Category Archives: Comedy

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.

Twelfth Night at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 5-31

Twelfth Night at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 5-31

Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joshua McKerrow
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Tuesday January 5, 2016 through Sunday January 31, 2016

First performance will be on Twelfth Night, Tuesday January 5th. After that, the show will run on weekends only

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night’s entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as a boy) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story “Of Apollonius and Silla” by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year’s calendar.

Performances run weekends from Tuesday January 5, 2016 through Sunday January 31, 2016 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.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

A Tuna Christmas by Parlor Room Theater at Bishop McNamara High School, Dec 17-20

A Tuna Christmas by Parlor Room Theater at Bishop McNamara High School, Dec 17-20

A Tuna Christmas
by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams
Directed by Frank DiSalvo Jr.

December 17 to 20, 2015
Preview – Thursday, December 17 at 7:30pm*
Opening – Friday, December 18 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 19 at 2pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, December 20 at 2pm and 7:30pm
*Preview on 12/17 is Pay What You Will, tickets only available at the door.

Location: Parlor Room Theater performing at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

It’s the holiday season in Tuna, Texas, the third-smallest town in the Lone Star State, and two actors bring over twenty memorable characters to life in this tour-de-force performance. This play is full of merriment and Texas-style cheer; simultaneously an homage and a satire of small-town life.

Tickets are $20 — but reserve your seats today and save! Advance tickets are only $15. Buy tickets here.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 4-20

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 4-20

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
Directed by Rocky Nunzio
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday December 4, 2015 through Sunday December 20, 2015

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book, and has become a holiday staple for groups across the United States! Features plenty of great roles for children and adults, a few favorite Christmas Carols, and a lot of laughs!

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.. Performances run weekends from Friday December 4, 2015 through Sunday December 20, 2015 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.