Our community-led process for choosing our yearly spring main stage rock opera

PITCH APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

NOW - Pitch submissions open
July 31 at 11:59pm- Pitch submissions close
August 3 - Pitch selections notified
August 20, 2026 - PITCH PARTY 13, 7-10pm @ Venue TBD 
(also livestreamed to Youtube)

SUBMIT YOUR PITCH NOW!
Check out past pitches and more information below!

YOUR BIG DREAM = BALTIMORE'S NEXT BIG SHOW

Now is your chance to bring your dreams to life using the combined power of Baltimore Rock Opera Society's staff, volunteers, artists, community leaders and experienced craftspersons. Let's join forces and create something incredible and NEW together! Don't have a show idea? Attend the Pitch Party to vote for which one you want to see turned into a BROS production!

How it works

SUBMIT YOUR PITCH

The BROS Artistic Council will review all pitches submitted and decide which will be heard by the greater BROS community at this year's Pitch Party.

PREPARE A PITCH PRESENTATION

A small group of selected pitch teams will each put together a short presentation that shows off the vision for their show in all its wonderful glory.

THE PITCH PARTY

Each pitch teams will present in random order. They each get approx ten minutes to share their concept and then 5 minutes of Q&A. The BROS community and attendees of the Pitch Party then vote on which pitch they want to make into a show!

The winning pitch

We spend the next two years collaboratively producing the winning pitch into a fully-formed face-melting rock opera!

voting

To vote for your favorite pitch, you must watch the Pitch Party! You can watch by attending the party in person, or watching the livestream.

BROS volunteers can also watch the recording of the livestream after the event, a link will be posted in BROS Slack.

Votes will stay open for one week, and are ranked choice. Each person can only vote once.

WHAT TO PITCH

BROS has a history of producing gigantic works of original theater that contain an epic story, blend genres, and thrill audiences with rich characters, amazing original music played by a live band, and a few moments of over-the-top spectacle. However do not feel that you need to present a work that feels like it fits into BROS history, help us forge BROS future with an idea THAT WILL BLOW EVERYONE’S MIND!

We want your visionary, excessive and wild ideas that will inspire our community to want to jump into this artistic process. Check out the BROS ARTISTIC VALUES to help guide your pitch.

YOUR PITCH SHOULD INCLUDE

- A great title

- A really brief elevator pitch: Describe the idea in two sentences. Paint a picture. Get us excited.

- Your role on the show: What will you be working on, and who is gonna help make your show amazing?

- Describe the music: Describe the unique sound of your show. It doesn't have to contain rock and roll or heavy metal. What about electronic music, soul, funk, hip-hop or something new?

- Describe the world & setting: Visual elements, backstory, sets, characters

- Why is this show a step forward for BROS?

WHAT Not TO PITCH

DON'T PITCH WORK THAT IS TOO SIMILAR TO bros recent WORK
Spring 2025: Lempira - Heavy-metal legend of indigenous resistance
Spring 2026: American Vamp - Over-the-top vampire conspiracy romp in 80's Manhattan
Spring 2027: Aquarius Dreaming - Psychedelic semi-aquatic Baltimore fever dream
We’re not looking for a finished script!
We want work that gets developed hand-in-hand with the BROS. If the show is totally complete, then it's less of a collaborative experience for the community.
You don’t have to fit into our past formula! Some of the most exciting work that we have produced totally breaks out from the standard seated 2 hour musical format.

Past pitch parties