Category Archives: Comedy

Clown Cabaret – We’re Back! at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 17

Clown Cabaret – We’re Back! at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 17

Clown Cabaret – We’re Back!

Wednesday, April 17th at 8 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Clown Cabaret produces a potpourri of amazing comedy talent, including veterans of Big Apple Circus, Ringling Bros., Cirque du Soleil (and more), and graduates of LeCoq, Gaulier, and Dell’Arte schools (and more).

Come see a variety of … variety performers who are stretching to create better, stronger, funnier acts. We know how it works on paper and in the studio; the next step is getting it on stage! Come join us and be a part of the process!

Clowns are terribly misunderstood these days. Our goal is to change that. With highly skilled, well-trained performers, Clown Cabaret will not only expand the audience’s understanding, but give them the opportunity to laugh, cry, and, maybe, throw a pie in someone’s face.

Clown Cabaret was founded in 2010 by DC performers Karen Beriss, Matthew Pauli and Rich Potter in order to give clowns an opportunity to try new material in a supportive and fun venue with a great audience. Variety performers showcase new material and explore new facets of established material and, most importantly, play.

Tickets: Adults: $25, Children (16 & under): $15, Students/Seniors/Veterans: $20. Click here.

Leave it to Psmith at MAD, Mar 22-Apr 6

Leave it to Psmith at MAD, Mar 22-Apr 6

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:
Leave it to Psmith
A comedy of youth, love and misadventure
By Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse
Directed by Jon Gardner
Produced by Alethia Young, Eliot Malumuth and Susan Breon

Performances: March 22 through April 6, 2019
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm

Location: Barney & Bea (GEWA) Recreation Center, Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

In Leave it to Psmith, Lady Middlewick returns in triumph, having inherited the Dulworthy diamonds. She organizes a house party featuring poets Ralston McTodd and Aileen Peavey, where she can show off the diamonds. With the help of Psmith, her stepson Freddie hatches an elaborate scheme to gain his own share of the inheritance so that he can marry his beloved Phyllis. As the diamonds attract some unsavory interest, Blandings Castle descends into chaos in this hilarious comedy by Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse.

Tickets: $20 on-line or $22 at the door. Opening weekend discount: $18 on-line only.

For tickets click here.

Calendar Girls at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 15-Apr 7

Calendar Girls at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 15-Apr 7

Calendar Girls
by Tim Firth
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday March 15, 2019 through Sunday April 7, 2019
Matinee performances on March 31 and April 7 at 2:00 P.M.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow WI members to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women’s charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.. Performances run weekends from Friday March 15, 2019 through Sunday April 7, 2019 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Buy tickets here.

One Woman & A Man at the Bowie CPA, Feb 21

One Woman & A Man at the Bowie CPA, Feb 21

One Woman & A Man
featuring Diana Lee Benson & Keith Killgo

February 21, 2019

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

This show is a collection of the world’s greatest female entertainers. The likes of Mom’s Mabley, Tina Turner and the legendary Billie Holiday. Accompanying these sultryses women is the accomplished artist Keith Killgo. Keith will play a host of supporting guests as this dramatic comedy pays tribute to the great “Women”. It’s a must see performance and will be remembered for years to come!

Tickets: $25.

For tickets click here.

12 Incompetent Jurors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 1-24

12 Incompetent Jurors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 1-24

12 Incompetent Jurors
By Ian McWethy
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Stage Managed by Lori Bruun

Friday February 1, 2019 through Sunday February 24, 2019
Matinee performances on February 17 and February 24 at 2:00 P.M.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

When a man is accused of abducting half a dozen cats, it’s a simple open-and-shut case, even for a jury that’s filled with oddballs like a dim-witted PR guy, a bickering couple, and a man obsessed with french fries. After all, every scrap of evidence indicts the accused. (I mean so clearly. The man is very, very guilty of stealing cats. Case closed.) And yet, Juror #8, a wannabe lawyer, believes that the “Cat Burglar” is innocent. Will he be able to sway the other jury members? Or will they side with Juror #3, the only sane man in the room? A hilarious parody of 12 Angry Men

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.. Performances run weekends from Friday February 1, 2019 through Sunday February 24, 2019 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Buy tickets here.