Category Archives: Comedy

Hand to God by Wolf Pack Theatre Company, Jul 5-20

Hand to God by Wolf Pack Theatre Company, Jul 5-20

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
Hand to God
by Robert Askins
directed by William Leary

July 5 – 20, 2019
July 5th 8 PM Showtime
July 6th, 8 PM Showtime
July 11th, 8 PM Showtime
July 12th, 8 PM Showtime
July 13th 8 PM Showtime
July 18th, 8 PM Showtime
July 19th, 8 PM Showtime
July 20th, 8 PM Showtime

Wolf Pack Theatre Company, performing at the Cora B. Woods Senior Center, Taylor Street Theater, 3601 Taylor Street, Brentwood MD

Hand to God by Robert Askins is an “irreverent puppet comedy …about a possessed Christian-ministry puppet.” Author Robert Askins said that “Hand to God is an expression about honesty. It’s a southern regionalism that’s fairly unknown in the North.

Tickets: $20, click here.

A portion of proceeds will benefit Community Crisis Services for suicide prevention/intervention efforts.

Charley’s Aunt at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 14-30

Charley’s Aunt at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 14-30

Charley’s Aunt
by Brandon Thomas
Directed by Patrick Pase
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday June 7, 2019 through Sunday June 30, 2019
Matinee performances on June 23 and June 30 at 2:00 P.M.
Special Thursday performances June 14 at 8:00PM and June 27 at 7:30PM

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Charley’s Aunt centers on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter’s aunt. The complications of the plot include the arrival of the real aunt and the attempts of an elderly fortune hunter to woo the bogus aunt. The play concludes with three pairs of young lovers united, along with an older pair, Charley’s real aunt and Jack’s widowed father.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.. Performances run weekends from Friday June 7, 2019 through Sunday June 30, 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.

The Honey Trap at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 26-May 12

The Honey Trap at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 26-May 12

The Honey Trap
written and directed by Michael Stepawony
World Premiere

April 26 – May 12, 2019

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

A small 4th of July, 1957, “watch the atom bomb” party is gathering in a Las Vegas hotel room. Against the background of the “Rat Pack” and their music, The Honey Trap is a door slamming comedy. Just as the party begins, an F.B.I. agent arrives, chaos ensues, and the lives of everyone are forever altered.

Ticket prices: $22 General Admission, $20 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets here.

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.