Category Archives: Drama

Rabbit Summer at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 12-28

Rabbit Summer at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 12-28

Ally Theatre Company presents:
Rabbit Summer
By Tracey Conyer Lee
Directed by KenYatta Rogers
At Joe’s Movement Emporium
Part of the 2018 Women’s Voices Festival

January 12 to 28, 2018

Friday, January 12, 2018 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 13th at 2 pm
Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 4 pm
Monday, January 15th at 8 pm
Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8 pm
Friday, January 19, 2018 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 20th at 2 pm
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 4 pm
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 8 pm
Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 8 pm
Friday, January 26, 2018 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 27th at 2 pm
Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 4 pm

PARENTAL ADVISORY: Drama. Recommended for mature audiences. Explicit language/themes.

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Wilson sees nothing wrong with his marriage to Ruby nor his job as a police officer in the midst of the BlackLivesMatter movement. He smiles through pain Ruby wishes he would share. When her best friend loses her husband to the quick trigger of a white cop, Ruby forces Wilson to confront his idealized manhood. An exploration of legacy, gun rights, secrets not well kept, and what it means to “live your truth” in an America built on lies.

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $15 Student, Senior or Veteran. Click here.

The Tailor of Gloucester at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 21

The Tailor of Gloucester at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 21

Midweek Matinee
A Beatrix Potter Christmas: “The Tailor of Gloucester”

Thursday, December 21, 10:15 am & 12 noon

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

When the mayor orders a cherry-colored coat for his Christmas wedding, the poor Tailor of Gloucester works his fingers to the bone. All goes well until the tailor realizes he lacks the piece of twisted silk needed to sew on the final button. But it is Christmas Eve, that one blessed night when animals are granted the gift of speech. Simpkin the cat and the house mice become steadfast friends and work together to complete a coat that leaves the bedazzled Mayor—and them—speechless for a miraculously happy ending on Christmas Day.

Recommended for grades 3-5

Curriculum Connections: Art, Folk Tales, History, Language Arts (Literature, Reading), Music, Mythology

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

A Christmas Carol at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 12

A Christmas Carol at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 12

Midweek Matinee
A Christmas Carol

Tuesday, December 12, 10:15 am & 12 noon

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Perhaps the best loved holiday story of all time, this adaptation of Dickens’ classic is particularly suited to children. Watch Mr. Scrooge’s stone-cold heart change to gold as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas. All the joy, sentiment and meaning are here, without being too scary for young audiences.

Recommended for grades 3-5

Curriculum Connections: Family Ties, Language Arts (Literature, Reading), Music

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

Wolf Pack presents A Christmas Carol, Dec 8-17

Wolf Pack presents A Christmas Carol, Dec 8-17

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
A Christmas Carol
First Baptist Church of Hyattsville
December 8 – 17, 2017

December 8th at 8 PM
December 9th at 2 PM
December 9th at 8 PM
December 10th at 8 PM
December 15th at 8 PM
December 16th at 2 PM
December 16th at 8 PM
December 17th at 8 PM

Wolf Pack Theatre Company

A Christmas Carol 2017 will be performed at:
First Baptist Church of Hyattsville
5701 42nd Avenue
Hyattsville MD 20781
Ample parking available.

Tickets: Adults $15, Students/Senior/Military $12. Buy tickets here.

Zvi Sahar, Puppet Cinema presents Suddenly at Clarice Smith, Dec 1-2

Zvi Sahar, Puppet Cinema presents Suddenly at Clarice Smith, Dec 1-2

Zvi Sahar, Puppet Cinema
Suddenly (based on stories by Etgar Keret)

December 1 & 2, 2017. 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre

Daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning.The living and the dead; dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness and compassion. We encounter a strangely endearing group of imprisoned misfits hell bent on holding a mirror up to nature and smashing it into smaller shards. The only way they can free themselves is to allow the release of these stories, no matter the cost.

Adapted from acclaimed Israeli author Etgar Keret’s book of short stories, this multimedia performance inventively combines puppetry, theatre and film, exploring what happens when the story begins to control the story teller.

The development of this piece began during Zvi Sahar’s teaching residency in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance studies in Spring 2017, working in collaboration with UMD students and faculty.

Tickets: General Admission: Regular $25+, Student/Youth: $10

Click here.