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Executive Director’s Letter June 5, 2018

With just one week remaining on the 2017/18 production schedules of two of Baltimore’s venerable theaters, Baltimore Center Stage and Everyman Theatre are experiencing unprecedented box office sales and overwhelmingly positive reviews for their current productions. SOUL The Stax Musical and The Book of Joseph have both become the highest grossing productions in the history of the respective theaters, with nearly 30,000 combined tickets sold.

In addition, both theaters, along with the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, are hosting roundtable conversations for Baltimore’s theater leaders to foster discussions around the collective growth, vision, and impact of Baltimore Theater. Additionally, Baltimore Center Stage and Everyman Theatre are promoting a social media campaign utilizing the hashtag #BaltimoreTheatre, intended to unify and galvanize theater patrons and venues and to provide a social media community landing space for all things related to Baltimore theater. Baltimore Theater is on a hot streak! There is no denying that the quality and diversity of work in Baltimore is one of the city’s best stories. From the wildly successful productions at Center Stage and Everyman, to the exciting performances taking place at nearly 40 organizations (many of whom are GBCA members) around the city, there is a wealth of theater to see and experience.

The Rubys Artist Grant applications are open for the 2018 Literary Arts and Visual Arts categories. Interested artists looking to sharpen their proposal writing skills can attend information sessions on June 11 at GBCA offices, or June 18 at the Howard County Arts Council. RSVP here.

On June 19, GBCA will be in South Baltimore celebrating Juneteenth at the SOBo Summer Music Series at the Cherry Hill Shopping Center 634 Cherry Hill Road, Baltimore, MD 21230 (By the way we’ll also be at the Cherry Hill Festival on Saturday, September 22.)

Have a great week,

Jeannie

P.S. Happy Pride Month!

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