Written by Thornton Wilder
The story of the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 told through the everyday lives of its citizens.
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Embassy Theatre
The Embassy Theatre is the premiere entertainment venue on the downtown Cumberland mall.
With our 2025 season quickly approaching, we are in the final weeks to accept season advertisement submissions.
By purchasing a season advertisement, your business will be helping the arts flourish in our community by supporting 6 main stage Embassy Theatre productions including Little Women, The Marie Defense & Never Say Goodbye: An Evening with Lombard and Lucy, Godspell, Instruments of Healing, Bonnie & Clyde, and Butterflies are Free plus additional productions.
Embassy Theatre provides vibrant cultural experiences with our performances. With seating available for approximately 100 patrons, your business can be remembered in each playbill.
Together, we can preserve Embassy Theatre - a beautiful relic of the past, founded in 1931. As a special thank you for prompt submissions, a 5% discount will be applied to the cost if purchased by 02/15/25.
For more details, please use the Google Forms link attached or call us at (240)-362-7183.
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Advertising Opportunity for 2025 Season in our theatrical event programs (6 main stage playbills plus additional productions, as booked) 5% Discount is applicable if purchased by 02/15/25 Deadline for...
No plans for Valentine's Day Weekend? Come on down to Embassy Theatre on Saturday, February 15, 2025 for "Embassy Theatre's Candyland Drag Show". Door and Cafe open at 8pm show begins at 9pm. Must have valid ID and be 21+ or 18+ with an adult. Call 240-362-7183 to reserve your seat now before they sell out
The Embassy Theatre in beautiful downtown Cumberland is proud to announce our upcoming season of theatrical offerings.
Leading off 2025 on the Embassy stage will be "Little Women," the classic coming-of-age tale of four sisters by Louisa May Alcott, adapted by Kay Hamill. Directed by Al Hall, the show runs May 9th through the 18th. Auditions are scheduled Saturday, February 8th, and more details may be found at tinyurl.com/7dratvam.
Coming up June 13th - 22nd will be two one acts, “The Marie Defense” and “Never Say Goodbye,” written and directed by local author Shane Riggs. The second play, subtitled “An Evening with Lombard and Lucy,” will be receiving its world premier.
The musical "Godspell," by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, opens July 18th and runs till July 27th. Structured as a series of parables based on the Gospel of Matthew, the show will be directed by Hayden Davis.
An original play that affirms the power of musical therapy in overcoming adversity, "Instruments Of Healing," directed by Mark Ashby. plays September 12th-21st. Written by Andy Goldenson, this show features original music by the author, who will also serve as music director.
Running October 17th-26th will be "Bonnie and Clyde," by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black, and Ivan Menchell. This musical retelling of the famous young outlaws’ exploits is directed by Sawyer Jenkins, with musical direction by Jaiden Courrier.
"Butterflies Are Free," by Leonard Gershe, opens November 14th and plays through November 23rd. This story of a blind man whose mother disapproves of his free-spirited girlfriend is directed by Katlynn Lahman.
The Embassy Theatre is located at 49 Baltimore St. in Cumberland MD. More details may be obtained by calling the theatre at 240-362-7183.
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