Category Archives: Drama

Queen Nur’s Voices of Courage at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 18

Queen Nur’s Voices of Courage at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 18

Midweek Matinee
Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Queen Nur’s Voices of Courage: Profiles of 19th Century African American Women

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Critically acclaimed storyteller Queen Nur creates indelible portraits of seven pioneering, brave African-American women: Sojourner Truth, Maria Stewart, Frances Harper, Cathy Williams, Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell and Mary McLeod Bethune. Don’t miss this stirring historical program of stories and music.

Recommended for grades 6 and up. Curriculum Connections: Women’s History, African American History, U.S. History.

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

Troilus and Cressida at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-20

Troilus and Cressida at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-20

Troilus and Cressida
By William Shakespeare

Director Matthew R. Wilson

Fri, Feb 12, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 13, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 14, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sun, Apr 17, 2016 . 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 18, 2016 . 7:30PM
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 20, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 20, 2016 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, General Admission.

The classic love tale of Troilus and Cressida set in the Trojan war is re-envisioned to feature students cast as icons, and a homecoming atmosphere where everything is about TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student/Youth: $10, NextLEVEL (Limit 2 per show): Regular: $20. Buy tickets here.

The Vagina Monologues at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 12 – 14

The Vagina Monologues at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 12 – 14

The Vagina Monologues
by Eve Ensler
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday February 12, 2016 through Sunday February 14, 2016 at 8:00 P.M.
Sunday matinee performances on February 14 at 2:00 PM at 2:00 P.M.

Parental advisory: Adult themes and content.

Winner of the Obie Award. “If Ms. Ensler is the messiah heralding the second wave of feminism, and a lot of people think she is, it is partly because she’s a brilliant comedian…The audience…was overwhelmingly adoring.” —NY Times. “The most exhilarating part is, no kidding, her extremely virtuosic way with a series of orgasmic moans … Ensler, a writer-performer with a good-natured but seriously evangelical mission about this body part, must be enjoying her success in getting the word out on such a legendarily unmentionable, mythologized and misunderstood fact of life…” —NY Newsday. “Ensler breaks taboos by talking, talking and talking some more—stripping fear and shame from what she celebrates here. It makes for quite a party. Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting, and occasionally angry … THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES confront words to demystify and disarm them. In so doing, Ensler disarms the audience too.” — Associated Press.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Performances run weekends from Friday February 12, 2016 through Sunday February 14, 2016 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased here. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball
by Toshiki Okada

February 12 & 13, 2016 . 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

When baseball (Yakyū) was imported from the United States early in the last century, it almost immediately gained popularity, spreading across Japan to the point that it became the most watched and played sport in the country. A similar wave of excitement swept Korea.

A huge baseball fan, Toshiki Okada, playwright and director of the company chelfitsch, is already recognized as one of the most exciting artists of his generation. In this new work, he uses the most American of sports to reflect on the over-reaching influence the United States has on everyday life in Japan and Korea.

Like so much of his work, God Bless Baseball looks at contemporary life and asks how much has been gained and what is lost when our traditions and culture become more porous in a shrinking world.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student: $10.

The Philadelphia Story by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 5-20

The Philadelphia Story by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 5-20

“The Philadelphia Story”
February 5 – February 20, 2016
Play by Philip Barry
Directed by Christopher Overly
Produced by Jane Wingard

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

This Broadway hit tells the story of Philadelphia’s wealthy Lord family as they get ready for the wedding of Tracy Lord, a headstrong and spoiled daughter of the privileged. A merry mix up of who’s who at the house is just the beginning as reports try to get the story and the bride tries to find her way to a normal life. The audience gets to find out who she eventually walks down the aisle with! Katherine Hepburn starred in both the Broadway plan and its film adaptation, and in 1956 it was adapted into an MGM musical film, High Society, with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Louis Armstrong.

For tickets, click here or call (410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819 for reservations on Visa or Mastercard.

General Admission – $22, Seniors (60+) and Full Time Students – $19, Children 11 and under – $12. Discount available for prepaid groups and Season Ticket holders.

Up to date sell outs and weather related cancellation announcements can be obtained by calling our reservation lines and pressing 1. If the message does not announce a cancellation or sell out, the show will go on as scheduled with tickets available at the door.