Category Archives: Drama

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
OUT OF THE BLUE – Reflections from Ground Zero
Written and Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – 8PM

Join us for a moving presentation in the form of a staged reading of quotes from First Responders to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These quotes are taken from interviews with men and women who were part of the rescue and recovery mission after the attacks and subsequent collapse of the Twin Towers and surrounding buildings. A group of talented and dedicated actors will recreate the words of police, firefighters, and volunteers, as they navigated the overwhelming and dangerous tasks of searching for survivors, putting out fires, and evacuating Lower Manhattan to get citizens to safety.

Tickets are $20 General Admission and must be prepurchaed online. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Gear Up Foundation, founded by a retired NY Firefighter. Gear Up Foundation supplies fire and emergency equipment to underserved communities and third world countries.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Sylvia at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 6-22

Sylvia at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 6-22

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Sylvia
by A. R. Gurney
directed by Ilene Chalmers

Performances September 6 – 22. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 2 selected Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

THE STORY: Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.

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.

Winter at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 21-30

Winter at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 21-30

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Winter
by Mark Scharf
Directed by Lori Bruun
produced by Maureen Rogers

June 21 – 30, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

No one should be alone in winter. Set in a beach town on Maryland’s eastern shore, the play follows the twists and turns of two 60-somethings: Bonnie, a waitress and painter that knows herself too well, and Sam, a writer who is struggling wiith illness and growing old. This bittersweet play explores how a past action impinges on the present and the enduring connections between two people in the winter of their lives.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $15

Buy tickets here.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Fiveplay at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 31-Jun 15

Fiveplay at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 31-Jun 15

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Fiveplay
by local playwright Erica Smith
directed by Rocky Nunzio

May 31 – June 15, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

An affectionate look at polyamory and the modern family. Emerson’s dating Sawyer, who’s married to Monty, who’s dating Ray, who’s also dating Avery, who’s married to Emerson. And their friend Keegan lives with them too. This is a show about a family — Venn House, six people who chose one another. Sure, sometimes poly people’s problems are about relationships. Sometimes they’re about jobs, or money, or haunted antiques. And sometimes family is even more complicated than it seems.

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

Life Interrupted at the Bowie CPA, May 4 & 5

Life Interrupted at the Bowie CPA, May 4 & 5

Connecting Lives Productions Presents:
Life Interrupted Stage Play
by Elder Chanté Thompson

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 4pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 4pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Life Interrupted is a 2023 drama stage play written, directed, and produced by Elder Chanté Thompson. During Mental Health Awareness Month, we will shed light on mental health challenges and overcoming those obstacles. Meet seven patients who learn how to heal spiritually while dealing with their mental health obstacles.

This play’s story is told from inside a mental health institution by mental health patients who describe their pain and struggle. One suffers from PTSD, another is bipolar, another has schizophrenia, another has an eating disorder, another has dissociative disorder, and another has depression. In a world where mental health challenges are on the rise, meet this phenomenal cast as they deliver an exceptional dramatic performance and help our community understand, work through, and recover from this nationwide crisis.

The play stars Kaneya Morgan, Marcus Davis, Lorrie Davis, Nick Gamble, Chanale Taylor, Nadia Palacios, Kevin (CJ) Harrison, Cornelius Wyatt, Edward Crews, Robin Willingham, Octavia Latrice, Howard Lee, Maurice Lee, Anissa Stewart, Freddie Simmons, Rachel Johnson, and Khloe’ Holbert.

Tickets: $35 to $45. Click here.