Category Archives: Comedy

The Road to Success at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 22

The Road to Success at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 22

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Thursday, January 22, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Classroom Character: The Road to Success

With a fun and wacky blend of magic, comedy and total audience involvement, Choosy Suzy and YouDini the Genie give kids a powerful path to stop name-calling and bullying. Challenging the audience members to think about how they treat each other, this entertaining and thought-provoking program shows how students working together can make a school a Bully Free Zone.
Recommended for Grades K-3. Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Relationships, Character Development, Social Issues.
Tickets $8, $6 groups of 20 or more

A Shot in the Dark by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 9-25

A Shot in the Dark by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 9-25, 2015

A Shot in the Dark, by Marcel Achard
Directed by Keith Brown

Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances are three weekends, January 9 – January 25, 2015

Description: A good hearted, guileless child of nature is hauled before the magistrate on a charge of murder, having been found unconscious, nude, and clutching a gun, with her lover dead beside her. What is most shocking to the magistrate is the complete frankness with which she describes her life as a parlor maid and her affairs with both the dead chauffeur and her aristocratic employer. She is so ingenious that the magistrate, at the risk of his juridical neck, decides that she could not have committed the murder. “A bubbling, saucy comedy… A light, tasty soufflé” ~ N.Y. Times.

The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 16-Feb 1

The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 16-Feb 1, 2015

Friday January 16, 2015 through Sunday February 1, 2015
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joshua McKerrow
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy comes to life in a colorful, lush production from Joshua McKerrow, director of the WATCH award-winning Lieutenant of Inishmore.

Improbable circumstances bring together a lively cast of characters in this early English farce. Mistaken identities… long-lost twins… long-lost parents… plus a hearty dose of slapstick comedy and witty wordplay. All set against the panoply of a glorious, exotic world.

Performances run weekends from Friday January 16, 2015 through Sunday February 1, 2015 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m, and Sunday matinees on January 25 and February 1 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

A (COMIC) Christmas Carol at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 5-7

A (COMIC) Christmas Carol at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 5-7

A (COMIC) Christmas Carol
A guest production from The Renaissance Man

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

December 5 – 7, 2014

A marvelous way to spend a holiday evening, especially for those that have always enjoyed the classic tale and wondered what it might be like to step in Scrooge’s shoes even if it is just for one performance.

Friday & Saturday at 8:00, Sunday at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $14 Youth (12 and under with adult)

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Nov 19

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

November 19, 2014 at 7pm.

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

Murder is a Fine Art

Libby Labelle, art critic for the influential “Graphic News,” used her vitriolic columns to destroy the careers of many artists. A good review from Libby meant instant success. A bad review could signal the end of the line for the career of even the most talented individual.

And, Libby didn’t limit her critiques to the art world. She’d regularly write scathing comments about the events she’d attended, panning the planning as well as the cuisine and wine selections. That’s why, over the years, her list of eminent enemies grew. She was loved by her adoring fans and hated by the targets of her poisonous prose.

When it was announced that impressionist artist Pete Casso was to preview an upcoming exhibit at the Creative Connection Art Gallery, Libby made a point of letting everyone know she’d be there to, once again, pen a negative review of Casso’s latest masterpiece.

Who would have suspected that the review would never be printed? For, in the middle of an acerbic attack on both the artwork and the occasion, Libby collapsed in a heap on the floor of the gallery, her worrisome word processor silenced forever.

Did someone take the opportunity to do away with her explosive expletives? And, what past unknown indiscretions could have prompted the passion? It would take a palette of investigative skills to solve the case and identify the murderer.