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The Strand is the only brick-and-mortar theater in Baltimore dedicated solely to supporting and amplifying womxn's voices on stage and off! We invite you to join us in celebrating our commitment to putting womxn at the center of the creative process!

Visit our Social Consciousness page to view Covid-19 related policies, and our ongoing commitment to fighting racism and uplifting communities of color.

Welcome to Season 13!
Strong, smart, subversive

Next Up :
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4/30 - 5/16, 2021
The Most Massive Woman Wins
by Madeleine George
Directed by Nicole Mullins
View Production Program

Watch the Talk-Back with the Cast and Creative Team!
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.

Cast: Penni Barnett, Molly Boyle, Kaitlyn Fowler, Jess Rivera

Performance Dates:
​Friday 4/30 - 7pm
Saturday 5/1 - 7pm
Sunday 5/2 - 6pm
Friday 5/7 - 7pm
Saturday 5/8 - 7pm
Sunday 5/9 - 6pm
Friday 5/14 - 7pm
Saturday 5/15 - 7pm
Saturday 5/15 - 11pm
Sunday 5/16 - 6pm
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SEASON 13 FINAL PRODUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to bring you our final scheduled season production of Anna Deveare Smith's "Notes From the Field."

While we know this is disappointing, we're firm believers that when Lady Opportunity closes a door, she opens a window!
We are over the moon to announce that our final production of the season will now be a one-weekend-only workshop presentation of
"Pudding - A Cosby Satire" and "Virtue in A Different World"
by Baltimore's own Dr. Nae Phillips, directed by the marvelous Naelis Ervin!

Shows will run July 8 - 11th, 2021 IN THE THEATER under COVID-19 Protocols.

About the Shows:
"Pudding (A Cosby Satire)"
When Pudding vows to lose his virginity ahead of his senior year of high school, his mother and sisters (and dad too) use role play to teach him about consensual sex.

"Virtue in A Different World"
While her family visits Hilltop College for Homecoming Weekend, Virtue finds herself overwhelmed with step practice, college life, and a woman’s right to choose.

Get ready, friends! This isn't your parents' Cosby Show! Touching on the important subjects of consent, a woman's right to choose, familial support, and education, Dr. Phillips has created characters based on pop culture and written progressive fables in her own unique and candid voice for a new generation of black artists. You won't want to miss it!
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The Strand needs YOU !!
Please help us reach the goal of $5,000 to support our 13th 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.