MET: ‘The LifeSpan of a Fact’ Debut through October 30

Maryland Ensemble Theatre's 1st MainStage Show of the 2022-2023 Season in the newly renovated and dedicated Robin Drummond MainStage at MET! “How can you even for a moment claim that facts are negotiable?” Fingal’s boss has given him a big assignment: to apply his fact-checking skills to a groundbreaking piece by legendary author D’Agata. But now Fingal…

ByOUT40October 11, 20220Comments

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Holiday Drives in the City!

The holiday season is over but service is year round. In our communities, it’s important to give to those commonly overlooked. Check out the two clothing and food drives put together over the holidays, The Frederick OutReach and Out Da Mudd, by Shine Bright Movement and Lost Files, respectively. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question…

ByOUT40January 19, 20200Comments

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Tent City 2.0

With a historic eviction crisis looming over cities across America, its citizens are bracing for the very possible reality that by the end of 2021 more Americans per capita could be homeless than in any other period in history since the Great Depression. While the societal issues of access to affordable housing, the criminalization of…

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The Quarantine Project

Damon Mackin is a local documentarian who produced The Quarantine Project, a visual that captures present-day during COVID-19 season.

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‘Angels in America’ Debut at Maryland Ensemble Theatre February 10

Maryland Ensemble Theatre presents Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner debuting February 10 - March 5.

FREDERICK, MD (1/6/23) - In the mid-1980s, amid the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

ByOUT40January 22, 20230Comments

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Duckett Sworn in as First African-American Elected to County Government

Carrying the Bible belonging to the late Alderman William “Bill” Hall, Kavonte Duckett graced the stage on Monday to be sworn into Frederick County Council as the first elected African-American in Frederick County government.

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Tale of The Lion: Re-Airing at the MET

"Until the story of the hunt is told by the lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter." #AfricanProverb In 2018, The Tale of the Lion : Our Stories , Our Voices originally aired at the Weinberg Center. on Saturday, November 12th, the Maryland Ensemble Theatre will be re-airing the film alongside AARCH…

ByOUT40November 10, 20220Comments

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“My Mom’s a Hippie” by Kayla Slusher

Not only is Slusher an orator and writer, she is also a curator of the arts and believes everyone is a contributor. “There is something inside each one of us that the world needs that can come to life. That’s what art is: you’re stepping into your soul, listening to what wants to come out,…

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