The Endangered Species Theatre Project - Frederick

08/30/2026

Today is a two-show day! We hope you will join us for one or both.
First up is Shakespeare in the Stacks. An Actively Staged Reading of some of the Bard's best work -- today at 3 pm at the ESPloft (16 E. Patrick Street -- 2nd floor no elevator) Pay-what-you-can at the door!
NEXT is SHERLOCK SUNDAY @ 7 pm at Sky Stage! Tonight's episode is "The Moriarty Revelation" continued -- with our opening Sherlock Spoof of "The Peculiar Puzzle of the Purloined Pickleball Paddle.
We hope to see some of you!

08/29/2026

Our ticketing link for Sunday's performance of Shakespeare in the Stacks had a glitch. It is now fixed and we hope to see you at the show...Starring: Rebecca Carroll, Niko Crawford (pictured), Surasree Das (pictured), Dan Jacoby, Jackson Peters-Mosere, Anne Raugh, Emma Jean Roeder, and Irene Silbert.
Come enjoy this actively Staged Reading of some of Shakespeare's most beloved scenes and monologues.

Esptheatre (with a dot org)

08/25/2026

08/21/2026

ESPtheatre is holding auditions for our next production of Cyrano de Bergerac (which performs at New Spire Arts for a weekend in February and a weekend in March.) You will also be considered for other shows in our Season!
We are looking for a team of 9 or 10 actors playing multiple roles!-- Come if you'd like to work with us! Bring a 1–2-minute monologue and sign up below. Can't make our dates of September 27 & 28 -- send a 1 - 2 minute monologue recording to [email protected].

These are paid positions (Stipends and can do a few AEA Union contracts.)
Sign up below and we look forward to seeing you!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up to audition at ESPtheatre -- 14 E. Patrick Street -- 2nd floor. This space is on the 2nd floor without an elevator. If you need an accessible audition -- contact [email protected] and we will arrange an audition at an...

08/11/2026

07/30/2026

"Much Ado is the prototypical rom-com, but to my mind, it remains the best of the genre. I’m so thrilled to revisit this play with this extraordinary cast and to mount it in the beautiful Hodson Outdoor Amphitheater at Hood College. With music and fashion from the ‘80s, it’s going to be a delight - for our audiences and for the cast and crew." -- Aaron Angello, Director

🎭 Much Ado About Nothing
📆 Performances run August 21st-29th
👑 Dress Up Nights at the Frederick Shakespeare Festival: August 29th at 7:30PM
📍 Hood College's Hodson Outdoor Theater
🎟 www.ardeotheatre.org/shows

Masks slip. Sparks fly. Pride stumbles. In Much Ado About Nothing, every glance is a challenge, every rumor and trap, and every joke a step closer to love. Beneath the laughter, hearts and reputations are both on the line.