The Friedheim Music Library houses one of the largest and oldest music collections in the country. Holdings include over 150,000 books, scores, and periodicals.

The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center brings artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds together. We support, develop, promote and advocate for cultural and educational programming in the visual and performing arts.

Est. 1971. Theatre Project—through the presentation of a diverse array of original and experimental theatre, music, and dance—connects the artists and audiences of Baltimore with a global community of performers. We seek to nurture those artists who are actively experimenting with new forms of expression and support both performers of international reputation and emerging local companies creating new work.

The Baltimore Theater Roundtable is a new monthly community discussion, inviting theater folx from Baltimore and surrounding areas to the table to voice their thoughts about issues important to the past, present, and future of our beloved theater community.

Supporting the contributions of arts, culture, history, heritage and humanities to the greater Baltimore region for over 17 years.

The Program in Theatre Arts and Studies offers a comprehensive approach to the arts of acting, directing, and playwriting along with the fundamentals of technical direction, play production, play analysis, theatre management, and theatre history.

The Theatre Arts Program of the Fine Arts Department produces graduates possessing a well-rounded liberal arts education through a general Theatre Arts concentration.

BSU Theatre produces two Main Stage productions and two Black Box productions per season, as well as student produced work, and hosts visiting companies and other co-curricular activities for students, faculty/staff, and the community. Our recently opened Fine and Performing Arts Center features a 400-seat Main Stage Theater, a 200-seat Black Box Theater, and a 90-seat Movement Studio. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers the Theatre Arts program at Bowie State University. Students can earn the Bachelor of Science degree in theatre with concentrations in acting/directing and...

The Maryland Opera Studio’s curriculum is designed to prepare singers for the future of opera by building vocal and musical skills alongside dramatic and physical skills through practical experience with esteemed resident faculty and visiting artists. Individual attention is a core principle with a select number of graduate students in each class and guaranteed performances in each semester of study, including full roles in two productions with orchestra.

The B.A. Program: Our award-winning faculty is comprised of active professionals with proven expertise across the full range of dramatic disciplines including acting, playwriting, design, media, technical theater, movement, voice, costume and production design. Our alumni transition to a rich variety of career pathways and have been recognized for their work on Broadway, film and television. Graduates have performed with Beyoncé, produced and directed Glee Live, served as President of Paramount Pictures and worked as Vice President of Casting at 21st Century Fox. The two-year Master of Arts...

Founded in 1989 and incorporated in 1993, the mission of BWPG is to support and promote the work of African American playwrights, as well as provide leadership and advocacy on critical issues within the theater world.

In this three year program, playwrights collaborate with actors and directors to shape and reshape their works in classrooms, readings and workshops. They will come in contact with a variety of dramaturgical techniques for the development of dramatic action, character, language and structure. The focus is on a professional and practical approach to scriptwriting, culminating in the writing of three or more rehearsal-ready works for the stage. Opportunities for lab workshops of plays in process will be made available to the playwrights, beginning in the second semester.