Category Archives: Drama

Madeline and the Bad Hat at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 3

Madeline and the Bad Hat at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 3

Madeline and the Bad Hat
Midweek Matinee
Thursday, November 5, 2015, 10:15 am & 12 noon

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Madeline doesn’t like her new next door neighbor, Pepito, but she eventually discovers that Pepito’s father is rarely at home and that her new neighbor is misbehaving because he is desperate for attention. When Madeline rescues Pepito from danger, they become friends and Madeline learns that first impressions aren’t everything.

Recommended for grades K – 2. Curriculum Connections: Language/Communication Skills, Literature-Based, Musical, Values-Based

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

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 4

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 4

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 7:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

With beauty and humor, Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book explores the relationship between movement, imagination and the body’s inherent capacity to heal. Inspired by her experiences as a resident choreographer in healthcare settings across the greater DC region, the work combines the excitement of performance with the satisfaction of meaningful discussion and creative involvement. Weaving together compelling scenes from literature and graphic novels with the daily frustrations and long-range aspirations of healthcare professionals, Medicine by the Book reveals the power of our creative minds to heal our ailing bodies. Designed as a focal point for discourse and creativity, Medicine combines theater, storytelling and movement followed by a facilitated audience-and-cast ‘lab’ session to immediately propel the work further. This preview performance will feature faculty members from University of Maryland’s School of Public Health.

Free, or pay what you want.

It Takes Courage at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 3

It Takes Courage at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 3

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 10:15 am & 12 noon

It Takes Courage

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, November 3, 10:15 am & 12 noon
It Takes Courage

Different Americans faced different challenges but all had one thing in common: courage. Helen Keller, Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Gates and Justin Timberlake all overcame enormous obstacles to beome inspiring figures for today’s youth. Bullying, disabilities and other issues facing kids today are explored in this remarkable program.

Recommended for grades 2-6. Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Anti-Bullying, Character Education, History, Social Studies.

Tickets: $8/Person $6/Groups of 20 or more

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy at Clarice Smith, Oct 29

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy at Clarice Smith, Oct 29

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy
Thursday, October 29, 2015. 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC in collaboration with the University of Maryland at College Park cordially invites you to a dramatic reading of Dante’s Divine Comedy done by students from the Department of French and Italian (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies.

The Bored of Education and Untitled at Clarice Smith, Oct 23 & 24

The Bored of Education and Untitled at Clarice Smith, Oct 23 & 24

The Bored of Education and Untitled

Fri, Oct 23, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 24, 2015 . 3:00PM
Sat, Oct 24, 2015 . 7:00PM

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

The Bored of Education
Written and directed by Rebecca Mount

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein
Join five high school students as they challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to American education, and discover what it truly is to learn.

Untitled
Written and directed by Abi Carrol

A multi-media exploration of intercultural identity devised from the stories of DC-area residents who self-identify as Iraqi.

Free, tickets required. Get tickets here.