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Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Route 108)
Olney, MD 20832
(301) 924-2739
TDD: (301) 924-3400
World Wide Web: http://www.olneytheatre.org/
Olney Theatre, Olney, Maryland. Photo by Eric Stocklin,
courtesy of Olney Theatre Center for the Arts.
The Olney Theater became the State Summer Theater of Maryland in 1978 (Chapter 1003, Acts of 1978; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-309).
Located in Montgomery County (only 12 miles from Washington, DC, and 35 miles from Baltimore), the Olney Theater is a nonprofit professional theater producing a seven-show season. During the 1998-99 season, performances included A Question of Mercy, by David Rabo; Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller; and Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. While 20th-century American plays are emphasized, musicals are performed and new works introduced. Some 118,000 patrons attend the 450-seat theater annually.
Opened in 1941, the Olney Theater is host to several community projects. These include the Free Summer Shakespeare Festival; the National Players Touring Company, a classical touring group of young actors; and the National Players School Project, an education program performing for Maryland public schools.
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