Category Archives: Children & Teen

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater, Apr 10 & 11

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater, Apr 10 & 11

Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater

Summer Job Opportunity: Auditions for Summer Teen Actors

Are you a teen, age 16 or older who loves to act, sing, and dance? Come out and audition for the Teen Performance Ensemble or the Prince George’s Children’s Theater.

Selected artists will be hired to perform in one-act, live musical theater productions for children enrolled in M-NCPPC Summer Playgrounds and camps during June and July 2017.

All performers must come to auditions prepared with a one-minute monologue and an up-tempo song or dance. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to showcase your talent to children audiences throughout Prince George’s County!
Auditions

Teen Performance Ensemble
Monday, April 10, 7 – 9 pm
Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Prince George’s Children’s Theater
Tuesday, April 11, 7 – 9 pm
North Brentwood Community Center, 4012 Webster Road, North Brentwood, MD 20722

For more information see: http://arts.pgparks.com/Community_Arts_Services/About_Us/Teen_Auditions.htm

Baba Jamal Koram: The Story Man at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 23

Baba Jamal Koram: The Story Man at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 23

Tiny Tots Thursday
Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 9:30 am & 11:15 am
Baba Jamal Koram: The Story Man

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Baba Jamal Koram: The Story Man. Master storyteller Baba Jamal Koram shares the history, humor, music, and lore of African and African-American cultures. Blending traditional and contemporary storytelling techniques with drumming, movement, call and response, and playful wit, his stories encourage children to care for our earth and its animals and believe in the good in everyone. From beginning to end, audiences are inspired by these tales and have fun following Baba Jamal’s lead. Recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award, Baba Jamal has been featured at the National Storytelling Festival, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian museums, National Black Storytelling Festival, regional festivals, and schools nationwide.

Recommended for Grades Pre-K – 2

Tickets: $5/person

Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 21

Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 21

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Wacky Professor Parsnip takes audiences on an adventure through science while teaching young people how to make good choices with diet, exercise and the environment. Exciting science experiments from the lab of Professor Parsnip reinforce healthy habits and good character traits. Interactive and fun, this production features a lots of fun and interesting science experiments.

Recommended for Grades Pre-K – 5. Curriculum Connections: Literature, Mathematics, Reading

Tickets: $8/person; $6/groups of 20 or more

Register for Summer Camps

Registration is now open for summer theater camps put on by Prince George’s County, the City of Greenbelt and Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Prince George’s County camps:

Registration for 2017 Summer Camps & PreSchool courses begins…
Saturday, February 25, 9am for Prince George’s County residents
Saturday, March 4, 9am for non-residents
Click here for more information.
NOTE: These are the theater camps. The M-NCCP also has summer camps in the areas of Visual Arts, Sports, STEM, and others.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park
2017 Comedy Arts Camp at Clarice Smith, Jun 19-30, 2017
2017 Exploring Theater Arts for Children Camp at Clarice Smith, July 3-14, 2017
2017 Making a Musical Camp at Clarice Smith, July 31-August 11, 2017
2017 Performing Arts Workshop at Clarice Smith, July 17-28, 2017

Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington
2017 Exploring Theater Arts Camp for Mixed Ages at Harmony Hall, Jun 19-30 & Jul 17-28, 2017
2017 Performing Arts Workshop at Harmony Hall, Jul 3-14, 2017

Huntington Community Center in Bowie
2017 Theater Camp for Teens at the Huntington Community Center, Aug 7-18, 2017

Lake Arbor Community Center in Mitchellville
2017 Exploring Theater Arts Camp for Mixed Ages at Lake Arbor, biweekly, Jun 19-Aug 11, 2017

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse in Cheverly
2017 Making a Musical Camp at the Publick Playhouse, July 3-14, 2017
2017 Theater Improvisation Camp at the Publick Playhouse, July 17-21, 2017

Temple Hills Community Center
2017 Theater Camp for Children at the Temple Hills Community Center, June 19-30 & July 31-Aug 11, 2017

City of Greenbelt Recreation Department

Registration for 2017 Spring and Summer camps opens February 1, 2017 for residents and February 15, 2017 for non-residents of the City of Greenbelt. Click here for all opportunities.
NOTE: These are the theater camps. Greenbelt also has summer camps in the areas of Sports, Outings, and others.
2017 Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, biweekly June 19-Aug 11, 2017
2017 Performance Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, Aug 14-18, 2017
2017 Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, June 19-July 14, 2017
Show: Camp Encore presents Romeo and Juliet at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 12-13
2017 Circus Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, June 19-Aug 25, 2017

Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier

2017 Art Exposed Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, weekly June 19-Aug 18, 2017
2017 Cultural Journey Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, June 19-July 14, 2017
Show: Cultural Journey Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 14, 2017, 5:30pm
2017 Creative Robotics Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 10-28, 2017
2017 Dance Theater Experience Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 17-Aug 11, 2017
Show: Dance Theater Experience Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 17, 2017, at 5:30pm

Buried Treasure at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 4-11

Buried Treasure at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 4-11

The 2017 Greenbelt Winter Youth Musical:
Buried Treasure
Written and directed by Chris Cherry

Saturday, March 4, 2017, 7pm
Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3pm
Saturday, March 11, 2017, 2pm
Saturday, March 11, 2017, 7pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

Josh is as brave as a lion, Harriet is as wise as an owl, and Miranda is always as good as gold – or so they think, until an adventure in the Underworld challenges their surface notions and impels the trio to a deeper understanding of courage, wisdom, and goodness. In a world where dragons and gnomes are real, can three high-school kids break a spell of ignorance and rescue Sophia, the Underworld’s rightful queen?

Tickets: $5; advance sales at 301-397-2208

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