Thomas G. Pullen Theatre Co. presents:
Disney’s The Lion King Jr.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7pm
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
Presented by the Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Performing Arts School
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 senior/student. Click here.
Clarice Presents: Suitland High School
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 7pm
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that will spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country. Their mission is to promote playwriting as a tool for self-expression and social change, harnessing this generation’s spirit of activism and providing a platform for America’s playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today.
On Mon, Oct 6 across the country, The Clarice will join theaters, schools and community groups for staged readings of six new 10-minute plays by teen writers confronting gun violence, selected by a committee of renowned playwrights out of plays received in a national call for submissions. The plays will be read by students from the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Suitland High School.
Free, tickets required. Click here.
Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Disney’s Newsies Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Music Directed by Mimi Kuhn McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Performances August 1 – 17, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.
Friday August 1 at 8pm
Saturday August 2 at 8pm
Sunday August 3 at 2pm
Friday August 8 at 8pm
Saturday August 9 at 8pm
Sunday August 10 at 2pm
Friday August 15 at 8pm
Saturday August 16 at 8pm
Sunday August 17 at 2pm
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Laurel Mill Playhouse’s Annual Children’s show, ages 8 – 18.
Newsies JR. is a Disney musical based on the 1992 film and 2012 Broadway musical of the same name. It tells the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy who leads a strike against unfair pricing by newspaper publishers. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, the musical features a Tony Award-winning score and includes classic songs like “Carrying the Banner” and “Seize the Day”.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $23, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $18
For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.
MAD’s 2025 Summer Children’s Program:
The Garden Show
Director: James Pildis
The program is open to children ages 5 to 12, and meets Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, July 2 through August 6. There will be a performance on Sunday, August 10. All children who come to the first rehearsal are guaranteed a role. Sign up by clicking here before the first rehearsal.
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.
The Garden Show is an educational musical recommended for children in elementary school. While on their way to a wedding on Planet Chlorophyll, aliens run out of fuel and are forced to land on Earth. They must explore a garden to find an alternative fuel source if they want to get home, but they’ll need plenty of help to send them on their way!
All children who come out to the first rehearsal are guaranteed a role. Rehearsals will take place in the Building 3 Auditorium on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm, July 2nd to August 6th with a performance date of August 10th. For information on visitor badges, please contact Badges@MADTheater.org. Register here.
Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for their annual Children’s show:
Disney’s Newsies Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Ages 8 – 17.
Auditions will be June 7, 8 & 9.
Performances August 1 – 17, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Registration fee is $65.00 and should be paid at our first meetings/rehearsals (6/7 , 6/8, and 6/9). Individual forms must be submitted for each participant, even for members of the same family. The $65 fee covers participation, a show t-shirt, a show DVD, and a cast party. This fee also entitles each participant to one(1) complimentary ticket to the show.*
On Saturday, 6/7, 11am-1pm, participants will learn two audition songs and a short dance combination. On Sunday, 6/8, 5-7pm, participants will audition for various parts in the show using the songs and the dance they learned. On Monday, 6/9, 5:30-8:00pm, parts will announced and rehearsals begin.
Registration is $65. For more information and to register, click here.
For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.
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