PLAYdate with Happenstance Theater at the Publick Playhouse, May 2-3

PLAYdate with Happenstance Theater at the Publick Playhouse, May 2-3

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
PLAYdate with Happenstance Theater

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 7 pm
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 4pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

This is a super-charged explosion of original work by Happenstance Theater collaborators from the DC/MD Theatre community who want to dive into devising. In only ONE day, the generative artists will assemble an assemblage of vignettes and scenes and perform them for you! It will be Happenstance Theater’s version of “a play in a day.” Let the adrenaline soar!

Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior. Click here for info, and here for tickets.

El Ciclón at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

El Ciclón at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Clarice presents:
UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
El Ciclón
by Yara Travieso
music by Sam Crawford

Fri, May. 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Sat, May. 2, 2026 | 2:00 pm
Sat, May. 2, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Sun, May. 3, 2026 | 2:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Cuban-Venezuelan-American playwright Yara Travieso’s new musical El Ciclón, with music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, is a unique and innovative musical production combining cinema with live theater. It tells the story of a woman stranded with her car in the swampy south during a harsh storm. El Ciclón is a wild, neo-feminist saga within a 1950s B-movie psychological thriller, featuring singing, dancing and just enough alligators to keep things interesting.

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

Opera Scene Study by the Maryland Opera Studio at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Opera Scene Study by the Maryland Opera Studio at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Clarice presents:
Maryland Opera Studio
Opera Scene Study

Thu, Apr. 30, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Fri, May. 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props.

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Auditions for Return Engagements by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 27 & 28

Auditions for Return Engagements by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 27 & 28

Bowie Community Theatre announces auditions for:
Return Engagements
by Bernard Slade
directed by Lorraine Brooks

Audition Dates: Monday and Tuesday, April 27 and 28, 2026 at 7pm

Performance Dates: July 24 – August 9, 2026

Audition Location: 8327 Pondview Drive, Millersville MD 21108

Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

In this clever comedy, we first meet three unrelated couples,and then get to revisit them 20, 25, and 30 years later, and also learn to our merriment how their stories intertwine. By the same of Same Time Next Year, this delightful show is guaranteed to entertain and inspire!

For more information, click here.

Maryland Day and Broadway Today at the Clarice, Apr 25

Maryland Day and Broadway Today at the Clarice, Apr 25

Clarice presents:
Maryland Day
Sat, Apr. 25, 2026 | 10:00 am – all day

Broadway Today
Sat, Apr. 25, 2026 | 3:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Explore the creativity of Terps and the local community on Maryland Day! This annual campus-wide open house features artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Bring your family and your friends for a day of fun and frolic! Click here for the full schedule.

Broadway Today is part of Maryland Day 2026, our annual campus-wide open house featuring artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Explore all Maryland Day events at The Clarice here.

Free, no tickets required. Click here.