Auditions for American Son by Upstage Artists, Mar 18

Auditions for American Son by Upstage Artists, Mar 18

Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
American Son
by Christopher Demos-Brown
directed by Rick Bergmann

Audition Date: Wednesday March 18, 2026 at 7pm
Callbacks: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7pm

Performance Dates: June 5-7 and 12-14, 2026

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

The award-winning play about an estranged biracial couple who must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.

For more information, click here.

Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came To America at the Bowie CPA, Mar 24

Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came To America at the Bowie CPA, Mar 24

Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came to America
by Anna Mwalagho

Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came to America is a riveting one-woman theatrical experience by Anna Mwalagho — actress, singer, poet, storyteller, and cultural truth-teller. Through an unforgettable blend of comedy, storytelling, poetry, prose, music, and lived anecdotes, Mwalagho invites audiences into her deeply personal journey of identity, migration, and belonging.

The play traces the winding road of challenges and triumphs faced by an African woman navigating life in America — where race, culture, and self-definition collide in unexpected ways. With wit, vulnerability, and fearless honesty, Mwalagho explores a truth many overlook: migration is not new; it is the story of humanity itself. Yet each journey carries its own cost, courage, and transformation.

By turns hilarious, poignant, and thought-provoking, the performance disarms with laughter before confronting audiences with questions that linger long after the curtain falls. As the final words echo — “At some point, we have all been immigrants, searching for a place called home in a foreign land” — the play leaves viewers both challenged and healed.

A labor of love and a lifelong dream, Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came to America celebrates African identity, honors common humanity, and dares to tell the stories too often left unheard. Written and performed by Anna Mwalagho, and edited and debut directed by Mkawasi Mcharo Hall, this bold and unapologetic work is more than a performance — it is a movement.

Tickets: $32. Click here.

Orlando Furioso at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 7-14

Orlando Furioso at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 7-14

2026 Greenbelt Youth Musical
The School for Superheroes presents Orlando Furioso, The Musical
written and directed by Chris Cherry

Saturday, March 7, 2026, 7 pm
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3 pm
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2 pm and 7 pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

The School For Super-Heroes Presents Orlando Furioso, The Musical is about a group of students who don’t feel like they fit in at a high school for super-powered teenagers, due to their offbeat powers. Drawing on their combined abilities, the group decides to produce the most ambitious high school musical in history, based on a rollicking 16th-century fantasy epic that puts the King Arthur legends to shame. The result surprises them all and just maybe saves the world! Who could resist a musical that combines super-powers with dashing knights, powerful wizards, and warrior damsels?

Tickets: $5; advance sales (highly recommended) at (301) 397-2208, starting February 4

Women Playing Hamlet by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Mar 6-29

Women Playing Hamlet by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Mar 6-29

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Women Playing Hamlet
by William Missouri Downs

Performance Dates: March 6 – 29, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Struggling TV soap actress Jessica is offered a role she’s not sure she wants – Hamlet. As she copes with the insane idea (and the occasional threatening text from Sir Patrick Stewart), she encounters a wide-ranging ensemble of challenging characters – including an abusive acting coach, a bratty hacker niece, a cougar mom, a worldwise bartender, a sexist creep professor and a Shakespearean gravedigger – all played by women. Jessica’s journey to find herself in the role is a humorous and insightful exploration of gender, identity, and the challenges of acting.

Tickets: $25/Adults, $20/Seniors/Students, click here.

Upstage Artists presents The Importance of Being Earnest, Mar 6-15

Upstage Artists presents The Importance of Being Earnest, Mar 6-15

Upstage Artists presents:
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Anna Fitzmaurice

Show Dates: March 6-8 and 13-15, 2026

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

The classic comedy about two friends, each pretending to be a man named “Earnest” to win over women who insist they can only love someone with that name. Chaos and comedy ensue in this sharp, witty satire packed with lies, tangled plots, and mistaken identities.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.