Monthly Archives: January 2022

Operaterps present Speed Dating Tonight! at Clarice Smith, Feb 4-5, Online or In person

Operaterps present Speed Dating Tonight! at Clarice Smith, Feb 4-5, Online or In person

OperaTerps present:
Speed Dating Tonight!
Friday, February 4, 2022 • 7:30PM
Saturday, February 5, 2022 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online or in Person.

Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.

With words and music by Michael Ching and conceived by Dean Anthony, Speed Dating Tonight! is a one-act comic opera that explores the human desire for connection. We meet many different characters, some bold, some shy, some ready to start a relationship, and some just getting over their exes. The opera is made up of 90-second dates that give us a peek into each character’s life as they try to find their perfect match.

OperaTerps is a student-led ensemble affiliated with the UMD School of Music. This production is generously sponsored by the Pepsi Enhancement Fund.

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Operaterps, Speed Dating Tonight!

BlackLight Summit 2022 at Clarice Smith, Feb 3-5, In person

BlackLight Summit 2022 at Clarice Smith, Feb 3-5, In person

BlackLight Summit 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022–Saturday, February 5, 2022
Thu, Feb 3, 2022 . 09:30AM to 09:30PM
Fri, Feb 4, 2022 . 09:30AM to 09:30PM
Sat, Feb 5, 2022 . 09:30AM to 11:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

The Art of Becoming, Power and Passion: The More I Am, The More I Become.

The Clarice’s BlackLight Summit aims to activate the unimagined possibilities in dance–it is a convening that envisions dance as a conduit to galvanize resilience and inventiveness. Returning for a second year, the 2022 summit explores three fundamental inquiries: “What/who are we becoming?” “How do we return to one another?” and “Does progress equal healing?” Throughout the 2021–22 season, the BlackLight Summit will continue to foster community connection by facilitating a series of mentoring and professional development opportunities, conversations and performances.

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Registration is required for all BlackLight Summit events. Registration is free and open to all! Please note: BlackLight Summit registration does not include access to Far From the Norm. For tickets to this performance, please visit go.umd.edu/fftn.

Tickets: Free, registration required. Click here.

Auditions for Macbeth by Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks, by Jan 30

Auditions for Macbeth by Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks, by Jan 30

Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks Macbeth Auditions 2022
Ends on January 30, 2022

Submit online audition; call-backs, rehearsals and performances will be in person.

Location: Rehearsals will be at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Performances will be in various parks in Prince George’s County.

We invite you to audition for Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks, returning with an action-packed production of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Macbeth. Inspired by the novel-turned-movie Gangs of New York, this 1860’s interpretation will feature intricate stage combat by some of the region’s best fight directors. Selected actors will be hired as seasonal employees by the Department of Parks and Recreation, starting at $15/hr. This allows actors to be paid for rehearsal, performance, and strike time. We are requiring all actors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination will be required to be hired for this production and all county mandates will be strictly enforced throughout the rehearsal and touring process. First rehearsal will be on Monday June 4, 2022 at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park MD. Rehearsals are held Monday- Friday 7:00-10:30 and Saturday 10:00 am-3:00 pm. First preview performance will be July 8th, tour extends through July 24th.

Prepare and present a 60-90 second monologue by Shakespeare or one of his contemporaries in verse. If you are proficient at playing an instrument, share that with us as well. Our music director has requested you play a piece of folk music ideally with a celtic feel. Please also state what instruments you play as well as your proficiency level.

Only online applications will be accepted for this opportunity.
Deadline for submissions is Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 11:59 pm. . In-person callbacks will be Monday, February 7, at The Bowie Center for Performing Arts.
For any questions, please contact Christel Stevens at christel.stevens@pgparks.com.

For more information click here.

The War of the Worlds at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 28-Feb 4, In Person

The War of the Worlds at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 28-Feb 4, In Person

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents
The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script
based on the novel by H. G. Wells
by Howard E. Koch
directed by Larry Simmons

January 28 – February 4, 2022

Friday, January 28th at 8pm
Saturday, January 29th at 2pm
Saturday, January 29th at 8pm
Sunday, January 30th at 2pm
Sunday, January 30th at 5pm
Friday, February 4th at 8pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Broadcast from New York’s Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place. Adapted by Howard E. Koch, co-writer of Casablanca, and directed and narrated by Orson Welles, this original script detailing the frightening tale of an extraterrestrial takeover is now available to bring to life onstage to thrill and chill audiences.

Everyone who enters theater must show their vaccination card and id. All actors and actresses must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination. Masks are required by Prince Georges County.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. No walk ins. If you are part of a group, please have one member of your party purchase tickets for the whole group so that we may sit you together.

Patrons must be fully vaccinated and bring identification and their vaccination card. Masks must be worn when in the building.

Tickets are priced at only $10 each for everyone as part of our Welcome Back.

Buy tickets here.

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