Category Archives: Drama

Not the Man I Married at the Bowie CPA, Mar 17

Not the Man I Married at the Bowie CPA, Mar 17

CMR Impact Productions Presents:
Not the Man I Married Stage Play
by C. Michelle Lee
directed by Debbie Arnold-Franklin

Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 6:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

NOT THE MAN I MARRIED is a play written and Produced By C. Michelle Lee. This playwright has been on the rise for over ten years or more with plays like He’s Not Your Soul Mate and The TEA. Her comedic viewpoint is done with style and grace, bringing comedy to reality with real-life experiences. Not the Man I Married is being presented on Sunday, March 17, 2024, by CMR Impact Productions at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

This play has been touring from the South now to the North, it was seen here in DC at the DC Arts Festival with wonderful reviews in 2022 and now is back by popular demand. Not the Man I Married is based on a dysfunctional family that has endured years of domestic violence. Aunt Robin is not only funny but she is suffering from ”CMS”—“Can’t Member Smack” disorder, living in the house with her brother who goes to strip clubs with a bag of quarters to make it rain.

Mrs. Lee the Producer of the play along with Debbie Arnold-Franklin as her director, her Daughter TayJuana Lee as her Production Manager, and Crystal Allen as her Assistant Production Manager. These four ladies have brought together a strong play that features a star-studded cast. The play features C. Michelle Lee (Aunt Robin), Mario Booker (Uncle Buck), Annisa Hargrove (Shawn), Tee “Sylk” Harris (Kevin), and many more. The cast of this production will be using comedy and laughter to address the traumas of domestic violence — “The play is serious, but it’s like a rollercoaster. You can just go up, up, up, but the humor softens the downs. Give people something to smile about, to laugh through the pain, hurt, and misunderstandings.” Come out to see the play; you will not regret it! You will cry, laugh, relate, dance, and sing. We have traveled through the South; now we are bringing this cast to the DMV.

Tickets: $25 to $45. Click here.

Harriet Tubman at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 12

Harriet Tubman at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 12

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Harriet Tubman

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 10am & 11:15am

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

This stirring drama with music is a classic tribute to the great American who freed herself and hundreds of others from the bonds of slavery. Share her adventurous life with your students in this accurate and deeply moving musical history lesson.

$6. Click here.

Men on Boats at Clarice Smith, Mar 1-9

Men on Boats at Clarice Smith, Mar 1-9

Men on Boats
By Jacklyn Backhaus

Fri, Mar 1, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 2, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sun, Mar 3, 2024 . 2:00PM
Thu, Mar 7, 2024 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 8, 2024 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 9, 2024 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Presented by Nouveau Riche and Soho Theatre
Written by Jessica L. Hagan
Adapted by Ryan Calais Cameron
Directed by Jessica Kaliisa
Cast: Paisley Billings, Déja J Bowens, Jadesola Odunjo, Muki Zubis
Producer for Nouveau Riche: Sarah Verghese
Producers for Soho Theatre: David Luff and Maddie Wilson
Communications & Marketing: Yasmin Mehboob-Khan
Stage Manager: Marie Angelique St Hill
Vocal Coach: Theo Llewellyn

Men On Boats challenges traditional historical narratives by reimagining John Wesley Powell’s expedition in the American West in 1869. A cast of non-male actors portrays the all-male crew, who navigates the treacherous waters of the Colorado River during their exploration. With humor and banter, the play examines gender, identity and the fraught relationship between humans and the natural world. This “rollicking history pageant” (The New York Times) challenges preconceptions about history, gender roles and the stories that get told.

Tickets: $25 General, or $10 Students. Click here.

Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024
February 23, 24, March 1 at 7:30
March 2 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
February 25 and March 3 at 2:00 pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Araminta: An American Shero: The Real Harriet Tubman Story at the Bowie CPA, Feb 18

Araminta: An American Shero: The Real Harriet Tubman Story at the Bowie CPA, Feb 18

Araminta: An American Shero: The Real Harriet Tubman Story

February 18, 2024
Sunday, February 18 at 2:00pm
Sunday, February 18 at 7:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Set in the 1800s in Dorchester County, Maryland, this exciting, drama-filled play follows the life of Harriet Tubman in her formative years of life. It portrays how community was a central component of survival for her as a child and the need to keep community intact.

Born into enslavement, Araminta as a child knew there must be a better life outside of enslavement and set out to ensure life as a slave was no more for her and her community. She keeps returning to steal slaves to keep the support of community intact. Araminta: An American Shero, a story of a community’s love, respect, relationships and tenderness, honors the perseverance of Harriet Tubman.

Tickets: $30 – $50 plus fees. Click here.