• Baltimore’s 22nd annual ten-minute play festival 

• A collection of 12 world premiere short plays by local writers 

• Live and in person at Strand Theater

Rapid Lemon Productions will continue their 15th season in July with Variations on Silence, an evening of 12 world premiere short plays by local authors. Produced each year  since 2005, The Variations Project is an annual highlight of the Baltimore theatrical calendar. The theme “Silence” won the audience vote during last year’s Variations on Night, and attendees of this production will vote to select the theme for the 2027 Variations Project. 

Variations on Silence features plays by Deborah Carry-Amland, Allison Chen, Gabe Fremuth, Natasha Joyce  & Martin Thompson, Taylor Leigh Lamb, Wendy Matt, Alfonso Morales-Escobar, Tia Nellie, Regan Marie  Nelson, Mae Philippe-Auguste, Douglass E. Smith Jr., and Colin Tillery. Janis Hannon directs an ensemble cast of Alexys Adams, Cat Bustos, Jae Jones (Variations on Courage, 2024), Caleb Madison (From East, Like the Sun, 2026), Kobe Morrison, and ReginaGinaG (Variations on Night, 2025). 

Jae Jones, ReginaGinaG, Caleb Madison, Alexys Adams, Steven Forrester, and Cat Bustos in "Gus" by Natasha Joyce & Martin Thompson

Performances will be at Strand Theater, 5426 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214. Tickets are general  admission, $25. A special discounted "Industry Night" performance is just $15, on Monday, July 13. Press night  is July 10. Tickets are available at www.rapidlemon.org. Rapid Lemon Productions uses paperless ticketing – patrons' names will be at will call on the date of the performance. 

This production is supported in part by The Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org). 

ReginaGinaG, Jae Jones, Caleb Madison, Alexys Adams, and Steven Forrester in "Gus" by Natasha Joyce & Martin Thompson

Cat Bustos and Caleb Madison in "The Void's Had Enough of Your Noise" by Colin Tillery

Alexys Adams and Cat Bustos in "Save the Monarchs" by Tia Nellie

“The Variations Project is an important construct in the Baltimore arts community.” – Broadway World

“…a freewheeling thematic hub.” – Baltimore Sun 

“…a fun and worthwhile Baltimore institution.” – DC Metro Theater Arts 

“The company of Rapid Lemon is engagingly versatile and highly talented, not to mention diverse, energetic and  authentically committed.” – TheatreBloom 

“…full of life, layers, laughter and a really, really good time.” – Maryland Theatre Guide 

Established in 2012, Rapid Lemon Productions is a 501(c)3 nonprofit theater company whose mission is to  develop and present new work that promotes representation of and participation by the community it serves. Curators of the Variations Project since 2015, the company has also presented world or regional premieres of  full length plays by established playwrights including Suzan-Lori Parks, Chisa Hutchinson, D.W. Gregory,  Audrey Cefaly, Hope Villanueva, and Erlina Ortiz. Information: www.rapidlemon.org.