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The Strand is the only brick-and-mortar theater in Baltimore to present outstanding works written ONLY by women artists! We invite you to celebrate our new theater and our commitment to putting women at the center of the creative process. Join us!

A theater founded to combat gender injustice cannot ignore human injustice.
As the world faces unprecedented times during this global pandemic, incidents of hate and domestic terrorism continue to brutalize Black and Brown people across the globe.
The Strand Theater Company stands in solidarity with our beloved Baltimore community as we seek justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and all people oppressed by systems of racism.
We continue to remain committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our company. We stand with our community in our efforts to learn more and do more to impact social change.
 
RESOURCES:
Anti-racist checklist for white allies - https://robindiangelo.com/2018site/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Antiracist-Checklist-2015.pdf
How to engage in dialogue that will lead to social change- https://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/diangelo-white_fragility_and_the_rules_of_engagement.pdf
The Bail Project- https://bailproject.org
BALT (Baltimore Action Legal Team) https://www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Strand Theater Company

The Strand Theater Company is closely monitoring all developments related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and we take this and any other health-related concern very seriously. The Strand will monitor updates from the local, state, and federal agencies – such as the Maryland Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), for the latest information on this disease. In this case, any  decisions and plans around closures or show cancellations will be led by the federal government with assistance from state emergency management officials and communicated to Strand stakeholders via email, on our website and posted on our theater doors. 

We encourage our patrons to take the following everyday preventive steps to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses:
  • wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds
  • use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol if soap and water are not available
  • cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, your sleeve or your elbow
  • avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
  • clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using standard cleaning practices
  • avoid close contact with people who are sick
  • if you are sick, stay home, except when seeking medical care

Welcome to Season 13!
Strong, smart, subversive

First Up :
12/4-12/20, 2020
Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley
by Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon
Directed by Erin Riley
A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

2/19 - 3/7, 2021
Drowning Girls 
Daniela Vlaskalic, Beth Graham, Charile Tomlinson
Directed by Emilie Zelle Holmstock
Bessie, Alice, and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith, and they are dead. Surfacing from the bathtubs they were drowned in, the three breathless brides gather evidence against their womanizing, murderous husband by reliving the shocking events leading up to their deaths. Reflecting on the misconceptions of love, married life, and the not-so-happily ever after,  The Drowning Girls is both a breathtaking fantasia and a social critique, full of rich images, a myriad of characters, and lyrical language.

3/26 - 4/11, 2021
Man of God 
by Anna Moench
Directed by Elizabeth Ung
During a mission trip to Bangkok, the four members of a Korean Christian girls’ youth group discover that their revered pastor has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom. Their communal rage and disillusionment fuel increasingly violent revenge fantasies amidst the no-holds-barred neon bubblegum sex-tourism mecca of Bangkok. MAN OF GOD is a funny feminist thriller about that moment when girls realize the male gaze has been watching all along—and decide they’re definitely gonna do something about it.

4/30 - 5/16, 2021
The Most Massive Woman Wins
by Madeleine George
Directed by Nicolle Mullins
Challenging, brutal and hilarious, four women of various shapes and sizes sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body image. The women reveal their experiences dealing with their weight issues through monologues, short scenes, and even schoolyard rhymes. From painful childhood memories to frustrations with the opposite sex, these experiences both haunt and empower these women as they imagine their way to a new vision of themselves as beautiful and whole.

6/4 - 6/20, 2021
Notes from the Field
by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Christen Cromwell
One of the most hailed and provocative theatre artists of our time, Anna Deavere Smith, leads a new installation of powerful first person storytelling in Notes From the Field. Urgent and inspiring, it depicts the personal accounts of students, 
parents, teachers and administrators caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline.
Investigating a justice system that pushes minors from poor communities out of the classroom and into incarceration, Notes From the Field shines a light on a lost generation of American youth.
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The Strand needs YOU !!
Please help us reach the goal of $5,000 to support the launch of our 11th Season!  
Your tax-deductible contribution will enable the Strand Theater to:
  • Support more women playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and other talented professionals
  • Bring more quality theater and educational programming to Hamilton-Lauraville.
  • Expand our partnerships and coalitions with local schools and community organizations
  • Fund much needed improvements to our space, including new lighting and sound systems, dressing room renovations, and upgrades to our exterior facade.
The Strand is the ONLY theater in Baltimore dedicated to giving women playwrights and theater artists the opportunities and experience they need and deserve. You can help us achieve it!

Thank you very much for being our friend and supporter !

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Strand Theater Second Series
SHE SPEAKS
On-going series of short engagements,  comprising a wide variety of programming, i.e. play readings, workshops, concerts, poetry nights, musical events, and more. The goal of the series is to provide opportunities for women artists and to showcase a wide variety of women’s diverse voices and perspectives. 
Prices vary per event.