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Maryland Ensemble Theatre is the largest non-profit producing theatre in Frederick, Maryland and was voted Frederick's best theatre group in Frederick Magazine in 2013 & 2014. The Maryland Ensemble Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit professionally operated and artistically accredited arts organization that has enriched and entertained more than half a million people since 1993. Every year the MET produces thought-provoking theatre, fun family entertainment, theatre camps and classes, artist residency programs for public schools, and dozens of special events. For more information visit marylandensemble.org or call 301-694-4744.
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2011 & Tony Award for Best Play 2012
SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 5Preview 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 award-winning satire takes jabs at everything from race to real estate.
BY BRUCE NORRIS • DIRECTED BY PETER WRAY
The classic Shakespeare comedy with a MET twist.
OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 16Preview 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 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • DIRECTED BY TIM SELTZER
A warm and witty MET original Christmas treat for the entire family.
DECEMBER 5 – 28Preview 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 REINER PROCHASKA • DIRECTED BY SUZANNE BEAL
FEBRUARY 13 – MARCH 8Preview 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 MAX FRISCH • ADAPTED BY ALISTAIR BEATONDIRECTED BY GERARD STROPNICKY
“The Arsonists, a smart satire, simply ignites fires.” Toronto Star
“An enthralling and luminous play. Haunting, splendid...” The New York Times
APRIL 10 – MAY 3Preview 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 BERNARD POMERANCEDIRECTED BY JULIE HERBER
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.
“Tough, genuinely funny and often deeply moving” The Telegraph
MAY 29 – JUNE 21Preview May 28
Thu-Sat @ 8pm • Sun 5/31 @ 7pm, Sun 6/7, 6/14, 6/21 @ 3pm
BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE • DIRECTED BY TAD JANES
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DECEMBER 12 – 13Carroll Arts Center, Westminster
410-848-7272 • carrollcountyartscouncil.org
DECEMBER 19 – 21Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick
301-600-2828 • weinbergcenter.org
*Tickets for A Christmas Carol are not handled through MET’sbox office. Please call the individual theatre for tickets.
COMEDY/SPECIAL EVENTS
The Comedy Pigs 2014-2015 Season
The Comedy Pigs, MET’s resident improv/sketch comedy troupe is back with a new season of gut wrenching fun!
Comedy PigsThe
SEP 20, 27 @ 10:30PMOCT 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 9PMDEC 6, 13 @ 10:30PMJAN 16, 17, 23, 24 @ 9PM*FEB 21, 28 @ 10:30PMMAR 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 9PMAPR 11, 18 @ 10:30PMMAY 8, 9 @ 9PMMAY 15, 16 @ 9PMJUN 13, 20 @ 10:30PM*Sketch show
21st ANNIVERSARY SHOWAUGUST 29 & 30 @ 8PM*
hristmasarol Bring in the holidays with MET and the Fun Company’s annual
tour of Dickens’ heart warming Christmas classic
Photo by Joe Williams
Photo by Ken Poisson
FAMILY THEATRE SERIES
THE LITTLE MERMAIDBy Hans Christian Anderson Adapted by Devin Gaither
April 4 – May 3The 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 TRUEA World Premiere by Caitlyn Joy
June 6 – 28In 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!
STELLALUNAAdapted by Saskia Janse from the book by Janell Cannon, Music by Guus Ponsioen
September 27 – October 26Baby 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 28Junie 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 PRINCEBy Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
February 7 – March 8The 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.
Important InformationSUPPORT MET
Make a tax deductible contribution! Be a corporate sponsor! Advertise in our Playbills! There are lots of ways to get involved! Call our box office at 301-694-4744 for more information.
LOCATIONMET is located at 31 West Patrick Street in the FSK Hotel in Historic Downtown Frederick, Maryland. For directions, visit our website marylandensemble.org or call the box office at 301-694-4744. Our theatre is accessible to individuals with wheelchairs.
Downtown Frederick has numerous cultural offerings, visitor tours, wonderful shopping, antiquing and dining all quartered within a 16 block, nationally-renowned Arts and Entertainment District. For more information on Downtown Frederick, visit the Tourism Council of Frederick County at fredericktourism.org or the Downtown Frederick Partnership at downtownfrederick.org.
SHOW DATES AND TIMESMainstage 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
MAINSTAGE SERIES TICKETSSeason Tickets: $110
• One ticket for each of these shows: Clybourne Park, Twelfth Night, A Revolutionary Christmas, The Arsonists, The Elephant Man, Good People.*• One free admission for a Comedy Pigs show• One free admission for a Fun Company showTickets are show specific and not interchangeable.
Flex Pass: $120• Six tickets interchangeable for any of these shows: Clybourne Park, Twelfth Night, A Revolutionary Christmas, The Arsonists, The Elephant Man, Good People.• One free admission for a Comedy Pigs show• One free admission for a Fun Company showTickets are NOT show specific and can be used for any MET Mainstage show
*Schedule subject to change
FUN COMPANY FAMILY THEATRE SERIES TICKETS
Season Tickets: $50• One ticket for each of these shows: Stellaluna, Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!, The Little Prince, The Little Mermaid, A Wish Come True.
GROUP SALESDiscounts are available on group sales of ten or more tickets. Call 301-694-4744 for more information.
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