Monthly Archives: February 2023

Maryland Opera Studio presents TWA at Clarice Smith, Feb 17<

Maryland Opera Studio presents TWA at Clarice Smith, Feb 17

Opera New Work Reading
TWA
Maryland Opera Studio
Friday, February 17, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

This new opera inspired by the popular folk ballad THE TWA SISTERS, explores the eternal conflict between the opposing forces of love and jealousy; and why this ancient ballad resonates even more deeply today with the proliferation of social media and virtual sharing platforms.
 
With a tone reminiscent of Guillermo Del Toro’s popular cinematic fables, this opera sheds light on the joy, wonder, humor and pain in the relationship between sisters within a unique episodic structure which spans continents and centuries.
 
About the Maryland Opera Studio:
 
Under the direction of Craig Kier, the Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.
 
Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Let it Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 16

Let it Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 16

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Education on Stage: Let It Shine

Thursday, February 16, 2023, 10am

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.
This powerful production introduces audiences to poignant events and notable names of the civil rights movement. The show focuses on the tumultuous years between 1955 and 1968 and shines a light on important milestones in our history. Highlighted events include the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), Brown v. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and more. Join us as these major events come to life through stories and songs.

$8. Click here.

Auditions for Something Rotten by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 13 & 15

Auditions for Something Rotten by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 13 & 15

2nd Star Productions announces auditions for:
Something Rotten
May 26 – June 24, 2023
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Directed by Alanna Kiewe
Music Directed by Sarah Mitchell
Choreographed by Kelsey Meiklejohn Bowen & Summer Moore

Auditions: Monday, February 13 & Wednesday, February 15 7-10pm

Those who wish to audition may attend either the Monday or Wednesday auditions and sign up in advance for a time slot at this link: Something Rotten Audition Sign-Ups. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your slot.

Sign-ups are preferred for planning purposes and we will be prioritizing the times for those who sign-up in advance. However, 2nd Star will see walk-in auditioners! Callbacks: Saturday, February 18th starting at 1pm by invitation only (not all roles will require a callback.) Please keep Saturday afternoon clear in case you are called back. If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by phone and/or email by Friday.

Location: 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star aka Shakespeare. When the local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick sets out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of the opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

Performances: May 26 – June 24, 2023, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm *Note: June 24th is a Saturday matinee performance

For more information, click here.

Crowns by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Crowns by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Crowns
by Regina Taylor
Director & Choreographer: Rikki Howie Lacewell
Music Director: LeVar Betts
Producer: Cheramie Jackson

February 10 – 25, 2023
Fridays through Sundays. *Closing Saturday performance is a matinee.

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of Black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young Black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion. The conclusion finds the standoffish young woman, whose cultural identity as a young black Brooklyn woman has been so at odds with the more traditional and older Southern blacks, embracing hats and their cultural significance as a part of her own fiercely independent identity.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Sankofa! at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 10-11

Sankofa! at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 10-11

Taratibu Youth Association presents: SANKOFA!
The Taratibu Youth Association (TYA) invites you to the TYA 2023 Black History Show, “SANKOFA!”

February 10 & 11, 2023
Friday February 10th 7 pm Show
Saturday February 11th Reception from 1:30 pm- 3 pm
Saturday February 11th 4 pm Show

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

This show acknowledges and honors some of the lessons of our path and how we, in the diaspora have incorporated them over the years and now. We tell the story of the Tulsa Massacre, West African young woman’s Rite of Passage, South African Apartheid and select stories through the decades for African Americans. Join us for a celebration of the resiliency and greatness of our people.

Tickets: $30 general, $25 students, $40 reception. Click here.