Category Archives: Drama

The Women of Lockerbie by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Mar 1-17

The Women of Lockerbie by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Mar 1-17

The Women of Lockerbie
by Deborah Brevoort
Directed by: Estelle Miller
Produced by: Andy Negri

March 1 – 17, 2019

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

The Women of Lockerbie takes place seven years after the 1988 disaster in which an American airliner was destroyed over Lockerbie, Scotland, apparently by a terrorist bomb. The Livingstons have come to Lockerbie for a memorial service that is being held for the families of the victims. They meet the women of Lockerbie who are determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love by washing and returning the clothes to the victims’ families. The Women of Lockerbie is a powerful and moving poetic drama—an affirmation about how the human spirit triumphs over evil.

General Admission – $22.00, Seniors (62+) & Students – $17.00.
Group Rates(10 or more people): General Admission, Seniors (62+), Students – $15.00.

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Dreamer/Seeker at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 1

Dreamer/Seeker at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 1

Staged reading of Dream/Seeker

Friday March 1, 2019 for one performance only!

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Nick has just returned to the stage for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream after a year’s hiatus after a terrible accident. However, the memories of his past both haunt and meld with his present, as he is caught between two productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: One with the love of his life before the accident and one in the cold lonely present. As he struggles to make sense of his own insecurities and doubts, his own memories force him to make a choice: cling the past or have the courage to move on and begin to recover.

Tickets are $10 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $10. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

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Meet Dr. King at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 27

Meet Dr. King at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 27

Midweek Matinee: Education on Stage
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 10:15 am & 12 noon

Meet Dr. King

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: “Meet Dr. King” is an excellent introduction to the life and work of one of America’s most influential men, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This Bright Star Theatre show is perfect for younger audiences and serves to introduce students to major concepts of Black History such as freedom, integration, and equality.

Recommended for grades K-5. Curriculum Connections: History, Character Education, Conflict Resolution, US History.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more

The Head That Wears the Crown at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 23-Mar 16

The Head That Wears the Crown at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 23-Mar 16

Ally Theatre Company presents the DC-area premiere of:
The Head That Wears the Crown

February 23 – March 16, 2019

Saturday, February 23rd at 8 pm
Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 4 pm
Friday, March 1, 2019 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 8 pm
Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 4 pm
Monday, March 4, 2019 at 8 pm
Friday, March 8, 2019 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 8 pm
Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 4 pm
Friday, March 15, 2019 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 8 pm

Recommended for ages 13 and up.

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Three highschoolers are the queens of their school until Danielle arrives. When she catches the eye of one of their exes just before the Winter formal, they decide to keep their friend close and their enemy closer, manipulating her emails, social media, and relationships. When their mean-spirited plan for revenge goes far out of control, the repercussions of their choices will follow all of them for the rest of their lives.

Ally Theatre Company produces theatre designed to engage audiences through acknowledging and confronting systemic oppression in America. We aim to join the vital conversations — sparked by generations of thinkers, writers, performers, and activists who paved the way before us — conversations that continue each and every day.

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Hamlet Replayed at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-Mar 2

Hamlet Replayed at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-Mar 2

Hamlet Replayed
Based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Directed by Leslie Felbain

February 22 – March 2, 2019

Fri, Feb 22, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 23, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 24, 2019 . 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 27, 2019 . 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 28, 2019 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 1, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 2, 2019 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 2, 2019 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre.

Hamlet is knee-deep in a personal and political quagmire. His father, the king, has been murdered by his uncle Claudius, who has hastily married his sister-in-law to assume the throne. Seeking to avenge his father’s murder, Hamlet sets off a chain of events resulting in death, destruction and a notable absence of justice.

But the politics and scandal in Shakespeare’s classic tragedy are nothing compared to the political discord and global uncertainty of today. This student-driven, devised theater piece, adapted from the Bard’s tale, imagines a new cast of greedy, divisive leaders—and a new generation to challenge them and liberate themselves.

Tickets: General admission $25, Students/Youth Free. Click here.