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  • Press Release

    Baltimore city-wide celebration of the AUGUST WILSON CENTURY CYCLE of 20th century plays will feature 10 different theaters across the city 3-year project kicks off in April with GEM OF THE OCEAN at Arena Players Ten theater companies in Baltimore are undertaking an unprecedented joint project with the 3-year BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, which will…

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  • Gem of the Ocean Archive

    PROMO PRODUCTION PHOTOS REVIEWS MD THEATRE GUIDE Theatre Review: ‘Gem of the Ocean’ at Arena Players By Max Garner Published April 10, 2024 “When the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration was announced last week, the project was already off to a head-start. Arena Players had already planned “Gem of the Ocean” for their 70th season. The…

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  • WATCH: Baltimore August Wilson Celebration on WBAL – Theaters perform 10 plays to honor August Wilson

    WBAL: Theaters perform 10 plays to honor August Wilson Reporter: Brenna Ross Orignally aired on WBAL-11 on April 23rd at 5:55pm E.D.T BALTIMORE — A group of Baltimore theaters is coming together to showcase all 10 of August Wilson’s famous plays in chronological order over the course of three years. Wilson was a famous African…

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  • Washington Post Exclusive – Baltimore is producing August Wilson’s series of 10 plays in order

    Baltimore is producing August Wilson’s series of 10 plays in order The cycle starts with ‘Gem of the Ocean,’ now running at Arena Players By Michael O’SullivanOriginally published in The Washington Post on April 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. EDT When Lesley Malin graduated from Washington University in 1988 with a degree in English literature…

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