Category Archives: Comedy

Queens of Sheba at Clarice Smith, Feb 2-4

Queens of Sheba at Clarice Smith, Feb 2-4

Queens of Sheba
by Jessica L. Hagan
In partnership with the Under the Radar Festival

Fri, Feb 2, 2024 . 8:00PM
Sat, Feb 3, 2024 . 8:00PM
Sun, Feb 4, 2024 . 3:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Presented by Nouveau Riche and Soho Theatre
Written by Jessica L. Hagan
Adapted by Ryan Calais Cameron
Directed by Jessica Kaliisa
Cast: Paisley Billings, Déja J Bowens, Jadesola Odunjo, Muki Zubis
Producer for Nouveau Riche: Sarah Verghese
Producers for Soho Theatre: David Luff and Maddie Wilson
Communications & Marketing: Yasmin Mehboob-Khan
Stage Manager: Marie Angelique St Hill
Vocal Coach: Theo Llewellyn

The four powerful Black women that form the beating heart of Jessica L. Hagan’s knowingly sharp and riotously funny choreopoem Queens of Sheba demand respect and, with every story told, they earn it. A spiritual successor to Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Queens incisively calls out and lances the constellation of racist, sexist and colorist micro- and macro-aggressions that its characters encounter: the music and the misogyny, the dancing and the drinking, the women and, of course, the (white) men. Turned away from a nightclub for being “too Black”, the Queens navigate the minefields of misogynoir, seeking power among the songs of Tina Turner and Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin, finding elevation in sisterhood, sweet relief in the riot of laughter and the shedding of tears. Playful, intellectually rigorous, packed with righteous fury and genuine soul, Queens of Sheba is a unique meditation on Black Women’s identity, suffering and joy.

Tickets: $30, or $10 Students. Click here.

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Jan 27

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Jan 27

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, this month featuring special guests Brooklyn Mike, Timmy Hall, and Cool Bubba Ice! Plus, there will be live music by Sound of the City, featuring Precious Joubert and DJ Two Tone Jones, and delicious food from Ruby’s Southern Comfort Kitchen!

Tickets: $35 to $45. Click here.

Tig Notaro at Clarice Smith, Jan 26

Tig Notaro at Clarice Smith, Jan 26

Tig Notaro

Fri, Jan 26, 2024 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Tig Notaro is an Emmy and Grammy nominated stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor and actor, as well as a favorite on numerous talk shows, including “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Ellen.” Rolling Stone named her one of the “50 best stand-up comics of all time.” Notaro appears in Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” and “Star Trek: Discovery.” She wrote and starred in the groundbreaking TV show “One Mississippi” and just released her second HBO special “Tig Notaro: Drawn.” In 2021, Tig co-directed the feature film “Am I OK?” with wife Stephanie Allynne, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and will be available on HBO Max later this year. She hosts the critically acclaimed advice podcast, “Don’t Ask Tig,” as well as co-hosts the ridiculous documentary film podcast “Tig and Cheryl: True Story.”

Tickets: $30 to $60 or $10 Students Click here.

Upstage Artists presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Dec 1-10

Upstage Artists presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Dec 1-10

Upstage Artists presents:
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
By Barbara Robinson
Directed By John Cusumano

Show dates: December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2023

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

He Creeps Halloween Edition at the Bowie CPA, Oct 29

He Creeps Halloween Edition at the Bowie CPA, Oct 29

3RDEYE Open Productions Presents:
He Creeps Halloween Edition
by Keith McDaniel Sr
directed by Tia Dae

Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 4pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

HE CREEPS is a refreshing, comedic perspective on the ups and downs, twists and turns in relationships. Creator Keith McDaniel skillfully presents characters that are relatable, “down to earth,” and gutsy as they express the vulnerability in relationships on stage.

Reviewers and critiques describe and compare HE CREEPS to playwrights like William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde. HE CREEPS is a new-school approach that uses old-school figures of speech.

Come enjoy the same play, but with Halloween twists that will keep you laughing and on the edge of your seat.

Halloween Costume Attire

Tickets: $70 – $115. Click here.