Rosa Pryor Trusty | 5/7/2021, 6 a.m. âMiss Maybelle,â âTee Shirt Brianâ is hosting a âBIG! BIG! FOOD GIVEAWAYâ on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Arena Players located at 801 McCulloh Street in Baltimore City. Bottled water, non-perishable items, toiletries and volunteers are needed. For more information, call Maybelle at 443-226-8895. Courtesy photo
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Year of the Serpent: Musician serpentwithfeet is ready to share his joy
With Deacon, the artist opens a new musical chapter that puts satisfaction with life in the foreground
serpentwithfeet Photo: Braylen Dion
Who needs the fleeting cherry blossoms now already almost gone when hyacinths stick around longer and offer so much more?
“I suggest, if people can, go out and smell some hyacinths,” says serpentwithfeet. “The hyacinth has a lot of lessons in it, and has a lot of gifts, too. And it’s springtime, so it’s a great time to smell the
hyacinths,” the singer-songwriter continues, singing the name of his favorite flower. “They’re such beautiful plants: They’re beautiful, they smell great, and the history behind the name of the hyacinth is pretty hilarious.”
“I’m hollerin’ at Tom.”
“Oh, Huck, how can you act so, when you know po’ Mars Tom –“ Then he let off an awful scream…
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective: And Other Stories, Etc., Etc. Mark Twain 1894
Benny Pope as Sal. Photo by Felicia Chapple.
Benny Pope is a Maryland-based actor and comic. No stranger to Baltimore theater, he decided to adapt and expand part of his standup act into a one-man play, making its world premiere this weekend as part of Arena Players’ 67th season. In “Who Is You Hollerin’ At?” we meet a 74-year-old man named Sal, along with a bevy of neighbors old and new. Sal’s longtime neighborhood in a small southern city is changing. A large development is being built two blocks away, bringing with it a newfangled grocery store that features “vegtepaterian” options like “Yale Salad,” a carpetbagger couple from Iowa, and a gentrification-minded real estate speculator. Sal sees it all from his front porch, holding court ther
Terrell Chambers, Broadus Nesbitt III, Antoine Williams, Isaiah Evans. Photo by Felicia Chapple.
On February 17th, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced updates to the City’s phase 1 COVID restrictions. These included the return of live indoor entertainment at 25% capacity, with masks and physical distancing. The news led several organizations (The Hippodrome and Rapid Lemon Productions among them) to announce reopening plans, and created a unique opportunity for Arena Players to showcase its latest film project.
…four gifted and powerful actors who seem to fit each other on a molecular level.
“Kill Move Paradise,” by Philadelphia playwright James Ijames, won the 2017 Whiting Award and a 2019 Kesselring Prize. It’s a tightly-wound, energetic piece for a small ensemble, and a perfect vehicle to film and stream during Arena’s “ghostlight” period. With the loosening of Baltimore’s restrictions and a favorable negotiation for a single weekend’s live performanc