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August 7 - August 30
In August, Fells Point Corner Theatre (FPCT) kicks off its 40th (!) season with the tenth iteration of its beloved 10x10x10 Short Play festival. Ten 10-minute plays by ten local playwrights, performed by an ensemble of ten local performers. Produced intermittently at FPCT since 2014, it is among the most well known and most popular original play festivals in our region. The audience votes on their favorite play to win! Stay tuned for play, director, and cast announcements.
November 13 - December 13
Produced in Partnership with the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration, FPCT is proud to present the seventh play in August Wilson's extraordinary American Century Cycle.
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In the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1970, a group of Black men struggle to make a living as drivers for a makeshift taxi company. Owner Jim Becker’s son, Clarence, returns from prison just as the cab company faces a critical juncture. Deep animosities and long-held grudges come to the surface, jeopardizing the prospects for the drivers, who include alcoholic Fielding, gossipy, comical Turnbo, and earnest, decent Youngblood.
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While Jitney falls seventh chronologically in the American Century Cycle, it was the first play of the series to be written and produced.
BALTIMORE PREMIERE
THE CHILDREN BY LUCY KIRKWOOD
Director TBD
February 19 - March 13
Set on the English coast after a catastrophic nuclear disaster, retired nuclear physicists Hazel and Robin sit in their kitchen with Rose, reconnected after 38 years. Two backstories emerge - one from many years ago and one more recent. The burning question is what is to be done now?
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The Children premiered in London in 2017 and moved to Broadway the following year. “Sly, gripping, darkly funny…This is sci-fi kitted out with real people, real dilemmas, real scope. It’s really good.” ―The Times
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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF
THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
BY SIMON STEPHENS BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MARK HADDON
Directed by Bernard Johnson
May 7 - May 29
15 year old Christopher stands beside his neighbor's dead dog. Christopher has an extraordinary brain and is exceptional at math, but he has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road. Christopher's detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening, humorous, and ultimately empowering journey into the adult world.Simon Stephen's adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel is the winner of the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play, and the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.
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