Category Archives: Drama

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.

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Regular: $30
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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.

Scenes from The Colored Museum at Bowie State University, Feb 27-28

Scenes from The Colored Museum at Bowie State University, Feb 27-28

Black History Month: BSU Theatre presents scenes from “The Colored Museum”
February 27, 2014 – February 28, 2014 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Description: The theatre program invites you to a special Black History Month performance of scenes from “The Colored Museum,” directed by Professor Renee Charlow.

Location: Black Box Theatre, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University.

Cost: $3 for children; $5 for BSU faculty, staff, students and senior citizens; $10 general admission

Box office opens 1 hour before performances. Call 301-860-3717 for ticket information.

Note: the full play will be presented April 17-20, 2014.

Our Town at MAD, Feb 21-Mar 8

Our Town at MAD, Feb 21-Mar 8

Location: NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents Winter 2014 Play
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Jon Gardner. Produced by Kim Weaver.

Friday and Saturday evenings: February 21, 22, 28, March 1, 7, 8
Sunday matinees: February 23, March 2

Tickets: $18 includes pre-show hors d’oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages, and entertainment, 15% Discount Opening Friday and 10% Discount Opening Saturday & Sunday.

Tickets are available on-line only, here. Tickets will not be available at the door. For more information, call: (240) 475-8800.

Come Back to the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 21 – Mar 13

Come Back to the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 21 – Mar 13

By Ed Graczyk
Directed by Frank Akers
Auditions: December 5 & 7

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Performances:
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, February 21 – March 13;
Sunday at 2pm, March 2 & 9, 2014.

Description: The Disciples of James Dean commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death. The party reveals in real time and flashback the truth about their complicated lives. But who is the mysterious Joanne whom they think they’ve never met, and what is the real truth about Mona’s son, Jimmy Dean? With Winard Britt, Rosalie Daelemans, Elizabeth Dapo, Rachel Duda, Barbara Lambert, Gayle Negri, Kristen Peck, Linda Sellner, and Holly Trout.

Friday & Saturday at 8:00, Sunday at 2:00
(The closing performance, March 15th, is at 2:00)

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

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A Soldier’s Play by 2nd Star Productions at the Charis Center, Feb 21 – Mar 9

A Soldier’s Play by 2nd Star Productions at the Charis Center, Feb 21 – Mar 9

2nd Star Productions Presents
“A Soldier’s Play” by Charles Fuller
Directed by Jane Wingard; Produced by Cheramie Jackson

Charis Center for the Arts
13010 8th Street
Bowie, MD 20720

Performances will be February 21, 22, 23, 28 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at the Charis Center for the Arts

Parental advisory: adult themes.

A black sergeant cries out in the night, “They still hate you,” then is shot twice and falls dead. Set in 1944 at Fort Neal, a segregated army camp in Louisiana, Charles Fuller’s forceful drama – which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 – tracks the investigation of this murder. “A Soldier’s Play” is more than a detective story: it is a tough, incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities among blacks, and between blacks and whites that gives no easy answers, and assigns no simple blame.

All tickets for “A Soldier’s Play” are $15.00

For reservations, call the box office at (410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819, or purchase tickets online at this link.