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TOMORROW 🎭✊

The Forum Festival comes to Baltimore Center Stage for a powerful evening where theatre meets activism and community action.

Join Baltimore leaders Zeke Cohen, Chrissy Thornton, George Hopkins, and Del. Stephanie M. Smith for conversations centered on storytelling, advocacy, and building a better Baltimore together.

This is more than an event — it’s a space for community voices, bold ideas, and real dialogue.

🗓 Tomorrow, May 22
⏰ 6 PM–8 PM
📍 Baltimore Center Stage
🎟 FREE EVENT

Pull up and be part of the conversation.

#TheatreForChange #BaltimoreEvents #CommunityAction #BaltimoreCenterStage

PEACE, LOVE,& HAIRGREASE✨💫
Artistic AUtistic @shawnadivine1 here !
So a lot is going on lately… Here’s some of what’s happening.
I’ve been hanging out with my friends at @bmorecenterstage lately!We’re gearing up for THE FORUM FESTIVAL this FRIDAY ! So @__greeyo@shawnadivine1 with the rest of the thesbians of our Theatre Of The Opressed will Present our ARTivism to you.
RSVP and grab your tickets 🎟️ per the Linktree in my bio.

Tuesdays Vibes At Mount Vernon is now one of my favorite open mics. I was there supporting and enjoying the vibes as @anyah_savoydid an amazing feature set🔥!
I enjoyed all of the artists seeing familiar and new faces, and connecting with the artists.
I’ll return to featurehere at the next edition 6.23.2026 !
Oh yeah…If you missed Anyah this week catch her next Wednesday at @resurrectionsoullibation !
I’ll return to featurehere at the next edition 6.23.2026 !
Go ahead and grab your tickets 🎟️
See you Friday at THE FORUM FESTIVAL🎭
#theatre #thesbians #artivism #openmic #supportislove

Step into the adventure.

Don’t Call it a Comeback: A Homecoming Gala transforms Baltimore Center Stage into a one-night-only immersive experience filled with surprise performances, unforgettable moments, an open bar, and incredible food around every corner.

Join us as we honor Amanda Lipitz and Lee Daniels — while supporting Baltimore Center Stage’s nonprofit mission and the future of Baltimore arts.

🎟️ $350 & $600 tickets benefit the Baltimore arts community through bold productions, arts education, and community programs.

📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 5PM
ℹ️ LINK IN BIO

Theatre is more than storytelling—it’s a tool for change.

Join us May 22 for the Forum Festival at Baltimore Center Stage — an evening exploring how theatre, activism, and community leadership can come together to create change.

Hear from an incredible lineup of changemakers, including Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, Chrissy Thornton of Associated Black Charities, George Hopkins of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and Del. Stephanie M. Smith.

Together, we’ll explore the power of storytelling, dialogue, and collective action to imagine a stronger Baltimore.

🗓 May 22
⏰ 6 PM–8 PM
📍 Baltimore Center Stage
🎟 FREE EVENT - RSVP LINK IN BIO

This. Is. Singular.

Join us May 22 for the Forum Festival at Baltimore Center Stage — an evening exploring how theatre, activism, and community leadership can come together to create change.

Hear from an incredible lineup of changemakers, including Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, Chrissy Thornton of Associated Black Charities, George Hopkins of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and Del. Stephanie M. Smith.

Together, we’ll explore the power of storytelling, dialogue, and collective action to imagine a stronger Baltimore.

🗓 May 22
⏰ 6 PM–8 PM
📍 Baltimore Center Stage
🎟 FREE EVENT - RSVP LINK IN BIO

#BaltimoreEvents #TheatreForChange #CommunityLeadership #BaltimoreCenterStage

BREAKING NEWS! The World Premiere of XTRAVAGANZA musical announced! Previews start May 7, 2027, with Opening Night set for May 22 at Baltimore Center Stage. Tickets go on sale this June 24, 2026. Save the date and BE THERE!

XTRAVAGANZA is a new musical inspired by @jose.xtravaganza and the legendary House of Xtravaganza and its house members… artists whose style, language and movement helped shape one of the most iconic moments in pop culture history.

**** This is not just the story behind a movement. It is the story of the people who built it, lived it and refused to be erased. ****

The book is by R. Eric Thomas original score by Khiyon Hursey, created in collaboration with a powerhouse team of songwriters and producers,Bill Sherman is music supervisor, leading a music team including Matthew Campfield and Daniel Klein of Some Randoms. Baltimore Center Stage’s Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb is directing and choreography is by Kyle Abraham. More creative team to be announced very soon!

Photos by: @marcjfranklin @michaelah.jpg @reyreyfernandez

Featured: @maximoxtravaganza @theernestallen @thebrycefarris @ucancallmesis @nesziahdennisofficial @amurinabeel @amara.xtravaganza @samoraperdida @kya.azeen @imangellozada @__justinrivers @jk.perry @isabellaxtravaganza @calebbermejo_ @shortdarius @davahuesca @ceddynyc @luisherreraofficial @michaelsamarie @kevinjzprodigy @gmacokox @angelinx92 @1luisxtrava @g_xtravaganza_icon @jose_d_xtravaganza adogriley8 @patrickthepianist @jessecameron @von.ity @iamcharlique @roderickphifer

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

Baltimore, this is HUGE. We are so excited to announce our 2026/2027 season—our biggest and boldest lineup in years—and it’s a major moment for the city.

This 10-show season features 3 world premieres, groundbreaking new plays, high-energy musical events, powerful American classics, and can’t-miss special engagements with some of the most celebrated artists working today. It’s a season built to inspire, entertain, and put Baltimore firmly at the center of the national theater conversation.

From stories being told for the very first time to iconic works that continue to shape our culture, this lineup reflects the creativity, talent, and energy of this city—and invites you to be part of it from the very beginning.

This is more than a season announcement. It’s a statement: Baltimore is where new work is born.

What an incredible run of trinity by Lena Waithe at Baltimore Center Stage. ✨

Huge congratulations to our brilliant cast and crew who brought this powerful story to life night after night. We were honored to welcome so many amazing celebrity guests throughout the run, host unforgettable talkbacks with our audiences, and share the experience with more than 200 community members through free tickets, bringing so many new audience members into the theater.

With nearly the entire run completely sold out, the energy in the room was electric every night.

Thank you, Baltimore, for showing up, supporting bold new work, and making this production so special. ❤️

Award‑winning TV and film producer Lena Waithe is reintroducing herself as a playwright — and she chose Baltimore Center Stage for the premiere of "Trinity" the first play she's ever written and starred in.

Waithe and her team spent a year and a half in a writer's room developing the play, which she also stars in. When it was ready for audiences, she knew just where to bring it. In collaboration with director Stevie Walker‑Webb, Trinity has been selling out performances, earning an extended run, and drawing celebrity supporters —like Issa Rae, Debbie Allen, Megan Good, Vic Mensa and more.

#baltimorecenterstage #lenawaithe #stageplay

Eternally grateful for the love that Baltimore and our culture have shown trinity.

To everyone who came through @bmorecenterstage, secured free tickets, told a friend, and shared your experience across social platforms—thank you hardly feels sufficient. There is nothing quite like a community gathering around theater, showing up to witness art together in real time.

Because of you, trinity is SOLD OUT for every performance through our final curtain on March 15. From the entire cast and crew, we honor your commitment to keeping Black art alive and thriving.

All performances are currently SOLD OUT, but standby seating is released day of show for those still hoping to witness it. Visit the link in bio | centerstage.org

Video: @WMAR2News