Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Apr 4

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Apr 4

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Experimental Performance Series

#4:
Sat, Apr. 4, 2026 | 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr. 4, 2026 | 7:30 pm

#5:
Sat, May. 9, 2026 | 2:00 pm
Sat, May. 9, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self-produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from established works to brand new plays and choreography.

This performance will feature three original works:

\\\r0ck///, choreographed by Connor Voss, is a dance work about rocks and how we can use rocks to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Front Porch Conversations, choreographed by Kaisha Snowden in collaboration with dancers.

Front Porch Conversations addresses the nuances of Black women. The many shapes, fonts, and pieces they come in and how they come in them. It addresses the fact that Black women are not a monolith and your stereotypes will not limit them to it. You are invited to listen to these conversations, not to form or to subject us to your own opinions, but to do nothing other than hear our various forms, regardless of their denigration or exalt, and acknowledge the role you play in perpetuating them.

Happy Daze: A Sorry Memoir, choreographed by Zoe Cushman Walders

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Assassins at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 3-May 3

Assassins at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 3-May 3

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Assassins
Directed by Phillip Wong
Music Directed by Mimi McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances April 3 – May 3, 2026
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat at 8 PM;
Sunday matinees at 2 PM on April 12 and May 3;
No performances the weekend of April 17 – 19.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Assassins is a multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim’s signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America’s four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing, and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $23, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $18

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Mar 28

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Mar 28

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, each month featuring special guests, live music, and food!

Tickets: $35 to $50. Click here.

Postcards from the Border at the Clarice, Mar 25-26

Postcards from the Border at the Clarice, Mar 25-26

Clarice presents:
Postcards from the Border
by Carrie Rodriguez, Oscar Cásares & Joel Salcido

Wed, Mar. 25, 2026 | 8:00 pm
Thu, Mar. 26, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Postcards from the Border is an empathic, multimedia piece at the intersection of music, spoken word and film that offers an intellectual and uniquely Latin American perspective on the lines bisecting both our maps and our hearts.

Oscar Cásares, an acclaimed novelist from the Rio Grande Valley, wanted to share his experience of growing up on the border with his 10-year-old daughter, Elena. To tell this story, Cásares and photographer Joel Salcido traveled the length of the Rio Grande, from El Paso and Juarez to Brownsville and Matamoros to reveal his roots and the subtle and profound details of those who live there.

Originally appearing in Texas Monthly, those words and images are now brought to life in a new stage production with music by celebrated singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez and her five-piece band, narrated by Cásares alongside Salcido’s stirring images. This is a story steeped in the rich and inspiring history of America. Here, in this corner of the country, kids are raised to cross fluidly into both cultures and languages, to listen to pop music as easily as they do polkas and rancheras, to speak to their teachers in English and their grandparents in Spanish, and to everyone else in both languages, often simultaneously. Together, these artists will illuminate the often-overlooked stories of generations of families at the edge of our country. This is the story of the border you’ve never heard.

Don’t miss a post-show conversation and Q&A with the artist immediately following the Wed, Mar 25 performance!

Tickets: $35, Students/Youth: $15. Click here.

Galapagos George with Barefoot Puppets at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 24

Galapagos George with Barefoot Puppets at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 24

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Galapagos George with Barefoot Puppets

Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 10am and 11:15am

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

This performance is part of our Tiny Tots Series and is recommended for PreK-Grade 2. Based on the true story of Lonesome George, this uplifting eco-fable tells the tale of a truly one-of-a-kind tortoise from the Galapagos Islands. Watch George, a GIANT tortoise, grow up among sea turtles, lizards, hungry goats, sea lions, and dancing birds with blue feet. As you visit his island, you hear the story of the last tortoise found on Pinta Island in the Galapagos archipelago. Fall in love with these islands — and this not-so-little tortoise — while learning an important lesson about man’s impact on the environment. Please note, everyone must have a ticket to enter, regardless of age. Groups of 20+ can call 301-277-1710 for Group Sales.

Tickets: $8 adult, $6 child. Click here for info, and here for tickets.