Category Archives: Drama

A Bicycle Country at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-17

A Bicycle Country at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-17

A Bicycle Country
By Nilo Cruz
Directed by Fatima Quander

November 10-17, 2023
Fri, Nov 10, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 11, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 12, 2023 . 2:00PM
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 . 7:30PM
Thu, Nov 16, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 17, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Set in Cuba in the 1990s, A Bicycle Country depicts the story of three Cubans as they each come to terms with the lack of opportunity and resources throughout the country as well as their own hopeless circumstances within the system. As each character looks for their own version of freedom: freedom from loneliness, freedom from stagnancy, and even freedom from one’s own body, they embark on a perilous journey to the United States aboard a precariously constructed homemade raft. Nilo Cruz’s A Bicycle Country delves into the complexity of love, sacrifice, hope and survival while also serving as a poignant narrative about finding freedom and moving forward.

Tickets: $25 general, $10 students. Click here

Pride and Prejudice at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 3-19

Pride and Prejudice at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 3-19

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Directed by Larry Simmons
Produced by Maureen Rogers

November 3 – 19, 2024
Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 4th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 11th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Nov 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 18th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Nov 19th, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel come to life in this play. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous match-making mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult to escape the subject. When the independent-minded Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she is determined not to let her feelings triumph over her own good sense — but the truth turns out to be slipperier than it seems. In a society where subtle snubs and deceit proliferate, is it possible for Elizabeth and Darcy to look beyond his pride and her prejudice, and to make the best match of all?

Tickets: 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.

Fireflies at the Publick Playhouse, Oct 14

Fireflies at the Publick Playhouse, Oct 14

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Fireflies
by Donja R. Love

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 8pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Somewhere in the Jim Crow South, the sky is on fire. A pregnant Olivia’s fierce speech writing is the sole force behind her charismatic husband Charles and his successful Movement to galvanize people to march towards freedom. When four little girls are bombed in a church, Olivia and Charles’ marriage is threatened – as this tragedy and years of civil unrest leave Olivia believing that “this world ain’t no place to raise a colored child.”

$25, or $20 for student/senior. Click here.

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
The Devil You Don’t
with Christopher DePamphilis

October 6 – 21, 2024
Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 8th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 14th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 15th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 21st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

“A one hour sleight of hand magic show detailing how, as a minority, I got into the craft.”

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

The Prom at Clarice Smith, Sep 29-Oct 7

The Prom at Clarice Smith, Sep 29-Oct 7

The Prom
Book & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Based on an Original Concept by Jack Viertel
Directed by Nathaniel Claridad ’04

September 29-October 7, 2023
Fri, Sep 29, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 1, 2023 . 3:00PM
Thu, Oct 5, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 . 3:00PM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

High school student Emma Nolan, who wants to ask her girlfriend to the prom, faces resistance from the infuriated PTA, who calls for the cancellation of the event. Devastated by this decision, resented by her classmates and isolated for being a lesbian in a homophobic small town, Emma is taken by surprise when a group of Broadway actors arrives to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, coming to her “rescue.” During this protest, Emma discovers the courage to stand in her truth and be herself, despite the hatred pointed her way.

Tickets: $25 general, $10 students. Click here