Category Archives: Drama

Fires in the Mirror at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 7-23

Fires in the Mirror at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 7-23

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
FIRES IN THE MIRROR
Written by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances February 7, 2025 – February 23, 2025. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

The play is a compilation of interviews and headlines dealing with the Crown Heights race riots in Brooklyn New York in 1991. The riots stemmed from the death of Gavin Cato, a Black boy who was killed when a vehicle driven by a Hasidic Jew allegedly ran a stop light and careened onto a sidewalk where Gavin Cato was playing. The incident set off a series of angry reactions on both sides, and culminated in the stabbing death of Rabbinical student Yankel Rosenbaum. The circumstances and aftermath reflected long-standing tensions between the Black and Jewish communities, and highlighted the (often similar) struggles of each group against discrimination and bias.

Themes include race relations, press coverage bias, perceptions of disparate treatment in health care, law enforcement, and political representation.

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.

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Feb 1

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Feb 1

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Experimental Performance Series #3
Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 2PM & 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from production of established works to brand new plays and choreography.

This performance will feature an excerpt of an original theatre piece written and directed by Miele Murray and a dance performance co-created by Christina Collins and daniel miramontes.

Socabane and Vestorin (Concept Scene) by Miele Murray

A foolhardy prince (Raymond Zajic) and a headstrong princess (Miele Murray), must grapple with their shared longings for frivolity and freedom and the irrevocable duty they owe to their respective countries. Excerpted from work-in-progress, written and designed by Miele Murray.

Approximate run time: Scene (19 minutes), Artistic Presentation (10 minutes)

echoes by Daniel Miramontes and Christina Collins

In this dance performance, 3rd year dance MFA co-creators Christina Collins and daniel miramontes explore themes of friendship and resilience by combining elements of strength, agility, softness and vulnerability through movement.

Approximate run time: 15 mins.

Tickets: free, tickets required, click here.

The Rude Mechanicals present The Seagull at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 23-Feb 1

The Rude Mechanicals present The Seagull at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 23-Feb 1

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
This is a musical production of the Seagull featuring rock songs from the 1970s.

January 23 – February 1, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Rude Mechanicals are known for concept Shakespeare, but concept Chekhov? Well that’s not something people do. Or is it? Our next production of The Seagull transports these drama queens of the Russian theatre in the late 1800s to the American music industry of the late 1900s. 1979 to be exact. In this production we aim to explore how the revolutionary revamping of theatre that occurred during Chekhov and Stanislavski’s era bears similarities to the way the birth and rising popularity of punk rock revolutionized music in the late 1970s. Come and witness new forms in music taking shape.

Constantine is a tortured songwriter involved in founding the punk rock movement in the late 1970s. He’d love nothing more than to prove his worth to his rich and famous but cold and withholding mother, the famous diva, Arkadina. Constantine is in love with Nina, a young aspiring singer who wants to make it big. Nina is a little star struck by the wildly successful Trigorin, who is dating Arkadina. Masha, the gothiest goth who ever gothed, is in unrequited love with Constantine and soothes the pain of unreturned love with substance abuse and witty denial. Medviedenko the schoolteacher is in unrequited love with Masha. Everyone at Sorin’s estate is clearly very, very happy.

Chekhov. Where comedies end with suicide.

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Inside My Head: The Musical

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland is excited to present Inside My Head, an autobiographical musical about one person’s journey with bipolar, on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

This one-man show by Broadway performer Zak Sandler begins with Zak’s first manic and depressive episodes during his junior year at Yale University. On stage, the pre-recorded voices of Zak’s mania and depression sing to him like they’re inside his head. This groundbreaking, one-night-only production will take each of us on a personal journey to examine the deepest, most vulnerable parts of ourselves—the ones we may not want others to see—and reveal how we can move from shame and denial to self-love and acceptance.

In addition to this ticketed performance, NAMI Maryland is hosting a VIP reception preceding the show. Join us for hot and cold hors d’oeuvres while enjoying a unique opportunity to network with local and statewide decision-makers, community leaders, NAMI Maryland staff, and other VIPs.

Tickets: $20 regular, $100 VIP. Click here.

CreativeWorks Final Showcase: Brutal Red Lies at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17

CreativeWorks Final Showcase: Brutal Red Lies at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
CreativeWorks Final Showcase:
Brutal Red Lies

Friday January 17, 2025 at 6:30 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

You are invited to a CreativeWorks Production of Brutal Red Lies!

Join us on Friday, January 17th, at 6:30 p.m. for a show completely written, produced, and designed by the Cohort 5 CreativeWorks pre-apprentices. Brutal Red Lies is a staged adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood that delves into themes of friendship, grief, and war! You don’t want to miss this epic tale!.

Tickets are PAY-WANT-YOU-WISH starting at $5

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.