Students, community members and visiting artists share their vision of the world through music, opera, dance and theatre. Throughout the year, enjoy performances by the AACC faculty as well as regional, national and international artists who share their talents and passion for a wide range of styles and traditions.
Thank you for visiting and for your interest in AACC's performing arts events. Please see spring 2026 events below!
AACC Dance Company Performances
May 1 and 2
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Faculty Jazz Ensemble Concert
May 3
3 p.m.
Humanities 112
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Symphony Orchestra Concert
May 8
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Big Band Concert
May 9
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Concert Band Performance
May 10
2 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Chamber Singers and Concert Choir Performance
May 12
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Ticket information and event details to come.
AACC Chamber Music Concert
May 17
2 p.m.
Humanities 112
Ticket information and event details to come.
In partnership with Compass Rose Theater
"RENT"
Feb. 13-March 8
At 7:30 p.m. (Feb. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, March 6, 7)
At 2 p.m. (Feb 15, 21, 22, March 1, 8)
Note: Feb. 15 is sold out. Also, there are two performances on Feb 21: 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Humanities 112
"RENT" is the stage production that follows a year in the lives of struggling young artists in New York’s East Village as they face love, loss and the impact of disease.
Loosely based on Puccini’s "La Bohème," this rock musical is a powerful tribute to creativity, resilience and living the Bohemian life.
The show is hosted and produced by Compass Rose Theater, in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College's Department of Performing Arts.
Tickets can be purchased at the Compass Rose Theater website or on the Performing Arts Facebook and Instagram pages. Tickets are not on sale at the AACC Box Office.
"This Murder Was Staged" by Patrick Greene and Jason Pizzarello
Directed by Andrew Agner-Nichols
April 10-19
At 7:30 p.m. (April 10, 11, 17, 18)
At 2 p.m. (April 12*, 19)
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) have a motive to want the demanding director gone? "This Murder Was Staged" is a fast-paced, backstabbing, backstage comedy from two of the writers of "The Alibis" and "Rogues' Gallery."
*There is a company talkback on Sunday, April 12 following the 2 p.m. matinee.
Ticket information and event details to come.
Black Box Series
Short plays written, designed, acted and directed by students
May 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Humanities 112 (The Little Theater)
This series is hosted by the Overcast Improv Troupe.
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Interested in joining an AACC performing group?
Auditions are usually required. Some ensembles may also require enrollment in specific courses or degrees.
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