Category Archives: Drama

Daughter of the Struggle at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 21

Daughter of the Struggle at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 21

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Friday, March 21 at 8:00pm

Free Soul Productions presents Daughter of the Struggle

An inspiring and unforgettable one woman show brought to you by Free Soul Productions starring Ayanna Gregory with special guest, comedian, civil & human rights activist, Dick Gregory followed by Q&A with the audience.

With powerful stories and transformative songs, this play is an intimate journey into the life of the legendary Dick Gregory and the family that loves him. This autobiographical performance reveals Ayanna’s multidimensional existence as a daughter of the Civil Rights Movement.

Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Students.

Radium Girls at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 14-16

Radium Girls at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 14-16

Radium Girls
by D. W. Gregory

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

Bishop McNamara High School Fine Arts Department Theatre Program is excited to announce our spring play, RADIUM GIRLS.

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, RADIUM GIRLS traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.

Written by local playwright D.W. Gregory, performance dates are Friday, March 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $10 each. Please join us for another outstanding production!

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Ding! or Bye Bye Dad at Venus Theatre, Mar 6-30

Ding or Bye Bye Dad at Venus Theatre, Mar 6-30

Ding! or Bye Bye Dad
by Jayme Kilburn

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

March 6 to 30, 2014
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Tickets: $20. Buy here.

Parental advisory: Adult themes.

Description: Two sisters, Hamiere and Boomer, creep silently towards their sleeping father, one armed with a bat the other with a frying pan. At the sound of a bell we are swept into a high-pressured speed-dating scenario. Hamiere is a ball of insecurities, a relationship dunce who finds it more convenient to love a dog than a human being. Boomer, her sister, serves as a fire starter and manic cheerleader, constantly pushing her sister to try and form a meaningful human bond all the while choosing only to date gay men because of her new-found distaste for sex. As the bell rings and the daters change seats, we are bystanders to Hamiere’s awkward emotional admissions: her pseudo-lesbian fantasies, her desire to give birth to puppies, and her thoughts on the afterlife. As the play unfolds the audience experiences vignettes of Hamiere and Boomer’s troubled past with men. Ding or Bye Bye Dad centers on the father / daughter relationship and what happens when that relationship is illformed. In the end, Hamiere and Boomer edge silently towards their father’s deathbed, kitchen utensils in hand, ready to kill their monster.

Dark Passages by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 28 – Mar 15

Dark Passages by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 28 – Mar 15

By Shannon Michal Dow, Jan Henson Dow and Robert Schroeder

By the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Produced by special arrangement with Popular Play Service

Performances

Week 1: February 28th and March 1st, 2014 at 8 pm, March 2nd at 2 pm
Week 2: March 7th and 8th at 8 pm, March 9th at 2 pm
Week 3: March 14th and 15th at 8pm, March 16th at 2pm

Ticket Prices

Adults – $20.00
Seniors/Students – $15.00

Group Rates(10 or more people)
Adults – $15.00
Seniors/Students – $10.00

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Synopsis

Mark and Bret’s little college town used to be a great place, but not anymore. Women have been attacked in the area, and Bret is terrified that her missing best friends are the latest victims. Mark is more worried that Bret is cheating on him. Bret’s creepy landlord is watching their relationship implode through a mirrow in her appartment, unbeknownst to them both. When a detective with a colorful past arrives in town to investigate the disappearances, this little whodunit twists and turns its way to a scary conclusion.

Spring Awakening at Clarice Smith, Feb 28-Mar 8

Spring Awakening at Clarice Smith, Feb 28-Mar 8

Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Books & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik

February 28 – March 8, 2014

Directors Brian MacDevitt, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig

Presented By: Clarice Smith Center
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kay Theatre. Reserved Seating.

Parental Advisory: Adult themes.

Click Here to Buy Tickets:
Regular: $30
Subscriber: $24
Senior Citizen: $25
UMD Alumni Association: $25
UMD Faculty & Staff: $24
Students & Youth: $10

Fri, Feb 28, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 1, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, Mar 2, 2014 . 2:00PM
Wed, Mar 5, 2014 . 7:30PM
Thu, Mar 6, 2014 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 7, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 8, 2014 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 8, 2014 . 7:30PM

Description:

Spring Awakening is based on a controversial 1891 play by German playwright Frank Wedekind, which was banned for a time in Germany because of its frank portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide.

The rock musical caused a sensation when it premiered on Broadway in 2006. Set in late 19th-century Germany, it tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality.

Alternative and folk-infused rock music capture and reflect the emotional essence of the timeless experience of coming of age.

The production is being co-directed by Tony Award-winning lighting designer and TDPS faculty member Brian MacDevitt in partnership with dance faculty members Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig, a testament to the genre-blurring dynamic of the school.

SPRING AWAKENING is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019; Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-396-4684; www.MTIShows.com.