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SUMMARY:Shakespeare in Harlem
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare in Harlem moves downtown to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! If you missed the performances at UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre in October and November\, be sure to reserve tickets for four performances in January! \nUMBC Theatre presents Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes\, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor\, a university-professional collaboration between UMBC Theatre and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. \nThe year 2025 marks the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance\, perhaps the largest cultural and artistic American movement of the 20th century. In celebration\, the Department of Theatre will amplify the work of Black and African American theatre-makers and our engagement with the Baltimore theatre community by mounting an adaptation of Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes. \nA rare gem from Langston Hughes\, this collection of monologue poems revives the rhythms of jazz\, the blues\, and the pulse of the Harlem Renaissance—its love\, struggles\, and street-corner spirit. In director Gerrad Alex Taylor’s adaptation\, Hughes’ words come alive in a dynamic full-length play\, blending poetry\, music\, and dance for an immersive journey into the world he so vividly celebrated. \nThe production process included a UMBC residency of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Black Classical Acting Ensemble in the Fall of 2025\, culminating in a two-week run of the play performed by a cast of professionals and students. In Winter 2026\, the play will be remounted for a week’s run at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s downtown home on South Calvert Street. \n\nPerformances at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (7 South Calvert Street\, Baltimore\, MD 21202) \nThursday\, January 15\, 2026\, 7:30 p.m. (Black Out Performance)\nFriday\, January 16\, 2026\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, January 17\, 2026\, 2 p.m.\nSunday\, January 18\, 2026\, 2 p.m. \n\nPlease visit here to reserve seats for the performances at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. \nContent Disclosure: This play contains racially and sexually charged language\, including derogatory and offensive language\, staged violence\, including the use of a prop gun\, and references to drinking. This play deals with themes of racism\, sexism\, death\, poverty\, and displacement. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/shakespeare-in-harlem-2/
LOCATION:Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\, 7 South Calvert Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, a photography exhibition on display from January 26 through May 22. \nIn 1976\, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six days living in the Oregon State Hospital\, where they photographed the residents of Ward 81\, the hospital’s all-female\, high-security psychiatric unit. Their unprecedented access allowed them to create a deeply nuanced portrayal of women navigating psychiatric care in the mid-1970s. Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 brings together Mark’s photographs\, Jacobs’s newly uncovered audio recordings\, and rare archival materials\, offering an intimate and expanded view of this landmark documentary project. \nAn opening reception and curatorial tour will be held on Thursday\, February 12\, at 5 p.m. \nA public program featuring Kaitlin Booher (William and Sarah Ross Soter Associate Curator of Photography\, Columbus Museum of Art) and Holly Avella (assistant professor of media studies and data analytics\, UMBC) will be held on Thursday\, April 2\, at 5 p.m. \nRead the review by Jack Livingston in BmoreArt\nRead the review by Rona Kobell in The Banner \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \nLibrary Gallery hours:\nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nThursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nImage: Mary Ellen Mark\, [Laurie in the Bathtub\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital\, Salem\, Oregon\, USA]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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