Category Archives: Comedy

Upcycled Cinderella at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 14

Upcycled Cinderella at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 14

Midweek Matinee
Monday, March 14, 10:15 am
GEICO Gecko Series: Upcycled Cinderella

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: This imaginative production brings to life the story of Cinderella in a way that will surprise and delight audiences. The wacky duo Dustmop and Binny “accidentally” stumble upon and audience and decide to put on a play with what they have before them. Using household items, recycled objects and physical comedy, the performers create hilarious characters, inventive settings and lively scenes. Packed with character education lessons, Upcycled Cinderella will activate the imagination and encourage young audiences to use teamwork, friendship and creativity in their everyday lives.

Recommended for grades Pre-K-5. Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Social Studies.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more; Free to Title 1 Schools in Prince George’s County

This performance is supported by the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation

Tags: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, Cheverly Maryland, Midweek Matinee, Upcycled Cinderella, GEICO Gecko Series

Mark Lohr Vaudeville at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 10

Mark Lohr Vaudeville at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 10

Tiny Tots Thursday
Thursday, March 10, 9:30 am & 11:15 am
Mark Lohr Vaudeville

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: An entertainer who has studied the masters of his craft– Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton– Mark Lohr’s interactive vaudeville will have kids joining in the fun as they help Mark clown around and perform circus tricks. Lohr has been wowing audiences around the globe for more than two decades, and his unique comic style brings together many disciplines of performance art in hysterical ways that will have you laughing and cheering along with your kids.

Recommended for grades Pre-K – 2, but enjoyable for all ages.

Tickets: $5/person

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Filter in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company presents
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare

Fri, Feb 26, 2016 . 8:00PM
Sat, Feb 27, 2016 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

Warning: loud noises.

A venerable institution teams up with an upstart theater company to create an explosive, radically-cut, fast-paced version of Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity in which nothing is hidden. Everything is revealed. The stage is awash with cables and instruments, costume changes occur in front of the audience and performance decisions are made on the hoof.

Combined, the live chemistry between actors, audience, text and sound explode into a vital and exhilarating theatrical experience. In Filter’s hands, Twelfth Night is constantly shifting and never the same twice.

“Filter’s lo-fi, 90min remix of Shakespeare’s comedy infects the audience with the play’s celebratory spirit of madness from the start…You leave feeling slightly changed yourself.” — The Metro (London)

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10.

God: The One-Man Show at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 19-28

God: The One-Man Show at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 19-28

God: The One-Man Show

February 19 – 28, 2016
Friday and Saturday Feb 19, 20, 26 & 27 at 8pm
Sunday Matinees Feb 21 & 28 at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Created by Rich Potter.

In the beginning, God said, “Let there be light,” but first! … join His Greatness, moments before The Big Bang! In this hilarious interactive comedy, Rich Potter asks the biggest question of all: if God was around before Creation, what was he doing? Counting the hairs in His beard? Twiddling His cosmic thumbs? Driving around in a golf cart, wishing there was something to do?

This “irreverent romp… whose most impressive miracle is the ability to dissolve an entire audience into laughter…” [DC Metro Theater Arts] aims to amuse open-minded believers and open-minded non-believers alike.

Greenbelt resident, Rich Potter is a producer of Washington DC’s Clown Cabaret. He co-wrote and performed in Shakespearean send up, “ Delusions of Grandeur” (2012) and silent film noir comedy, “The Heist” (2014).

Three years as a RBBB Circus clown, a coach at Center Ring Circus School, dozens of years doing variety/comedy/juggling acts at festivals and corporate settings in dozens of countries, the Vice Presidential Mansion, and an appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” have led him here. Now he thinks he’s God.

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy Tickets here.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 8-23

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 8-23

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
By Christopher Durang
2013 Tony Award Winning Comedy
Directed by Estelle Miller
January 8 – 23, 2016

Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances are three weekends, January 8 – January 23, 2016
Friday 1/8/16 at 8 pm
Saturday 1/9/16 at 8 pm
Sunday 1/10/16 at 2 pm
Friday 1/15/16 at 8 pm
Saturday 1/16/16 at 8 pm
Sunday 1/17/16 at 2 pm
Friday 1/22/16 at 8 pm
Saturday 1/23/16 at 2 pm

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, Masha, who supports them. They discuss their lives and loves, argue, and Masha threatens to sell the house. Some of the show’s elements were derived from works of Anton Chekhov, including several character names, the play’s setting in a cherry orchard, and the theme of the possible loss of an ancestral home.

Tickets: $22 Adults, $17 Seniors 60+/18 & Under. Buy tickets here.