Category Archives: Comedy

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, Oct 19

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery

The Disappearance of Death

Last night, The Great Radinski, world-renowned magician and entertainer to royalty, returned to his home on Mystic Lake to perform before a Halloween costume party of friends, relatives and admirers at the nearby Mystic Inn.

As he amazed the crowd with incredible illusions and magic tricks that defied explanation, he suddenly looked at his pocket watch and realized he was late for an important “appointment.” He disappeared in a cloud of smoke as individuals in the crowd looked at each other in disbelief.

Fifteen minutes later, a muffled explosion was heard and police arrived to inform everyone that Radinski was dead. His body was found along the shore of the lake. He had been killed by an explosive device. Only through careful questioning and expert sleuthing would motive and murderer emerge.

A little over a week ago, The Great Radinski had returned home from a triumphant tour of Asia and Europe where he had appeared before packed houses in major cities. European newspapers reported that, in Prague and Budapest, the magician had received death threats in the form of letters that were sent to his dressing rooms. Both letters are in the hands of European authorities, undergoing analysis.

Radinski’s fame was assured a decade ago when, live on a BBC broadcast, he made London’s Tower Bridge and St. Paul Cathedral disappear, then reappear ten minutes later. It is considered by many to be the greatest illusion ever performed. For years, it had been rumored that Radinski stole the trick from another magician. Those allegations have never been proven.

Born in Poland as Igor Radinski, he had emigrated with his parents to Mystic Lake. It’s said that he also had psychic powers and may have left documents that would help pinpoint the name of the culprit.

Join us on October 19, 2016!

Synetic Theater presents The Miraculous Magical Balloon at the Greenbelt Community Center, Oct 2 at 3pm

Synetic Theater presents The Miraculous Magical Balloon at the Greenbelt Community Center, Oct 2 at 3pm

Synetic Theater presents
The Miraculous Magical Balloon
Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 3pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

Synetic Theater presents a comedic series of pantomime sketches fusing music, ballet, clowning, and audience participation.

Greenbelt Community Center
Sunday, October 2, 1-4pm
Halloween mask workshop (FREE) with Artist in Residence Celestine Ranney-Howes (1-3pm)
FREE performance of “The Miraculous Magical Balloon” by Synetic Theater (3pm)
Plus: Greenbelt Museum exhibit (FREE) and house tours, 1-5pm ($3);
Studio Open House and Sale with the Community Center’s 8 Artists in Residence (1-4pm).

Performance and craft workshop are free.

Lost in Yonkers by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 12-27

Lost in Yonkers by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 12-27

Lost in Yonkers
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Ken Kienas
Produced by Malia Murray
August 12 – 27, 2016

Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

By America’s great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers, NY in 1942. Bella is 35-years-old, mentally challenged and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne’r do-well son Eddie deposits his two young sons on the old lady’s doorstep. He is financially strapped and taking to the road as a salesman. The boys are left to contend with Grandma, with Bella and her secret romance, and with Louie, her brother, a small-time hoodlum in a strange new world called Yonkers.

Tickets for all shows: $22 Adults, $17 Seniors/18 & Under

Tags: Bowie Maryland, Bowie Playhouse, Prince George’s Little Theatre, Lost in Yonkers, Neil Simon, Ken Kienas, Malia Murray

A Tomb with a View by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jul 15-31

A Tomb with a View by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, July 15-31

A Tomb with a View
Comedy/thriller by Norman Robbins.
Directed by: Jeffrey Lesniak

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances: July 15 – 31, 2016

Description: Reading of the Will has never been this hilariously sinister . . . or this filled with outrageous, cut-throat family members all vying for the millions left to unlikely heirs. You’ll meet the various Tomb Family members, one by one, each one more bizarre than the last. Be prepared to be ‘serenaded’ by werewolves, ‘entertained’ by Julius Caesar, and even ’embedded in the garden’ by a sweet little old aunt who plants more than just seeds in her flower beds. By the third act there are more corpses than live members left in the cast. All is revealed as the plot twists and turns to its surprising conclusion.

July 15th and 16th at 8 pm, July 17th at 2 pm
July 22nd at 8 pm, July 23rd at 2pm and 8 pm, July 24th at 2 pm
July 29th and 30th at 8pm, July 31st at 2pm

Ticket Prices for 2016-2017: General Admission – $22.00, Senior (62+) & Students – $17.00
Group Rates(10 or more people): General, Students, and Seniors (62+): – $15.00

Buy tickets on-line.

Camp Encore presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 13-14

Camp Encore presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 13-14

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
What fools these mortals be!
By William Shakespeare

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on an adventure of magic and mischief, set in the Forest of Athens, where Fools, Fairies and Folly abound! The script will use Shakespeare’s original language, combined with original music, movement, and stage combat. Teen actors will tell the story of two groups of mortals — the mismatched lovers and the hilarious amateur actors (the ‘rude mechanicals’) — who retreat to the forest, only to find it inhabited by a troupe of feuding and mischievous faeries. Will everything be set right before the royal wedding in the morning? Come find out, as we present one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies!

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 1:00pm and Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 4:00pm and 7:00pm.

Performance Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Tickets: Email katemagill3@gmail.com with: Your name, the performance you wish to attend, and the number of seats you’re requesting. You will receive a reply, confirming your reservation. There are no physical tickets. All seats are general seating (no reserved seats). Audience members will check in with the reservation list upon arrival, so if you make a reservation for a large group, please tell them what name to give upon arrival.