Category Archives: Children & Teen

Register for Shakespeare Camp at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Register for Shakespeare Camp at the Bowie Center

Shakespeare Camp, June 23 – July 3.

Ages 11 yrs. – 15 yrs.

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Fees
– Day Camp Arts – Prince George’s County Residents $234.00
– Day Camp Arts – Non-Residents $281.00

Description:
Campers who are eager to express themselves through performance will learn about Shakespeare. Theatre professionals and area artists will lead campers through an exploration of stage combat, clowning, acting, voice and movement. Campers will perform scenes from a Shakespeare play for family and friends on the final evening at 7 pm.

Spots Available: 8

Registration for Prince George’s County Residents starts Feb-22-14 9:00AM

Registration for Non-Residents starts Mar-01-14 9:00AM.

To register use SMARTLINK.

Shakespeare Camp meets in the Rehearsal room at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts from Monday, June 23, 2014 to Thursday, July 3, 2014, from 9:00am to 4:30pm each day.

Final performance is Thursday, July 3 at 7pm at the Bowie CPA.

WonderWorks presents Bugs, Bugs, Bugs at Bowie State University, Apr 11, 10am

WonderWorks presents Bugs, Bugs, Bugs at Bowie State University, Apr 11, 10am

Description: WonderWorks is a new professional theater company at Bowie State University that produces shows for young audiences. The company will present Theater for the Very Young: “Bugs, Bugs, Bugs” a production suitable for very young audiences ages 2-4. There will be stories, songs and movements for children, toddler through pre-school to enjoy together with adults.

Location: Main Stage Theatre, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University.

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

Teen Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 29 & 30

Teen Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 29 & 30

Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew – Shakespeare Teen Theatre will be held on:

March 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM
March 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Director Michael Hartsfield will be casting:

34 roles. The director requests all teenagers auditioning have twenty to thirty lines of any monologue from a Shakespeare play prepared for the audition. Memorization is not necessary.

Teenagers who want to be involved in costuming, light/sound design and operation, stage managers, set construction and design, and publicity. should come on auditions dates with resume. Volunteer credit available. This is an opportunity for teens to be a part of an theater experience – whether it be on or off the stage. Bring resume and any conflicts. All roles open.

Teen Shakespeare Theatre is open to teens entering the 7th grade through those entering 12th grade. $25 fee to cover incidental expenses. Parental help gratefully accepted. 34 roles available!

Performances are scheduled to run from May 30, 2014 to June 15, 2014.

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

The Crucible at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Mar 26-28

The Crucible at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Mar 26-28

By Arthur Miller

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 26, 27 and 28 at 7:00pm

Description: The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.