Category Archives: Drama

Stardust at Clarice Smith, Jan 31-Feb 1

David Roussève/Reality presents the World Premiere of Stardust at Clarice Smith, Jan 31-Feb 1

January 31 & February 1, 2014 . 8PM

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

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Senior Citizen: $30
UMD Alumni Association: $30
UMD Faculty & Staff: $28
Students & Youth: $10

Fri, Jan 31, 2014 . 8:00PM
Sat, Feb 1, 2014 . 8:00PM

Description:

Choreographed, written and directed by David Roussève, Stardust follows an African American gay urban teenager’s dreams, misgivings and challenges.

Never seen onstage, the protagonist is present only by the emotion-laden tweets and text messages he sends, which are projected onto multiple surfaces by Roussève’s long-time collaborator Cari Ann Shim Sham.

Stardust juxtaposes fluidity and freneticism, in both its movement and musical score. Lush, jazz-inflected dancing is leavened by frenetic, angular representations of the teenager’s anxious states of mind, in movement performed by a mixed-age company of dancers.

The soundscape pairs the intimate romanticism of Nat King Cole standards with rough-edged, hip-hop inflected original music by d. Sabela Grimes. Designer Christopher Kuhl’s lighting will support both the emotional textures and surreal quality of the work.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center co-commissioned Stardust, which will receive its world premiere at the Center. As part of his engagement at the Clarice Smith Center, Roussève will be in residency in several visits during fall 2013, working with local ministries on issues of homosexuality and acceptance in the African American community.

This tour of David Roussève is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Stardust was made possible by the MetLife Community Connections Fund of the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project. Major support of NDP is also provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The Vagina Monologues at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 24 – Feb 8

The Vagina Monologues at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 24 – Feb 8

The Rude Mechanicals present The Vagina Monologues
by Eve Ensler

January 24 – February 8, 2014

Greenbelt Arts Center

A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. In this stunning phenomenon that has swept the nation, Eve Ensler gives us real women’s stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery.

Parental Advisory: Adult themes.

Ticket prices: $17 General Admission, $14 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Child (under 12)

A Christmas Carol at The Christian Life Center in Riverdale Park, Dec 19-22

A Christmas Carol at The Christian Life Center in Riverdale Park, Dec 19-22

Location: The Christian Life Center of Riverdale Park
5600 Taylor Rd, Riverdale Park, MD 20737
(301) 277-5969

Thursday through Sunday, December 19-22, each night at 8:00pm.

Ticket prices are $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children under 12.
To purchase tickets, please email billl@ccsimd.org , call 240-565-4144 or tweet @BillLeary3.

Proceeds from the production will benefit The Christian Life Center’s Food Distribution Program as well as Community Crisis Services Inc.’s Warm Nights Hypothermia Shelter Program. CCSI has formed a wonderful partnership with CLC, and we’re thrilled to be once again working with them to benefit those most vulnerable in our communities.

It’s a Wonderful Life – The Radio Play at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 13, 2013 – Jan 4, 2014

It’s a Wonderful Life – The Radio Play at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 13, 2013 – Jan 4, 2014

It’s a Wonderful Life – The Radio Play

by Philip Grecian

Directed by Michael Hartsfield

Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday December 13, 2013 through Saturday January 4, 2014

Performances run weekends from Friday December 13, 2013 through Saturday January 4, 2014 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for general admission. Admission for students (18 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $12. 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.

Description: It’s a Wonderful Life is the story of George Bailey, the unsung, beloved hero of Bedford Falls. As a child, George risked his own life to save his brother from drowning. As he grew older, his countless small deeds mattered very much in the lives of the Bedford Falls townspeople. George prepares to leave town and go to college to fulfill his dream of building skyscrapers. However, when his father, the president of the small Bailey Building and Loan Company, dies, George postpones his dreams, manages the family company, and finds happiness in his marriage to Mary Hatch. When Uncle Billy accidentally misplaces company funds, George faces financial ruin and almost certain imprisonment. Seeing no way out, he runs to the bridge over the river, prepared to plunge to his death. Enter Clarence, George’s lovable, bumbling guardian angel, who has come to Bedford Falls to prove to George that his life is worth living and to earn wings for himself. He grants George one wish: to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. Suddenly Bedford Falls is a very unpleasant place: the bustling small town main street is lined with pool halls and saloons; none of his friends or family recognize him, not even his beloved wife, Mary, who, in this world without him, is a prim spinster. Pursued by police, George returns to the bridge and begs to have his life back. Clarence grants it and George runs home to find his children, his wife, and a town that rallies to support him. Finally, George comes to realize…it truly is a wonderful life.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.

Active Cultures Theatre presents High Tea Stories at CPAE, Dec 13

Active Cultures Theatre presents High Tea Stories at CPAE, Dec 13

Location: College Park Arts Exchange
Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park MD

Friday, December 13, 2013 at 7:30pm

Active Cultures Theatre presents a dramatic reading of a play by a local playwright.

High Tea Stories
by Laura Zam,
directed by Mary Resing,
performed by Laura Zam and Hilary Kacser.

Friday, Dec 13, 7:30 pm, Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road (corner of Knox and Dartmouth, one block from College Park Metro).

Commissioned by The Associated of Baltimore and produced by Active Cultures.

Description: When Chana, a character from the Book of Samuel, faces conflict and self-doubt, she turns to a group of modern day women in Baltimore for help. A modern parable, High Tea Stories celebrates the role of authenticity, community and generosity in our lives.

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