Strand Theater announces the world-premiere of “Watch, A Haunting” by playwright Molly Rice, opening Friday and running through Nov. 2.
The second production of the Strand’s season, “Watch, A Haunting” centers on a young girl, Vi, living with her neurotic mother and elderly grandmother. She spends most of her time in her room, where she befriends a girl no one else can see. Her mother quickly makes an appointment with a Ph.D. who may be after a Pulitzer, rather than providing any real help.
Rice is a native Texan whose plays have been published several times. She was a Lucille Lortel Fellow at Brown University, where she graduated in 2006 with an Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting.
The Strand Theater Company is located at 1823 N. Charles St. in Baltimore. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit strandtheatercompany.org.
Artist lecture/workshop at Morgan State
Visual artist Valerie Maynard will conduct a lecture and workshop on Wednesday for the students in the Visual Arts Department at Morgan State University. About 10 of her works will be on display and for sale to the public.
A multitalented artist who works in a number of different mediums, Maynard is constantly weaving her own philosophy into her art. Her powerful sculptures, lithographs, etchings, paintings, print works and photography demonstrate a mastery in diverse techniques including painting, collage, printmaking and set designing.
A New York native, Maynard, who studied at The Museum of Modern Art and the New School for Social Research, now lives in Baltimore. She has participated in exhibitions all over the world and received national and international recognition for her work, including a prestigious grant award from the Riksuttallningar National Museum of Stockholm, received numerous awards and artist in residence commissions and served on many prestigious arts organizations.
The free lecture begins at 6 p.m. at the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, located at 2201 Argonne Drive in Baltimore. For more information, call 443-885-4301.
More goings on Around Town
THEATER
Toby’s Dinner Theatre hosts the romantic tragedy “Phantom of the Opera,” a musical set in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, where viewers are invited into the mystery of why the Phantom terrorized the management and staff. DETAILS: 6 p.m.; Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 5625 O’Donnell St., Baltimore; $34.50 to $54. tobysdinnertheatre.com
FOOD
Indulge in pasta, meats and vegetables inspired by the Italian countryside at Sotto Sopro’s Rustic Italian 4-Course Dinner. DETAILS: 5:30 to 9 p.m., Sotto Sopra Restaurant, 405 N. Charles St., Baltimore; $38. 410-625-0534
COMEDY
Laugh off economic stress! Taglines Comedy Club hosts a night of the best national and local stand-up acts. DETAILS: 8 p.m.; Michael’s Pub, 8630 Guilford Road, Columbia; $5. 443-851-3826
