Monthly Archives: February 2015

Auditions for Kiss Me, Kate by 2nd Star at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 23, & 24

Auditions for Kiss Me, Kate by 2nd Star at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 23, & 24

AUDITION NOTICE!! “Kiss Me, Kate”
by 2nd Star Productions

Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7pm
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7pm

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Auditions for Kiss Me, Kate will be held at the Bowie Playhouse in Bowie, MD (16500 Whitemarsh Park Dr, Bowie, MD 20715) on Monday, February 23rd, and Tuesday, February 24th at 7 PM. Callbacks will be on Wednesday, February 25th. All roles are open! All ethnicities are encouraged to audition, and all ages 16 and over.

Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song that will showcase your voice in the style of the show. Accompanist will be provided. Bring a headshot and resume if you have one, as well as a list conflicts for March through the performance dates. Please dress appropriately for a dance/movement audition.

Rehearsals begin approximately March 9, and will be primarily Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 pm and Saturdays at 11:00 am until tech weeks when they will be daily. The show runs at the Bowie Playhouse May 29 – June 27, 2015 Fridays/Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 3pm.

Questions can be sent to 2ndstarbowie@gmail.com.

Produced by 2nd Star Productions/Jane Wingard
Directed by Roy Hammond
Music Direction by Joe Biddle
Choreography by Rikki Howie Lacewell

Synopsis: Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare, Kiss Me, Kate recounts the backstage and onstage antics of two feuding romantic couples during a touring production of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Sparkling with 18 classic Cole Porter songs — including “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” “Wunderbar,” “Always True to You in My Fashion,” “Too Darn Hot,” and “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” — Kiss Me, Kate epitomizes the American musical comedy at its irresistible best.

Roles – All roles are open to all ethnic diversities.

For more information see: http://www.2ndstarproductions.com/2ndStarAudition.html

Maryland Opera Studio presents A Family Reunion at Clarice Smith, Feb 20

Maryland Opera Studio New Work at Clarice Smith, Feb 20

Maryland Opera Studio presents New Work Reading Series:
A Family Reunion
Composer Christopher Patton
Librettist William Moses

Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Gildenhorn Recital Hall . FREE

As their mother succumbs to Alzheimer’s, a family gathers to make decisions about her care. Old wounds get reopened, secrets are revealed and new bonds are forged. A moving exploration of family that will touch anyone who’s ever belonged to one.

The first-year members of the Maryland Opera Studio make their first public appearance in this beautiful ensemble work created by Washington-area artists.

Ten-Minute Play Festival at Bowie State University, Feb 19-21

Ten-Minute Play Festival at Bowie State University, Feb 19-21

Second Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 7:30pm
Friday, February 20, 2015, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 21, 2015, 7:30pm

Enjoy original short plays produced, written, and directed by BSU students.

Cost: $5.

Location: Black Box Theater, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Feb 18

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 7pm.

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery

The Curse of the Comet

It is September 17, 1945 . . .

The world is free from war for the first time in over a decade. The young men who had fought for their respective causes have returned home and claimed their places in history.

In a spot that had remained secluded from the conflict, a gathering occurred last night – one that proved both intriguing and tragic. For this morning, the body of archeologist Myron Mason was found draped over the thorn bushes of his twin brother’s Beverly Hills home.

Last night also, the comet Hopkay made its first appearance in the heavens in over 400 years. The celestial messenger was last seen in 1545, the year that the native Central American chief Hopkay met an untimely demise. His people, the Intecs, interred him in a tomb which they said must be sacrosanct for all time.

Yet, a little over 10 years ago, Myron Mason found that tomb and robbed it of its treasures. An inscription on the wall of the crypt proclaimed that whoever desecrated the spot would be cursed. When the comet reappeared, said the writing, the chief’s revenge would be carried out.

In a carnival mood, Mason and a few acquaintances awaited the event at his brother’s home. They laughed and talked into the night, peering through telescopes to catch the first glimpse of the comet. As it came into view, they joked of the supposed consequences. It was the curse of an uneducated, emotional people. Or was it?

Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17, 19 & 22

Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17, 19 & 22

Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors will be held on:

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Director Michael V. Hartsfield will be casting:

8 men and 6 women plus ensemble are needed. Actors may audition bringing sheet music for the accompanist that will be provided or a CD. Sixteen bars of a Broadway style song that showcases vocal range will be requested. Little Shop of Horrors will open on April 24 and run through Sunday, May 17. Performances will run on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm with two Sunday matinees at 2pm on May 10th and May 17th.

For more information see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php