Under the leadership of playwright, actor, and director Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE (Artistic Director) and national arts leader Stephen Richard (Managing Director), Baltimore Center Stage is an artistically driven institution committed to engaging, entertaining, and enriching audiences through joyous and bold performance. Hailed by The Wall Street Journal as ña model of what regional theater can and should be,î Baltimore Center Stage has, for more than 50 years, dedicated itself to exploring new works and bringing classics to life. This rich history is marked by critically acclaimed new works that have shaped the American theater; from the Tony Award-winning The Triumph of Love to world premieres such as Miss EversÍ Boys by David Feldshuh and On the Verge by Eric Overmyer. In 2013, Center StageÍs unprecedented presentation of the Tony Award-winning Clybourne Park in repertory with the world premiere of Kwei-ArmahÍs BeneathaÍs Place sparked dialogue, drew international media attention and became the subject of a nationally broadcast PBS documentary, ñA Raisin in the Sun Revisited: The Raisin Cycle at Center Stage.î With its signature focus on civic and community engagement, Baltimore Center Stage, The State Theater of Maryland, enters its 2015/16 season with a commitment to exploring how art and entertainment communicate in the 21st century and to igniting conversation in Baltimore and beyond.