2025 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

For nearly 30 years, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) has been Frederick’s professional, collaborative theatre ensemble, connecting with the community through courageous, relevant, and accessible programming that inspires audiences to feel more, think deeper, and laugh longer. Now we’re taking the next bold step in our growth and inviting you to help make it possible.

We’re launching a Capital Campaign to create MET Key Stage, a new comedy and cabaret space in the historic FSK Hotel Building. This venue will be the dedicated home for MET Comedy and our five resident troupes, while also offering much-needed classroom and performance space for our growing Ensemble School and Fun Camp programs. MET Key Stage will bring a dynamic, street-level presence to MET, expanding our capacity, increasing visibility, and revitalizing the historic Wedgewood Room, which hasn’t hosted public gatherings since 1975.

Our goal is to raise $175,000 to transform this currently unused space into a fully equipped, flexible venue. Thanks to a generous $75,000 lead gift from a private foundation, we’re off to a strong start. Your contribution will fund construction, equipment, and launch programming. Donors of $150 or more will be recognized on the Key Contributors Wall.

Now more than ever, we need spaces that bring us together to laugh, connect, and heal. Help us build the stage where the next great laugh begins.

Let’s create MET Key Stage together.