A FAIRY QUEEN
Friday, Dec 3, 2021
Everything is magical in this A Midsummer Night’s Dream as IN Series celebrates summer in midst of winter. This live holiday event blends Shakespeare’s whimsical words with the unforgettable music of Henry Purcell in the style of a classic radio play with live sound effects, featuring local radio personalities as masters of ceremonies. Acclaimed soprano Claron McFadden joins a full baroque orchestra as the clarion voice of a trumpet, adorning this celebration of “the winter of our discontent made glorious summer.”
DESDEMONA
June 7 - 8, 2022
A groundbreaking and epic theater experience in two evenings! On the first evening, audiences experience Toni Morrison’s shattering and meditative play told with the music of the immortal Nina Simone, featuring world renowned crossover soprano Claron McFadden. The work comes to life within a sculpture installation by renowned visual artist Maya Freelon.
OTHELLO
June 14 - 15, 2022
Audiences return the second evening for an audacious reimagining of Verdi and Shakespeare’s, with new musical “sea-interludes” composed and performed by Matthew Evan Taylor and in an all new English poetic treatment by Andrew Albin, featuring the searing images of British visual artist Keith Piper.
Remarkable and multifaceted artist Maribeth Diggle takes the role of Desdemona in both evenings.
IN Series’ Baltimore season is made possible by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios.
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