Rebel Yells at the Hard Bargain Theater, Oct 10-25

Rebel Yells at the Hard Bargain Theater, Oct 10-25

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Rebel Yells

Written by Steve Warren
Directed by Trey Thomas

Performances
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 8:00 PM

Synopsis: Seven soldiers and one woman nurse share a hospital ward in Richmond, Virginia even as the cannon balls fall around them during the last days of the Civil War. While each has lost something different to the war – an arm, a leg, a voice, a faith, a son – all have lost their courage and self-respect. In the course of the play, harsh secrets of their wartime deeds emerge as the men struggle to recover their honor and redeem themselves even as their beloved South dies just outside the hospital walls.

Tickets for HBP performances are $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

Amphitheater opens at 7:30 PM and performances begin at 8:00 PM unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Reservations are accepted, but not required, by calling Doris Sharp at 240-766-8830.

Making a reservation is as easy as sending an email to hbplayersboxoffice@gmail.com. Please be sure to include the show, date of performance, and number of tickets you are reserving.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Sunday matinee performances will be held at 2:00 PM on October 12 and October 19.

This groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls… offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.

“A triumphant event, filled with humor. Pure theatre.” – New York Daily News “A poignant, gripping, angry and beautiful work.” – Time

Performances run weekends from Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. 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.

August: Osage County by Tantallon at Harmony Hall, Oct 4-12

August: Osage County by Tantallon at Harmony Hall, Oct 4-12

August: Osage County
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Rikki Lacewell
Produced by Jivon Jackson

Location: Tantallon Community Players at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington, Maryland.

October 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2014.
Saturdays at 3:00pm and 8:00pm.
Sundays Matinees at 3:00pm.

PARENTAL ADVISORY: Strong Language.

Described by critics as having “the zip and zingy humor of classic television situation comedy and the absorbing narrative propulsion of a juicy soap opera,” and recently a movie starring Meryl Streep, this intense drama follows an Oklahoma family as they struggle with addiction, sickness, and their own histories while still managing to find the humor in life.

Hamlet at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 26-Oct 12

Hamlet at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 26-Oct 12

Hamlet: Believe None of Us
by William Shakespeare
A guest production from Off the Quill
Developed by Patrick Mullen and Michael J. Dombroski

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

September 26-October 12, 2014

OTQ puts their signature spin on Shakespeare’s classic, with movement and surprise elements as they follow Hamlet investigating the death of his father. But what tricks does The Dane have up his sleeve?

September 26 & 27 @ 8:00 pm
October 3th, 4th, @ 8:00 pm
October 10th, 11th, @ 8:00 pm
October 5th & 12th Sunday Matinee: 2:00 pm

Masquerade at the Charis Center, Sep 19-27

Masquerade at the Charis Center, Sep 19-27

Masquerade
A New Play by William Leary

Location: Charis Center for the Arts

September 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 2014
Performances at 8pm nightly.

Tickets: $15 per person. Proceeds to benefit suicide prevention.

Unanswerable questions, unbearable loss. One family’s story of suicide.