The Embassy Theatre opened its doors to the public on November 18, 1931. It has since become Cumberland’s premier venue for the performing arts and culture.
Embassy Theatre
The Embassy Theatre is the premiere entertainment venue on the downtown Cumberland mall.
While our actors are ready for opening night of Little Women next week, our June shows are getting started and it is already looking amazing!
Novelist Rory Shane Riggs shares that the first table read of "Never Say Goodbye: An Evening with Lombard and Lucy" happened last evening with his wonderful cast of stars! These stars include Whitney Nicole O'Haver, Katie Zimmerman, Seth Thompson, and Lura Thompson.
Read all about one of the two shows by Shane Riggs that will be featured at Embassy Theatre this June!... And so it begins!
The first "table" read of "Never Say Goodbye: An Evening with Lombard and Lucy"
By Shane Riggs
author of
The Lightbearer and
Confessions from the Ladies Room
Making its stage debut*
at The Embassy Theatre
Cumberland MD
June 2025
Whitney Nicole O'Haver as Lucy
Katie Zimmermann as Carole.
Seth Thompson as Desi.
and Lura Thompson as Hildy.
Did you know legend has it the ghost of Carole Lombard advised Lucille Ball to do a series? The two had been best friends in life and that friendship reportedly continued even after Lombard's tragic death.
This play borrows that legend and real-life events in the lives of these two icons to imagine the evening Lombard visited Lucy to offer a career suggestion that would change the course of television history.
It's a sweet story of an everlasting friendship - with a little Hollywood lore sprinkled in for good measure!
Never Say Goodbye: An Evening with Lombard and Lucy will follow the revival of The Marie Defense during the same evening. Your ticket gets you into both shows.
* The play was previously workshopped in 2022 as part of the Cumberland Theatre's New Play Reading Series. The Embassy production will be the first time the play has been produced completely with hair, makeup, costumes and a nostalgic set audience members will find instantly familiar!
This is Shane Riggs' first original stage play in 15 years! (He's apparently been a little busy!)
Treat your mom to brunch and a show this Mother's Day!
Choose from a menu of cucumber sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches, chef salad kabobs, ham or turkey pinwheels, and deviled eggs. For dessert, have a strawberry parfait. A mimosa is served with every meal, along with your choice of tea or coffee.
Seating is limited, so get your tickets at embassy.ticketbud.com/little-women-may11matinee, or call to reserve (with at least 24 hour notice) at (240) 362-7183.
Event Page: www.facebook.com/share/1BrmAiKHwV/
GODSPELL AUDITIONS POSTPONED TO MAY 17th
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Due to new scheduling conflicts, we have to move the auditions back two weeks. It's still the same time from 12 pm to 5:30 pm, and it's still open auditions! Please message the director if you can't arrive at the new audition date. Their info is on the event page.
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