Category Archives: Drama

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-21

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-21

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Auditions
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances December 5 – 21, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

THE STORY: A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

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.

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Clarice presents:
Amm(i)gone
By Sophocles
Translated and presented by Adil Mansoor

Thu, Dec. 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Fri, Dec. 5, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Sat, Dec. 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Adil Mansoor is a Virgo Pakistani-American theater queerdo. His mother is an Aquarian hijabi Quranic scholar. Since she discovered Adil’s queerness online, their once-close bond now needs rescue. In Amm(i)gone, a portmanteau of “ammi” (“mother” in Urdu) and the Greek heroine Antigone, Mansoor invites us on a journey of heartbreak and repair between mother and son as they embark on an examination and translation of Sophocles’ Antigone into Urdu. Passionately mining Greek tragedy, Islam and their own memories, they seek to recover their love across faith.

Post-Show Conversation: Don’t miss a post-show conversation and Q&A with the artists immediately following the Thu, Dec 4 & Fri, Dec 5 performances!

Tickets: $35, Students/Youth: $15. Click here.

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Home
By Samm-Art Williams
Directed by KenYatta Rogers

Fri, Nov. 14, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Wed, Nov. 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Thu, Nov. 20, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov. 21, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

A biographical tale of country life upended by the Vietnam War, Samm-Art Williams’ Tony Award-winning play follows a young Black farm owner and his indomitable spirit as he leans on faith, love, and the pull of the land in the face of losing everything, including himself.

Tickets: $30, Students/Youth: $10. Click here.

Kadara – The Stage Play at the Bowie CPA, Nov 1 & 2

Kadara – The Stage Play at the Bowie CPA, Nov 1 & 2

Milolaa Productions presents:
Kadara – The Stage Play
Written and Produced by Milolaa Productions
Directed by Joseph Ofili.

Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 1pm and 4:30pm
Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

KÁDÀRÁ – The Play is a powerful blend of theater and culture. Centered on an original stage play set in the old Yoruba Kingdom, it explores themes of love, resilience, and redemption. More than a show, KÁDÀRÁ is a celebration of heritage, storytelling, and community.

Tickets: $45; or $35 until September 15. Click here.

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Oct 25

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Oct 25

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Experimental Performance Series #1
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 2pm and 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series presents a collection of self-produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance. This performance will feature three original works:

Caminhando e Canatando, by Beatriz Moreira Leite, is about a group of friends finding the power in community and art as an oppressive “big brother” like force attempts to restrict and censor their creative freedom.

bye I’m disconnecting and hard work doesn’t work: jumping through hoops, are two sections of a larger dance work by Jamie Chen in collaboration with dancers. The first, bye I’m disconnecting is about the unacceptable and the lingering of goodbyes. The second, hard work doesn’t work: jumping through hoops, investigates cultural narratives around work and value.

Lost in the World, choreographed by Lottie Owen, is a dance piece that moves through six sections, blending styles and emotions to explore themes of growth, nostalgia, and self-discovery. Through a wide range of music, it reflects the transition from childhood to adulthood, the pull between connection and isolation, and the search for meaning in an ever-changing world. Created as a culmination of Lottie’s college experience, the piece aims to resonate with fellow students by capturing the beauty and uncertainty of growing up.

Free, no tickets. Click here.