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 World Class Jazz Series
Featuring Towson University Jazz Faculty Ensemble
April 18
AACC Faculty Jazz Ensemble Concert
May 3
3 p.m.
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The AACC Faculty Jazz Ensemble, featuring accomplished instructors from Anne Arundel Community College, performs a blend of traditional and original music.
Bring family and friends to enjoy an evening of amazing musicianship!
Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
AACC Symphony Orchestra Concert
May 8
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Enjoy an evening with AACC Symphony Orchestra for "Titan's Rising," featuring faculty member Lynda Dembowski, D.M.A., in CM von Weber's "Clarinet Concerto No. 2" followed by Mahler's heroic "Symphony No. 1."
Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
AACC Big Band Concert
May 9
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Join us for a night of great symphony sounds from AACC's Big Band!
You’re in for a spring musical treat as Instructor Tim Stanley directs the Big Band in concert! Accomplished jazz musicians will perform integrated arrangements and delightful solo pieces!
Ticket can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
AACC Concert Band Performance
May 10
2 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
AACC Chamber Singers and Concert Choir Performance
May 12
7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Music by Bach, Mozart, Faure, Part, Barber, Lauridsen, Whitacre, Gjeilo, Stroope and Dilworth
Tickets:
$20 general admission; $10 AACC faculty and staff, military and over 60; $5 AACC/AACPS students with valid ID
Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
AACC Chamber Music Concert
May 17
2 p.m.
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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.
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"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
April 10, 11, 17 and 18, 7:30 p.m.
April 12* and 19, 2 p.m.
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 matinee.
Tickets can be purchased online.
Black Box Series
Short plays written, designed, acted and directed by students
May 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m.
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This series is hosted by the Overcast Improv Troupe.
“Burnt Eggs” by Kaleb Benson
Two brothers clash over their father's decline, one demanding intervention, the other committed to fidelity. In their deadlock, the real erosion becomes visible.
“Life Alert,” by Olivia Comeau
Four cousins inherit a house from their controversial uncle. Whilst going through his things, they discover an unexpected gift he left for them.
“Read=Dead,” by Sophina Nunes
READ = DEAD is a knee-slapping comedy that follows three middle school girls and their experience being ghosted by the dreamy, charming, jock, Brad.
“Grief for Dummies,” by Bree Wiley
A 10-minute play about what happens to those left behind after a loved one has passed. It is about the emotional responses, both fair and unfair, that some might struggle to contend with, particularly when a death is expected, but still tragic.
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