In 1978, Pasadena Theatre Company (PTC) was founded by several Thespian individuals as a regional independent theatre group to involve and educate community members in the joy of live theatre. PTC has evolved into a self-producing and self-efficient theatrical company that is highly recognized in Anne Arundel County and throughout the region.
Initially, yearly musicals were performed as fundraisers with profits solely used by any area sponsoring school. In 1979, PTC incorporated and became a registered non-profit organization. PTC's theatrical talents were shared by co-sponsoring musicals as fundraisers with other non-profit groups such as the Northeast High School Thespians, Pasadena, Saint Bernadette Parish, Severn, Pascal Senior Center, Glen Burnie.
PTC also continued to produce and fund its own productions in various schools in the county such as Old Mill Senior High and Old Mill Middle School as well as Glen Burnie High School in order to broaden its audience and to bring live theatre into new areas. PTC expanded its offerings to include comedies and dramas, always producing family oriented entertainment.
Pasadena Theatre Company previously performed at Baldwin Hall in Millersville, MD from 1984 to 1997 and Kerr Center for the Arts, Severn. PTC continues to offer productions in several Anne Arundel County theatres that include Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Severna Park Community Center, Severna Park, Catonsville Theatre Company, Baltimore, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, Carroll Baldwin Hall, Savage.
Pasadena Theatre Company is partially funded through grants from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, as well as a few generous private donors.
If you would like to become a member of the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, please visit their website at www.acaac.org or call 410-222-7949.
The Pasadena Theatre Company of Anne Arundel County, MD, is a 501-C3 non-profit, charitable, and educational organization as recognized by the IRS (Federal Tax ID Number 52-1938666). PTC is committed to diversity, equality, inclusion, and accessibility for both our volunteers and patrons to ensure representation for people from a broad range of social and demographic backgrounds. We strive to foster an environment where all feel valued, respected and welcomed, whatever their gender expression, race, ethnicity, national origin, body type, age, sexual orientation/identity, education, experience, or ability. PTC believes that no persons, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, political or religious opinion or affiliation, material status, creed, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, sex (except when age or sex constitute a bona fide occupational qualification), or physical or mental disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination related to, the arts. Both rehearsal and performance venues are accessible to those participants and patrons who may have mobility needs.