BY BRUCE NORRIS • DIRECTED BY PETER WRAY
Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2011 & Tony Award for Best Play 2012
SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 5
Preview September 11 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 9/14 @ 7, Sun 9/21, 9/28, 10/5 @ 3pm
Bruce Norris’ witty new spin-off of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun follows a Chicago household in 1959 as a black family plans to move into a predominately white neighborhood. The neighbors gather and try to convince the family to choose a different suburb. As the discussion heats up, the play switches to the same house in 2009 as the neighborhood has changed and gentrification has set in. This awardwinning satire takes jabs at everything from race to real estate.
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • DIRECTED BY TIM SELTZER
The classic Shakespeare comedy with a MET twist.
OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 16
Preview October 23 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 10/26 @ 7, Sun 11/2, 11/9, 11/16 @ 3pm
MET presents the well-known western, Twelfth Night, a rootin’ tootin’ six-gun shootin’ comedy by Wild Bill Shakespeare. The town marshal loves the hotel/ saloon owner, but she’ll have none of him. She loves one of the marshal’s men, but he’s a she and in love with the marshal. Confused? So are they. Watch them sort it all out with fistfights and gunfights in the classic language of Shakespeare.
BY REINER PROCHASKA • DIRECTED BY SUZANNE BEAL
A warm and witty MET original Christmas treat for the entire family.
DECEMBER 5 – 28
Preview December 4 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 12/7 @ 7, Sun 12/14, 12/21, 12/28 @ 3pm
This new piece, written by MET Company Member Reiner Prochaska, tells the story of a family living on a German farm in Frederick during the Revolutionary War. When they end up taking an escaped Hessian soldier captive, the soldier helps them rediscover love, hope, forgiveness and the meaning of Christmas.
BY MAX FRISCH • ADAPTED BY ALISTAIR BEATON DIRECTED BY GERARD STROPNICKY
“The Arsonists, a smart satire, simply ignites fires.” Toronto Star
FEBRUARY 13 – MARCH 8
Preview February 12 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 2/15 @ 7, Sun 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 @ 3pm
Fires are becoming something of a problem, but Biedermann has it all under control. He’s a respected member of the community with a loving wife and a flourishing business, so surely nothing can get to him. The great philanthropist is happy to meet his civic duty by giving shelter to two new guests, but when they start filling his attic with petrol drums, will he help them light the fuse?
BY BERNARD POMERANCE DIRECTED BY JULIE HERBER
“An enthralling and luminous play. Haunting, splendid...” The New York Times
APRIL 10 – MAY 3
Preview April 9 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 4/12 @ 7pm, Sun 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 @ 3pm
John Merrick, a victim of rare skin and bone diseases, has become the star freak attraction in traveling side shows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati only to be denied his ultimate dream, to become a man like any other.
BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE • DIRECTED BY TAD JANES
“Tough, genuinely funny and often deeply moving” The Telegraph
MAY 29 – JUNE 21
Preview May 28 Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 5/31 @ 7pm, Sun 6/7, 6/14, 6/21 @ 3pm
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who’s made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.
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The Comedy Pigs, MET’s resident improv/sketch comedy troupe is back with a new season of gut wrenching fun!
The Comedy Pigs 2014-2015 Season 21st ANNIVERSARY SHOW AUGUST 29 & 30 @ 8PM* SEP 20, 27 @ 10:30PM OCT 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 9PM DEC 6, 13 @ 10:30PM JAN 16, 17, 23, 24 @ 9PM* FEB 21, 28 @ 10:30PM MAR 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 9PM APR 11, 18 @ 10:30PM MAY 8, 9 @ 9PM MAY 15, 16 @ 9PM JUN 13, 20 @ 10:30PM Photo by Ken Poisson
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Bring in the holidays with MET and the Fun Company’s annual tour of Dickens’ heart warming Christmas classic
DECEMBER 12 – 13
Carroll Arts Center, Westminster
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DECEMBER 19 – 21
Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick 301-600-2828 • weinbergcenter.org
*Tickets for A Christmas Carol are not handled through MET’s box office. Please call the individual theatre for tickets.
Photo by Joe Williams
FAMILY THEATRE SERIES STELLALUNA
Adapted by Saskia Janse from the book by Janell Cannon, Music by Guus Ponsioen
September 27 – October 26
Baby bat Stellaluna’s life is flitting along right on schedule–until an owl attacks her mother one night, knocking the bewildered batlet out of her mother’s loving grasp. The tiny bat is lucky enough to land in a nest of baby birds, but her whole world has just turned upside down!
JUNIE B. JONES
IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS! Adapted by Allison Gregory Based on the Book by Barbara Park
November 29 – December 28
Junie B. is a first grader with an attitude. The holiday sing-along should be fun, but when it’s time for the Secret Santa drawing, Junie B. picks the one person she’d rather not have – Tattletale May. Don’t miss this family-friendly story with a message about the importance of giving.
THE LITTLE PRINCE By Rick Cummins and John Scoullar Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
February 7 – March 8
The enchanted story of a world-weary aviator whose sputtering plane strands him in the Sahara Desert, and a mysterious, regal “little man” who appears and asks him to “Please, sir, draw me a sheep.” The charismatic young prince who has fallen from the sky regales him with tales of life among the stars: tales with earthly importance.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
By Hans Christian Anderson Adapted by Devin Gaither
April 4 – May 3
The classic Hans Christian Anderson tale of a young mermaid who longs to be human to gain the love of the handsome prince. In order to do so, she must pay a wicked Sea Witch with her most prized possession, her beautiful voice. The fascinating worlds of undersea and land are created with puppetry, movement and video as the story unfolds.
A WISH COME TRUE A World Premiere by Caitlyn Joy
June 6 – 28
In this twist on the Aladdin story, Ally longs to be rich and popular and famous at her school. Her dream seems out of reach until she finds an old ring that unleashes a powerful genie! But as Ally gets everything she ever wanted she learns that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for!
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Mainstage show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings @ 8pm and select Sunday matinees (3pm) and evening shows (7pm). FUN Company performances are on Saturdays and Sundays @ 1:30pm. Individual Tickets: $25.50/$21.50, Thursday and Sunday evenings $16.50, $13.50 for Fun Company shows , $13.50 for Comedy Pigs shows
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