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do·nate
/ˈdōˌnāt/
(verb) to give for a good cause, for example money or goods to a charity
As part of our #GivingTuesday effort this year, Vagabond Players wants to give back to the community we have called home for over 50 years. Our current production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee inspired us to host a school supply drive to benefit Fells Point’s own Wolfe Street Academy.
Wolfe Street Academy is a PK, K-5 Baltimore City Public School with Conversion Charter Status. This means Wolfe Street was previously a traditional public school that sought the responsibility and right to take on the greater independence of charter status. Unlike other charters that fill all seats by lottery, Conversion Charters maintain the enrollment zone that they previously served as a traditional school, serving all students in their zone regardless of lottery timelines. The school serves students and their families in the Upper Fells Point neighborhood.
With the holiday season fast approaching, please help us support the students and teachers in our community. All new school supplies are welcome and appreciated. Want to help but not sure what to give, Wolfe Street Academy has provided the below list of most needed supplies:
- Kids scissors (blunt or rounded tip)
- Pencils (regular, not mechanical)
- Pens – black & blue
- Glue sticks
- Dry erase markers (low odor)
- Composition books (primary journal K-2, wide ruled)
- Spiral notebooks (wide ruled)
- Sharpie permanent markers
- Crayons
- Pink pearl erasers
- Two pocket folders
Donations can be dropped off at our box office (806 S. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231) during any of our performances of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee running through November 17 - check out the show page for performance dates and times.
No time to go to the store? We’ve made it simple to give with an Amazon Wishlist - Just add the items you’d like to donate to your cart and place your order. Your donation will deliver directly to our team and be added to the items we give to Wolfe Street Academy on #GivingTuesday (December 3).
Simone Ellin, associate editor, takes a look at our 100+ year long history:
“Keeping the lights on in a community theater is no easy feat. It takes talented actors, directors and designers willing to work for nothing or next to nothing; a cadre of dependable donors; a venue in which to stage performances; and, of course, theater-loving audiences to buy tickets and fill seats.
It’s something Vagabond Players has been doing for the past 103 years…”
The Vagabonds Players is pleased once again to be offering Baltimore area audiences the very best that Broadway has to offer in comedy, drama and musical entertainment.
Twelve Angry Jurors
September 6—29
Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel, based on the Emmy Award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose
Directed by Lindsey R. Barr
Tempers get short and arguments grow heated in this electrifying drama as a dozen men and women gather to determine whether an accused murderer will live or die.
“Twelve Angry Jurors is a taut, nuanced and gripping exploration of how the irrational prejudices of the human mind can threaten the integrity of the American “justice” system.” –DC Metro Theatre Arts
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
October 18—November 17
Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, with additional material by Jay Reiss
Directed by Eric C. Stein
This sharp and witty Tony Award winning musical once again proves that a trip to Vagabond Players is always spelled F–U–N!
“Great news! The American musical comedy is alive and well … The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a treat and a half.” –Theatremania.com
Brighton Beach Memoirs
January 10—February 9
By Neil Simon
Directed by Steve Goldklang
Broadway’s comic master, Neil Simon, takes us back to depression-era Brooklyn where his young alter-ego, Eugene Jerome, navigates puberty and family angst with hilarious finesse.
“… brings a fresh glow to Broadway … In many respects his funniest, richest and consequently the most affecting of his plays.” –N.Y. Daily News
Constellations
February 28—March 22
By Nick Payne
Directed by Mike Byrne
This haunting romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman – what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know.
“Who knew that higher physics could be so sexy, so accessible – and so emotionally devastating? Nick Payne’s gorgeous two-character drama … may be the most sophisticated date play Broadway has seen.” –N.Y. Times
The Fantasticks
April 10—May 10
Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Jimi Kinstle
There’s always time to remember this legendary musical about a boy, a girl, their two fathers and a love that transcends all boundaries and expectations.
“From “Try to Remember,” the show’s best-known tune, to “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” to the haunting “They Were You,” the songs are reminders of what make this little musical so hypnotic.” –Associated Press
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
May 29—June 28
By Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman
Directed by Audra M. Mullen
Renegade criminal Randle P. McMurphy wages a titanic battle against his arch nemesis, Nurse Ratched, and the state-sanctioned tyrannies of the American psychiatric system in the not-so-distant 1960’s.
“The play is an emotional button-pusher, wringing tears and cheers with precision.” –Variety