Category Archives: Play

Midnight Breakfast BAD at the Clarice, Nov 8

Midnight Breakfast BAD at the Clarice, Nov 8

Clarice presents:
Midnight Breakfast BAD
Join Midnight Breakfast for their Big Ass Donut (BAD) Cold Read Cabaret.

Sun, Nov. 8, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join Midnight Breakfast for their Big Ass Donut (BAD) Cold Read Cabaret.

Participants will don an inflatable donut, choose from a selection of provided miscellaneous monologues and 2-person scenes, and perform the pieces full out!

Midnight Breakfast aims to develop a culture of playwriting among University of Maryland students with a focus on new play development in all of its capacities.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Click here.

‘Til Death Do Us Part, The Closing Chapters at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 7 & 8

‘Til Death Do Us Part, The Closing Chapters at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 7 & 8

Spotlight and New Renaissance Arts present
‘Til Death Do Us Part, The Closing Chapters

Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 6:30pm
Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 2:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Inspired by real events, ‘Til Death Do Us Part explores the intersection of love and loss for a family that loses a child during pregnancy. It offers a unique lens into the grief suffered by the father of the child as he navigates all the pressures of life. The story compounds when another close family member begins to lose her sense of self as she faces her own health struggles.

Tickets $35 General. Click here.

And Then There Were None by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 6-22

And Then There Were None by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 6-22

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Tatum Moss

Performance Dates: November 6 – 22, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. As the weather turns and the guests are cut off from the mainland, they start dropping one by one. You’ll be on the tip of your seat as the tension rises and past secrets are revealed. Acclaimed as one of Dame Agatha’s finest mysteries, this show is not to be missed.

Tickets: $25/Adults, $20/Seniors/Students, click here.

The Hound of the Baskervilles at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 30 – Nov 15

The Hound of the Baskervilles at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 30 – Nov 15

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Adapted and Dramatized by Tim Kelly
Director: Larry Simmons
Producer: Maureen Rogers

Performances October 30 – November 15, 2026.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Holmes’ most spine-chilling mystery is placed in a modern setting in this version – with suspense, humor, and terror. Sir Henry is heir to the vast Baskerville fortune, a legacy that comes with a family curse: death at the fangs of a horror that prowls the moor.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20, 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.

Crossing a Deep River I at Montpelier Arts Center, Nov 1

Crossing a Deep River I at Montpelier Arts Center, Nov 1

M-NCPPC presents:
Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements (Staged Reading I)
at the Montpelier Arts Center

Sunday, November 1, 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Experience a powerful fusion of history, ritual, and storytelling in this staged reading of Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements. Presented in conjunction with The African Odyssey exhibition, this transformative performance ushers its audience through a collective ritual healing of ancestral wounds while engaging directly with Montpelier’s history as a former site of enslavement. Join us for a thought-provoking encounter between place and memory.

Following the performance, participate in a structured talkback in the form of a Braxton Institute Dialogue on Resistance and Thriving. Featuring: Mélisande Short-Colomb (storyteller, performer, and playwright); Omiyẹmi Artisia Green (Chair, Howard University Department of Theatre Arts); Rev. Dr. Joanne “Jodi” Braxton (playwright; co-founder, Braxton Institute); and Ìyá Ìfánìkẹ Batts (director; Co-coordinator of Musical Theatre, Howard University).

For the full experience, begin your visit at the Montpelier Historic Site & Museum to explore The African Odyssey exhibition on its final day. Featuring photographs from Dr. Braxton’s research journey to West Africa, the exhibit provides powerful context for the staged reading and the histories that inspired it.

Age 11 and up.

Tickets: $20 (Resident) and $26 (Non-Resident). Click here.