Category Archives: Comedy

2024 Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jun 23-Jul 14

2024 Shakespeare in the Parks: various locations, Jun 23-Jul 14

The Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division Presents the Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival.

Performances Sunday, June 23 – Sunday, July 14, 2024

2024 Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Description: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Division will be producing Shakespeare in the Parks for 2024. This summer we are thrilled to present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, directed by newly appointed Artistic Director Randy Snight. Love is in the air, but it’s tangled in a romantic web involving four young Athenians. Venture into the mystical woods where fairies stir up a potion that turns the lovers’ world upside down. Get ready for an unforgettable experience of whimsy, wonder, and weddings as the enchanting tale of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” comes to life on stage in this 90-minute production. Bring your lawn chair, a picnic, and enjoy the Bard under the stars.

Note: The Publick Playhouse is an indoor venue and therefore seating is limited. Doors will open one hour prior to the performance; seating is first come, first served.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a FREE performance in your favorite park!

Sunday, June 23, 2024, 7:30 PM, Fairwood Community Park, 12390 Fairwood Pkwy, Bowie, MD 20720

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 7:30 PM, Ridgeley Rosenwald School, 8507 Central Ave, Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Thursday, June, 27, 2024, 7:30 PM, Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Friday, June 28, 2024, 7:30 PM, National Harbor, Plaza Stage, 165 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Saturday, June 29, 2024, 7:30 PM, Fort Washington Park, 13551 Fort Washington Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 7:30 PM, Riverdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737

Friday, July 5, 2024, 7:30 PM, Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr. Kettering, MD 20774

Saturday, July 6, 2024, 7:30 PM, Meadowside Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Ln, Rockville, MD 20855

Tuesday, July 9, 2024, 7:00 PM, Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton MD 20902

Friday, July 12, 2024, 7:30 PM, Montpelier Mansion Grounds, 9650 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD 20708, Sign Language Interpreter

Saturday, July 13, 2024, 7:30 PM, David C. Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton St, Hyattsville, MD 20781

Sunday, July 14, 2024, 3:00 PM, Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20784, Sign Language Interpreter

Enjoy free, entertaining, and accessible productions of the work of the greatest playwright of the English language at parks and arts centers throughout Prince George’s County! Each summer Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks tours a professional, family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s plays throughout the county, making great theatre available to everyone. For more information, call 301-446-3232; TTY 301-699-2544.

Upstage Artists presents Much Ado About Nothing, May 31-Jun 10

Upstage Artists presents Much Ado About Nothing, May 31-Jun 10

Upstage Artists presents:
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Anna Fitzmaurice

Show dates: May 31 – June 10, 2024
May 31, June 1, 8, 9, 2024 at 7:30
June 2 and 10 at 2:00 pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

One of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies that has something for everyone. It is one of the earliest examples of the modern romantic comedy. Everyone can see that confirmed bachelor Benedick and headstrong Beatrice are meant for each other – except for Benedick and Beatrice themselves! While their friends try to trick the bickering pair into admitting they’re in love, their young sidekicks Hero and Claudio start a romance of their own. But will false accusations, broken promises, and even a nutty and bumbling police force prevent a happy ending?

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Apr 27

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Apr 27

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, this month featuring special guest Capone! Plus, there will be live music by Sound of the City, featuring Precious Joubert and DJ Two Tone Jones!

Tickets: $35 to $45. Click here.

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Mar 30

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Mar 30

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, this month featuring special guest Capone! Plus, there will be live music by Sound of the City, featuring Precious Joubert and DJ Two Tone Jones!

Tickets: $35 to $45. Click here.

Noises Off at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 8-24

Noises Off at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 8-24

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Noises Off
by Michael Frayn
directed by Alex Campbell
produced by Maureen Rogers

February 9 – March 3, 2024

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Michael Frayn’s Noises Off takes a fond look at the follies of theatre folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Frayne gives us a window into the inner workings of theatre behind the scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance. Brimming with slapstick comedy, Noises Off is a delightful backstage farce, complete with slamming doors, falling trousers, and — of course — flying sardines!

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $15

Buy tickets here.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.