Compass Rose Theater, Annapolis’ longest-running professional theater and nonprofit theater education organization, announced its 2023-24 season. It includes award-winning comedies, dramas, and an all-time favorite family musical.
“This season offers something for every person and every age. Heart-warming comedies, thought-provoking stories, a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, and a classical musical, we have it all,” said Barbara Webber, Executive Director of Compass Rose Theater. “We are particularly pleased with the number of professional actors vying for a place on our stage. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, professional performances that entertain, uplift, inspire, and provoke meaningful discussion, attracting great talent from the DMV to New York and beyond.”
The Compass Rose Theater's 2023 - 2024 Season
Season membership discounts open until October 1st, 2023.
SYLVIA (September 29th - October 29, 2023)
Compass Rose Theater starts its 2023-24 season with the comedic, heart-warming, and critically acclaimed Sylvia by A.R. Gurney, directed by Estelle Miller. Syliva tells the story of a man who spontaneously adopts a stray dog when facing a life crossroads. (The dog is played not by a dog but by an actress). He befriends the loveable mutt, much to his wife’s chagrin.
I AND YOU (November 10th - December 10th, 2023)
November brings to the Compass Rose stage I and You by Lauren Gunderson. American Theater Magazine called her the most-produced playwright in America. I and You, directed by Jerry Winters, brings together two teenagers to learn about one another, life, and the surprising mystery that connects them.
THE GIN GAME (January 19th - February 18th, 2024)
The new year begins with the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Gin Game, by D. L Coburn, directed by Rick Wade. Over a feisty game of gin rummy, retirees reveal the laughter, tears, and intimate details of their lives and the chapters ahead.
THE MUSIC MAN (March 15 - April 28, 2024)
Spring blossoms with an all-time family favorite, The Music Man, a Tony Award-winning musical by Meredith Willson, directed by Lucinda Merry-Browne. A charismatic, traveling con artist sells the antidote to the humdrum of everyday living, promising more excitement through music. Forgiveness and love prevail in this classic, upbeat musical.
The theater offers a four-show season membership subscription. Compass Rose member benefits include ticket discounts, free ticket exchanges, early access seating, and priority invitations to special events such as after-show discussions and receptions. Four-show season ticket memberships are $126 for students, $162 for seniors and veterans, and $198 for adults and are on sale until October 1, 2023. See www.compassrosetheater.org to order.
Ticketing/Show Information:
- Performances at Compass Rose Theater at Maryland Hall are Friday and Saturday nights at 8PM; select Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM.
- Regularly priced tickets are $25/children, $35/students, $45/seniors and veterans, and $55/adults. Group rates: $40 for groups over 12.
- To order season membership and tickets:
- Online: www.compassrosetheater.org,
- Call: 410-980-6662
- Mail: P.O. Box 4152, Annapolis, MD 21403
- The Compass Rose Theater is at 801 Chase St., Third Floor, Annapolis (in Maryland Hall)
- Free parking, EVSE, accessible with ramps and an elevator.
- Doors open 20 minutes before show time.
