Add audience participation and bingo—don’t worry, we’ll come back to that—and you have That Way Madness Lies: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes, part of the Charm City Fringe Festival that runs through this weekend.

You’ll arrive at Hampden’s Church & Company—where the Gothic ambiance is just right for Shakespeare—and receive a program with a bingo card printed inside containing the names of iconic scenes. Here’s where it gets interesting—you call out what you want to see based on your card so you can win.

Six talented actors have prepared 45 Shakespeare snippets—from Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night’s Dream—that you can chose from. Props and costumes thrown on and off with lightning speed as the performers prepare in seconds.

Though some scenes have been re-interpreted—Thursday night included a hilarious, unorthodox death scene from Julius Caesar, for example—you’ll still hear plenty of the classics—the “out damn spot” scene from Macbeth was powerfully delivered by actor Josh Thomas, as was a scene from Hamlet between the title character and Ophelia.

The stars here are the actors and Shakespeare’s words—and that is the greatest achievement of this performance. You’ll see these incredible works in a different way, and appreciate the dedication and prowess it takes to interpret them.

Plus, the set-up ensures plenty of laughs—and if the actors don’t make it to 30 scenes within the hour, a member of the audience gets to throw a pie in one of their faces. You can imagine the old bard getting a laugh out of all of this, too.

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It allows sound to bounce around exquisitely, from the weathered wood floors to the stained glass windows, enveloping the gothic-style furnishings and décor.

This 140-year-old church hasn’t served its original purpose in decades. But the building has taken on a new life as the event space Church & Company, hosting weddings, kimchi tastings, and concerts alike.

“It’s breathtaking,” said Chelsea Thomas, an architect and event chair of Doors Open Baltimore. “There’s nothing else like it in Baltimore.”

The story line of history paired with re-birth is part of the reason that the space was included in the second Doors Open Baltimore, an architectural walking tour that highlights more than 50 historic structures throughout the city. On Saturday, visitors can take tours of the buildings and attend special programs, all for free.

The aim of the event, sponsored by Baltimore’s chapter of the American Institute of Architects called AIABaltimore, is to highlight the sometimes hidden architectural feats of the city and to get visitors acquainted with neighborhoods they don’t always visit. You can take in the Tiffany glass displays in Bolton Hill’s Brown Memorial Church, find out secrets about Baltimore’s fourth-tallest skyscraper, and visit a Quaker meeting house built in 1781.

Church & Company’s building, which is also home to vintage boutique Hunting Ground, was designed by George Frederick, the architect behind City Hall. It served a variety of functions, including as a travel agency, until Alex Fox leased the space, tearing out walls and a drop ceiling, and chipping away layers of paint.

It’s a perfect example of what can happen in many Baltimore buildings yet to be discovered, said Nathan Dennies of AIABaltimore and a friend of Fox’s.

“If you have a vision, as an artist you can make it your own.”

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