., (410) 780-6369, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit/shows.html, $7.

Camelot, July 10-15, musical, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $18-$68.

Carmen, June 28, opera, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $20-$65.

Cyrano de Bergerac, May 25-June 17, drama, Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton, Va., (540) 885-5588, www.ishakespeare.com, $20-$36.

Dead Man's Cell Phone, June 4-July 1, comedy, Woolly Mammoth, 7th and D streets NW, Washington, (202) 289-2443, www.woollymammoth.net, $22-$52.

Democracy, July 18-Aug. 12, drama, Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, (301) 924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org, $24-$46.

Driving Miss Daisy, July 31-Aug. 12, comedy/drama, Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia State Park, Chambersburg, Pa., (888) 805-7056, www.totempoleplayhouse.org, $12-$45.

Epic Proportions, June 8-July 8, comedy, Vagabond Theatre, 806 S. Broadway, (410) 563-9134, www.vagabondplayers.com, $15.

Falsettos, through June 10, musical, Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., (410) 276-7837, www.fpct.org, $20.

Fat Pig, June 8-31, comedy, Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre, 817 St. Paul St., (410) 752-1225, www.spotlighters.org, $12-$15.

Fiddler on the Roof, through June 10, musical, Toby's Dinner Theatre Baltimore, 5625 O'Donnell St., (410) 730-8311, www.tobysdinnertheatre.com, $30-$49.25.

The Foreigner, July 27-Aug. 5, comedy, Cockpit in Court Cabaret Theatre, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., (410) 780-6369, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit/shows.html, $15.

George M!, through June 10, musical, Toby's Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia, (410) 730-8311, www.tobysdinnertheatre.com, $28.50-$47.

Godspell, May 25-June 23, musical, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St., Annapolis, (410) 268-9212, www.summergarden.com, $15.

Guys and Dolls, June 1-17, musical, Church Hill Theatre, 103 Walnut St., Church Hill, (410) 758-1331, www.churchhilltheatre.org.

Hamlet, June 5-July 29, Shakespeare, Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW, Washington, (202) 547-1122, www.shakespearedc.org.

Heidi Chronicles, June 15-July 1, drama, Mattin Arts Center Swirnow Theater, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, 3400 N. Charles St., (410) 516-7159, www.jhu.edu/theatre, $5-$15.

Henry V, June 1-July 8, Shakespeare, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City, www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com, $25, seniors $22, ages 18 and under free.

High Society, June 15-July 1, musical, Cockpit in Court Mainstage Theatre, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., (410) 780-6369, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit/shows.html, $18.

H.M.S. Pinafore, July 7-15, comic opera, Bryn Mawr, 109 W. Melrose Ave., (410) 323-3077, www.yvtc.org, $15-$36.

Jesus Christ Superstar, June 8-10, musical, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $18-$68.

Julius Caesar, through June 16, Shakespeare, Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton, Va., (540) 885-5588, www.ishakespeare.com, $20-$36.

Leaves With a Name, May 25-26, drama, The Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., (410) 276-1651, $10-$15.

L'...toile, July 27-Aug. 5, opera, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $58.

Macbeth, June 14-July 15, Shakespeare, Washington Shakespeare Company, 601 S. Clark Street, Arlington, Va., (703) 418-4808, www.washingtonshakespeare.org, $35.

The Magic Flute, Aug.17-18, opera, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $8-$58.

Menopause the Musical, June 27-Aug. 5, musical, Hippodrome Theatre, 12 N. Eutaw St., (410) 481-7328, www.francemerrickpac.com, $45-$65.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, through June 16, Shakespeare, Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton, Va., (540) 885-5588, www.ishakespeare.com, $20-$36.

The Mikado, June 1-2, musical, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $8-$38.

Moon Over Buffalo, through May 26, comedy, the Colonial Players, 108 East St., Annapolis, (410) 268-7373, www.cplayers.com, $15.

Mrs. Packard, June 16-24, drama, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, New Hampshire Avenue and F Street NW, Washington, (800) 444-1324, www.kennedy-center.org, $35.

My Little Pony Live, June 15-17, kids, 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., (410) 347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, $12-$26.

The Nerd, through May 27, comedy, Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre, 817 St. Paul St., (410) 752-1225, www.spotlighters.org, $12-$15.

Nest, through June 24, drama, Signature Theatre, 3806 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, Va., (703) 820-9771, www.sig-online.org, $44.

Peter and Wendy, through June 24, musical, Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW, Washington, (202) 554-9066, www.arenastage.com, $55-$74.

The Phantom of the Opera, June 20-Aug. 12, musical, Kennedy Center Opera House, New Hampshire Avenue and F Street NW, Washington, (800) 444-1324, www.kennedy-center.org, $36-$94.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile, June 15-24, comedy, Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, (410) 636-6597, www.chesapeakearts.org, $12-$15.

Proposals, July 17-29, comedy, Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia State Park, Chambersburg, Pa., (888) 805-7056, www.totempoleplayhouse.org, $12-$45.

Reefer Madness: The Musical, July 11-Aug. 5, musical, the Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW, Washington, (202) 332-3300, www.studiotheatre.org, $35-$39.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, through June 24, comedy, the Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW, Washington, (202) 332-3300, www.studiotheatre.org, $39-$55.

Sight Unseen, Aug. 29-Oct. 7, drama, Everyman Theatre, 1727 N. Charles St., (410) 752-2208, www.everymantheatre.org.

Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, Aug. 14-26, musical, Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia State Park, Chambersburg, Pa., (888) 805-7056, www.totempoleplayhouse.org, $12-$45.

Social Security, June 19-July 1, comedy, Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia State Park, Chambersburg, Pa., (888) 805-7056, www.totempoleplayhouse.org, $12-$45.

Songs for a New World, June 22-July 1, musical, Cockpit in Court Cabaret Theatre, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., (410) 780-6369, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit/shows.html, $15.

Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, June 13-July 1, musical, the Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW, Washington, (202) 332-3300, www.studiotheatre.org, $34-$55.

Summer of `42, May 30-June 24, musical, Round House Theatre, Bethesda, East West Highway Bethesda, (202) 644-1100, www.round-house.org, $45-$55.

Sweeney Todd, June 29-July 28, musical, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St., Annapolis, (410) 268-9212, $15.

Synetic Theater: Hamlet . . . the rest is silence, May 31-June 17, Shakespeare adaptation, Kennedy Center Family Theater, New Hampshire Avenue and F Street NW, Washington, (800) 444-1324, www.kennedy-center.org, $30.

Tartuffe, Aug. 10-26, comedy, Church Hill Theatre, 103 Walnut St., Church Hill, (410) 758-1331, www.churchhilltheatre.org.

The Tempest, through June 17, Shakespeare, Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE, Washington, (202) 544-7077, www.folger.edu, $32-$50.

13 Rue de L'Amour, through June 10, comedy, Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, (301) 924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org, $25-$46.

Thoroughly Modern Millie, Aug. 3-Sept. 1, musical, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St., Annapolis, (410) 268-9212, $15.

Volpone, June 22-July 1, comedy, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $58.

West Side Story, Aug. 28-Sept. 2, musical, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., www.wolftrap.org, $18-$68.

The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow Live!, Aug. 10, kids, 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., (410) 347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, $18-$35.

The Witches of Eastwick, June 5-July 8, musical, Signature Theatre, 3806 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, Va., (703) 820-9771, www.sig-online.org, $38.

Write Me a Murder, July 3-15, mystery drama, Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia State Park, Chambersburg, Pa., (888) 805-7056, www.totempoleplayhouse.org, $12-$45.