Category Archives: Drama

Around the Snake Turn at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jun 19-28

Around the Snake Turn at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jun 19-28

Pipeline Playwrights Presents
Around the Snake Turn
A new play by Patricia Connelly
Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

June 19 – 28, 2026

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

When Baaba’s son is accused of a crime, the local fetish priest curses the extended family—a curse that can only be lifted when a young virgin becomes a trokosi or wife to the gods, in reality, a slave to the priest. With her young daughter at risk, Baaba pits herself against family, religion, and tradition to keep her daughter safe.
Pipeline Playwrights

Pipeline Playwrights is the only theater collaborative in the Washington, DC area dedicated to producing new plays by women playwrights. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by women playwrights, Pipeline seeks to close the theatre gender gap one play, one reading, one production at a time. The members of Pipeline Playwrights are Crystal Adaway, Nicole Burton, Patricia Connelly, Jean Koppen, and Ann Timmons. Find out more at https://www.pipelineplaywrights.org

Tickets $33 General; $23 Students, Industry, Essential Workers. Click here.

Upstage Artists presents American Son, Jun 5-14

Upstage Artists presents American Son, Jun 5-14

Upstage Artists presents:
American Son
by Christopher Demos-Brown
directed by Rick Bergmann

Show Dates: June 5-7 and 12-14, 2026

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

The award-winning play about an estranged biracial couple who must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

A Joe, A Journey, and a Jump in Time at Joe’s Movement Emporium, May 29

A Joe, A Journey, and a Jump in Time at Joe’s Movement Emporium, May 29

Joe’s Movement Emporium and Club Joe’s Presents:
A Joe, A Journey, and a Jump in Time

Friday, May 29, 2026, 5:300 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.
Heauxs in Wonderland: A Burlesque Variety Show

A group of high school students hop on board what they think is an ordinary field trip train—until it begins to bend time itself. Each stop launches them into a different era, from prehistoric landscapes to distant futures, where they experience the evolution of life, culture, and creativity firsthand. Guided by art, music, and storytelling, the students confront the beauty and fragility of nature and humanity’s ever-changing relationship with it.

Tickets $15 General; age 8 and under: free. Click here.

Dracula at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 22-Jun 7

Dracula at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 22-Jun 7

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Dracula
By Steven Dietz
Adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker
Directed by Tatum Moss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances May 22 – June 7, 2026
Performances Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 8 PM; Sunday matinees at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Playwright Steven Dietz breathes new life into one of literature’s most famous undead – and the legend of Dracula appears on stage with potent majesty. The seductive, scary and tragic soul of Stoker’s beloved novel is told through faithful dialogue and moving theatricality – which can be adapted for stages large and small. This new adaptation restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker’s classic novel to the stage.As Count Dracula begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to piece together the clues of his appearances in a valiant attempt to save themselves from a hideous fate. Rich with both sensuality and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker’s famous vampire.

Note that the play is double cast; click here to see the performance schedule.

Please be aware this production features violence, intimacy, flashing lights, gore effects, and water-based haze. Parental guidance is suggested for viewers below the age of 10.

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.

Prince George’s Community College presents Our Town, Apr 23-25

Prince George’s Community College presents Our Town, Apr 23-25

Prince George’s Community College presents:
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
directed by Monica Barion

Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 | 2:00 p.m.
Center for Performing Arts – Black Box Theater

Location: Prince George’s Community College.

Center for Performing Arts, 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774

A Pulitzer Prize-winning, timeless American classic explores the extraordinary beauty in ordinary life.

Tickets $10, click here.