The spring 2026 mainstage production will be Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
By William Shakespeare
Directed by James Glossman
- Thursday April 16, 8:00 pm
- Friday April 17, 8:00 pm
- Saturday April 18, 2:00 pm
- Saturday April 18, 8:00 pm
- Sunday April 19, 2:00 pm
In Merrick Barn
Tickets
- Buy tickets here if you are affiliated with JHU.
- Reserve tickets if you are not affiliated by emailing [email protected].
Please let us know which show you would like to attend, and how many tickets you want. You can pay in person with cash or credit card, on the day of the show.
Alumni: you can also purchase tickets through the Alumni Weekend Registration site.
A rip-roaring adventure tale on the high seas of the ancient world. This romance tells the story of Pericles, as he weathers the darkness of incest, the curse of famine, and the pain of shipwreck. He finds the joy of marriage, but then loses wife and child to the sea – until the Goddess Diana intervenes to arrange one of Shakespeare’s greatest reunions. One of the lesser-known plays, but since Shakespeare’s day a hit with audiences. Come see JHU Theatre’s newly edited version, and enjoy 90 minutes of live music, poetry, and seafaring.
For questions, email [email protected].
The Historic Merrick Barn
Merrick Barn, built in 1803, has been the center of playmaking at Johns Hopkins for over a century. The John Astin Theatre, seating 100, with a classic proscenium stage, hosts all JHU Theatre productions. The Barn is also home to the Undergraduate Program in Theatre Arts & Studies.
We would like to acknowledge that Merrick Barn is located on the unceded lands of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples, and that before it was a theatre, it was a site of human enslavement.
Parking and Directions
- Visitors can park in the South Garage, located under the Decker Quadrangle on Wyman Park Drive. The garage is fully automated and open 24 hours. The pay station is in the vestibule next to the Parking Office. The weekend flat rate is $8.
- It is a 10-minute walk from the South Garage to the Merrick Barn. Go through Wyman Quad and the Krieger breezeway.
- Street parking should be available near the Baltimore Museum of Art. Walk through the sculpture garden, and continue straight to Merrick Barn.
- For access from Charles Street, walk up the stairs to the left of the new student center.
- Use Google Maps to find the theatre.
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Discount Tickets
All JHU students are eligible to purchase 2 tickets to any production at Baltimore’s premier professional theatre for only $10!
See what’s playing and buy your tickets here.
To purchase your discounted ticket, choose the regular student ticket and then enter the promo code JHUBCS.
About John Astin
Our theatre is named for John Astin, A&S ’52, the longtime Director of JHU Theatre. Astin had a long and distinguished acting career, on Broadway, as a character actor in TV and film, and as the star of TV’s The Addams Family. Astin returned to Johns Hopkins and served as Homewood Professor of the Arts, and Director of Theatre Arts and Studies, from 2001 until 2021.