Everyman Theatre, Baltimore
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| Formation | 1990 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
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Artistic director(s) | Vincent M. Lancisi |
| Website | everymantheatre.org |
Everyman Theatre is a regional theatre with a professional repertory company of artists in Baltimore, Maryland. Everyman's mission is to bring accessible and affordable theatre to the city of Baltimore. Everyman Theatre is located in downtown Baltimore in the Bromo Arts and Entertainment District.[1]
History
Founded in 1990 by Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi, Everyman's debut production was The Runner Stumbles in Saint John's Church in Baltimore. For the next few years, Everyman only produced one production per season at various locations throughout the city. In 1995 Everyman finally had their own home in a former bowling alley on Charles Street, and offered yearly subscriptions for the first time. Everyman's first production in their own space was Buried Child by Sam Shepard.[2]
In November 2006, Everyman Theatre made the official announcement that it had received a gift of a new home by the Bank of America and The Dawson Company: The Town Theatre, located at 315 West Fayette Street on the West Side of Baltimore City. The building, valued at $1.5 million, was renovated to offer sufficient scene shops, costume and props facilities, education space, and a 253 seat state of the art theatre with more room to grow in future years. In January of 2013, Everyman celebrated the grand opening of their new theatre with a production of Tracy Letts's August: Osage County.[3]
Education Program
Everyman Theatre offers a various educational opportunities to people of all ages. The Education Department provides diverse programming, including their highly regarded High School Matinee Program serving Baltimore City public schools, a Residency Program that brings experiential learning into the classroom, Audience Engagement opportunities and a variety of classes for professional artists, educators and young people. [4]
Everyman Education's High School Matinee Program has operated for fifteen years, and has served a selected number of Baltimore City Public High Schools during that time. The overall goal of the program is to offer students in Baltimore City an opportunity to experience live theatre and to understand the meaning of the plays, the work of the actors, the responsibilities of various theatre designers, and the importance of theatre as a universal art form. During their visit, the students have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of each play's cast and crew. The program brings students to the theatre for multiple performances during the season completely free of charge to the school and students.[5]
25th Anniversary Season
The 2015/2016 season will be Everyman's twenty-fifth in Baltimore. The season will include:
- An Inspector Calls
- Fences
- Outside Mullingar
- Under the Skin
The season is highlighted by its final two productions: Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire, presented in alternating performances in what the theatre calls The Great American Rep. During the rep, Everyman will host a new staged reading series called Women's Voices in Current and Future American Classics, which will be curated and directed by the women of the resident company, and will be performed on Mondays during the rep. [6]
Resident Artists
Everyman has been known in Baltimore for employing a resident company of theatre artists. The Resident Acting Company has transformed and grown over the years. Today, the company includes:
- Megan Anderson
- Eric Berryman
- Clinton Brandhagen
- Danny Gavigan
- Deborah Hazlett
- Beth Hylton
- Wil Love
- Bruce Randolph Nelson
- Carl Schurr
- Dawn Ursula
- Stan Weiman
The company also extends to a team of resident designers and technicians. The Resident Artists at Everyman are:
- Daniel Ettinger, Scenic Design
- Jay Herzog, Lighting Design
- Amanda M. Hall, Stage Manager
- David Burdick, Costume Design
- Chas Marsh, Sound Design
- Lewis Shaw, Fight Choreographer
- Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, Dramaturg
- Gary Logan, Dialects Coach[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Mission. Everyman Theatre. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Official Site. Everyman Theatre. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Past Productions. Everyman Theatre. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Education. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Matinee Program. Everyman theatre.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, 2015/2016 Season. Everyman Theatre. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Everyman Theatre". Everyman Theatre, Resident Company. Everyman Theatre.
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