Category Archives: Drama

A Christmas Carol at the Bowie CPA, Dec 6-21

A Christmas Carol at the Bowie CPA, Dec 6-21

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts presents:
A Christmas Carol
Adapted from the book by Charles Dickens
Directed by Christopher Dwyer

December 6 – 15, 2024
Saturday, December 6 at 3pm and 7pm
Sunday, December 14 at 1pm and 4pm
Sunday, December 21 at 4pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

For families and patrons of all ages!

Celebrate the holidays at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts with our original production of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted and directed by Christopher Dwyer.

Step back in time to Victorian London for one of the world’s most beloved stories, told with music, magic, humor, and heart in this acclaimed adaptation at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Follow London’s most notorious miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, as he journeys through time with a host of spirits to re-discover his own humanity — and the spirit of the holidays.

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-21

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-21

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Auditions
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances December 5 – 21, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

THE STORY: A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

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

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

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Clarice presents:
Amm(i)gone
By Sophocles
Translated and presented by Adil Mansoor

Thu, Dec. 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Fri, Dec. 5, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Sat, Dec. 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Adil Mansoor is a Virgo Pakistani-American theater queerdo. His mother is an Aquarian hijabi Quranic scholar. Since she discovered Adil’s queerness online, their once-close bond now needs rescue. In Amm(i)gone, a portmanteau of “ammi” (“mother” in Urdu) and the Greek heroine Antigone, Mansoor invites us on a journey of heartbreak and repair between mother and son as they embark on an examination and translation of Sophocles’ Antigone into Urdu. Passionately mining Greek tragedy, Islam and their own memories, they seek to recover their love across faith.

Post-Show Conversation: Don’t miss a post-show conversation and Q&A with the artists immediately following the Thu, Dec 4 & Fri, Dec 5 performances!

Tickets: $35, Students/Youth: $15. Click here.

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Home
By Samm-Art Williams
Directed by KenYatta Rogers

Fri, Nov. 14, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Wed, Nov. 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Thu, Nov. 20, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov. 21, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

A biographical tale of country life upended by the Vietnam War, Samm-Art Williams’ Tony Award-winning play follows a young Black farm owner and his indomitable spirit as he leans on faith, love, and the pull of the land in the face of losing everything, including himself.

Tickets: $30, Students/Youth: $10. Click here.

Kadara – The Stage Play at the Bowie CPA, Nov 1 & 2

Kadara – The Stage Play at the Bowie CPA, Nov 1 & 2

Milolaa Productions presents:
Kadara – The Stage Play
Written and Produced by Milolaa Productions
Directed by Joseph Ofili.

Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 1pm and 4:30pm
Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

KÁDÀRÁ – The Play is a powerful blend of theater and culture. Centered on an original stage play set in the old Yoruba Kingdom, it explores themes of love, resilience, and redemption. More than a show, KÁDÀRÁ is a celebration of heritage, storytelling, and community.

Tickets: $45; or $35 until September 15. Click here.