Category Archives: Comedy

The Man Who Came to Dinner at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

The Man Who Came to Dinner at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

March 17 – 19, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2:00pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

2017 Spring Play: The Man Who Came To Dinner

The BMHS Theatre program will be performing the play The Man Who Came To Dinner. The play is a classic American comedy written by the team of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. The famous radio personality Sheridan Whiteside, visits the home of the Stanley Family, in a small Ohio town in 1940. He slips on a patch of ice on their doorstep, breaking his hip. He must remain there over the Christmas Holidays. Chaos ensues as Whiteside is visited by celebrities, receives exotic gifts, runs up the phone bill, meddles in relationships, and destroys domestic tranquility. Don’t miss this enjoyable evening or afternoon of laughter with the ensemble cast of thirty-one talented Bishop McNamara students!

Performances will be on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 pm. An additional performance will be held on Sunday, March 19 at 2:00 pm. All performances will be in the Fine Arts Theatre.

Online ticket sales will begin on Monday, February 27, and will close on Friday, March 17 at 12 pm. All tickets are $10. To purchase tickets, click here.

For more information click here.

The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays at Venus Theatre, Mar 16-Apr 9

The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays at Venus Theatre, Mar 16-Apr 9

SELECTIONS FROM: The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays
Edited by Naomi Paxton

By Cicely Hamilton, Christopher St. John, Beatrice Harraden, Evelyn Glover, H. V. Esmond, Mrs. Holloway Phibbs, H. M. Paull, and George Middleton

March 16 – April 9, 2017
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre.

Suffrage plays are Edwardian comedies created to entertain women as the picketed and protested for the right to vote at the other turn of the century. Quick, witty, and entertaining, these plays were often inspired from real events. American women went to England where they learned the tactics of the Suffrage women. This included such activities as ballooning over Parliament and ripping the greens of the golf course with the words, “No Vote. No Golf” among many many other things. For the Americans having gathered every detail of Congressmen and Senators right down to the names of the pets, children, wives, and favorite foods and vacationing spots, to no avail after decades of kind attempts, this new approach would prove both controversial and effective. Erased from history for a century, Venus brings these plays back to life to celebrate the strong shoulders of women on which we all stand today. “There were over 400 female playwrights in Britain between the years 1900 and 1920, a period which witnessed enormous political and social change.”

Tickets are $40 or $20 for Friend of Venus. Buy tickets here.

Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17-Mar 12

Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17-Mar 12

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
by Neil Simon
Directed by John D’Amato
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday February 17, 2017 through Sunday March 12, 2017
Sunday matinee performances on March 5 & 12, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Inspired by Neil Simon’s early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon’s alter-ego Lucas Brinkman, who maintains a running commentary on the writing, fighting, and wacky antics which take place in the writer’s room.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French. Performances run weekends from Friday February 17, 2017 through Sunday March 12, 2017 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 here. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Peter and the Starcatcher by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Peter and the Starcatcher by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Peter and the Starcatcher
February 10 – 25, 2017
Book by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Directed by Mary Wakefield
Produced by Nathan Bowen
Assistant Directed by John Dickson Wakefield

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

​2nd Star is excited to present the area premiere of this 2012 Tony-winning play. This 2012 Tony-winning play is a wildly imaginative adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, telling how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.

The Importance of Being Earnest at Clarice Smith, Feb 10-18

The Importance of Being Earnest at Clarice Smith, Feb 10-18

The Importance of Being Earnest
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Amber McGinnis Jackson
February 10-18, 2017

Fri, Feb 10, 2017. 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 11, 2017. 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 11, 2017. 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 12, 2017. 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 15, 2017. 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 16, 2017. 7:30PM
Fri, Feb 17, 2017. 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 18, 2017. 2:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, general admission.

Cecily and Gwendolyn know that the only really safe name for a suitable suitor is Earnest. But Algy and Jack, the two blundering suitors who set out to woo them, don’t let a little detail like that stand in their way. The main thing standing in their way is the formidable Lady Bracknell, who is intent on ensuring everything is properly buttoned up. Alas, the game of Victorian-era courting goes hilariously awry in this beloved classic comedy of manners.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde, Amber McGinnis Jackson