The Flood ...
For over a decade, the Mobtown Players has produced classical and contemporary theater, including numerous world premieres, from our home in the Meadow Mill building in Baltimore. On April 30, heavy rains caused the Jones Falls, which runs past Meadow Mill, to overflow, flooding the building and rendering our theater unusable.
We lost our performance space in the midst of rehearsing our final show of the season, Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, an Elizabethan revenge drama that profoundly influenced Shakespeare's Hamlet. We also lost many of our lights, props, flats, and other set and technical elements.
Mobtown remains committed to producing The Spanish Tragedy, but we need your help to succeed.
What We Need & What You Get
We were fortunate to secure a new venue: The Great Hall at St. Mary's Outreach Center, a former church that houses a wonderful Elizabethan-style stage. To help us cover the cost of renting the space and other production expenses, we are looking to raise $3000.
We believe this show is emblematic of Mobtown's mission to produce classic theater with a contemporary twist, and we cannot wait to share it with you. Each person who donates $15, or the cost of a ticket, will receive one ticket to any performance of The Spanish Tragedy. Donate $30 and receive two tickets; donate $45, and receive three tickets; etc.
Production Details
The Spanish Tragedy opens July 11 at the Great Hall at St. Mary's, located at 3900 Roland Avenue in Hampden. The run includes seven performances:
- Friday, July 11 @ 8 pm
- Saturday, July 12 @ 8 pm
- Friday, July 18 @ 8 pm
- Saturday, July 19 @ 8 pm
- Sunday, July 20 @ 4 pm
- Friday, July 25 @ 8 pm
- Saturday, July 26 @ 8 pm
Written by Thomas Kyd
Adapted by Joshua McKerrow and Kat McKerrow
Directed by Joshua McKerrow
Featuring:
- Revenge: Shelby Monroe
- Ghost of Don Andrea: Megan Farber
- King of Spain: Daniel Douek
- Duke of Castile: Ishai Barnoy
- Balthazar: Matthew Purpora
- Lorenzo: Bill Soucy
- Horatio: Rob Vary
- Hieronimo: Frank Vince
- Isabella: Jennifer Hasselbusch
- Bellimperia: Kat McKerrow
- Pedringano: Jeffrey Gangwisch
- Christophil/Hangman/Ambassador: Joshua Hopkins
- Serberine/Spanish General: Lucas Iverson
- Page: David Guzman