Category Archives: Drama

The Rude Mechanicals present The Seagull at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 23-Feb 1

The Rude Mechanicals present The Seagull at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 23-Feb 1

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
This is a musical production of the Seagull featuring rock songs from the 1970s.

January 23 – February 1, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Rude Mechanicals are known for concept Shakespeare, but concept Chekhov? Well that’s not something people do. Or is it? Our next production of The Seagull transports these drama queens of the Russian theatre in the late 1800s to the American music industry of the late 1900s. 1979 to be exact. In this production we aim to explore how the revolutionary revamping of theatre that occurred during Chekhov and Stanislavski’s era bears similarities to the way the birth and rising popularity of punk rock revolutionized music in the late 1970s. Come and witness new forms in music taking shape.

Constantine is a tortured songwriter involved in founding the punk rock movement in the late 1970s. He’d love nothing more than to prove his worth to his rich and famous but cold and withholding mother, the famous diva, Arkadina. Constantine is in love with Nina, a young aspiring singer who wants to make it big. Nina is a little star struck by the wildly successful Trigorin, who is dating Arkadina. Masha, the gothiest goth who ever gothed, is in unrequited love with Constantine and soothes the pain of unreturned love with substance abuse and witty denial. Medviedenko the schoolteacher is in unrequited love with Masha. Everyone at Sorin’s estate is clearly very, very happy.

Chekhov. Where comedies end with suicide.

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

Inside My Head: The Musical at the Clarice, Jan 22

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Inside My Head: The Musical

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland is excited to present Inside My Head, an autobiographical musical about one person’s journey with bipolar, on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

This one-man show by Broadway performer Zak Sandler begins with Zak’s first manic and depressive episodes during his junior year at Yale University. On stage, the pre-recorded voices of Zak’s mania and depression sing to him like they’re inside his head. This groundbreaking, one-night-only production will take each of us on a personal journey to examine the deepest, most vulnerable parts of ourselves—the ones we may not want others to see—and reveal how we can move from shame and denial to self-love and acceptance.

In addition to this ticketed performance, NAMI Maryland is hosting a VIP reception preceding the show. Join us for hot and cold hors d’oeuvres while enjoying a unique opportunity to network with local and statewide decision-makers, community leaders, NAMI Maryland staff, and other VIPs.

Tickets: $20 regular, $100 VIP. Click here.

CreativeWorks Final Showcase: Brutal Red Lies at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17

CreativeWorks Final Showcase: Brutal Red Lies at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 17

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
CreativeWorks Final Showcase:
Brutal Red Lies

Friday January 17, 2025 at 6:30 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

You are invited to a CreativeWorks Production of Brutal Red Lies!

Join us on Friday, January 17th, at 6:30 p.m. for a show completely written, produced, and designed by the Cohort 5 CreativeWorks pre-apprentices. Brutal Red Lies is a staged adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood that delves into themes of friendship, grief, and war! You don’t want to miss this epic tale!.

Tickets are PAY-WANT-YOU-WISH starting at $5

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.

The Wisdom of Eve at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 10-26

The Wisdom of Eve at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 10-26

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
The Wisdom of Eve
By Mary Orr
Directed by Tatum Moss
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Stage Managed by Lori Bruun

Performances January 10 – 26, 2025. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 2 selected Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

An engrossing and revealing “inside” story of life in New York’s theatre world, told in terms of an unscrupulous ingenue and her relentless pursuit of stardom no matter the cost.

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.

A Christmas Carol at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 13 – 22

A Christmas Carol at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 13 – 22

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Doris Baizley
Directed by Patrick Pase

Performances December 13 – 22, 2024. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 2 selected Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

A highly inventive adaptation of the classic Dickens story, pared down to its essential elements. In this version, we encounter a company of traveling players about to enact the Dickens story. As the on-stage trunk of supplies opens, actors and clowns spill out and roll on. The gruff stage manager and prop boy check the show’s props, which are shabby and third rate, but the troupe improvises by creating a magical world of make-believe. The acting troupe soon discovers that the actors playing Scrooge and Tiny Tim have abandoned the tour; but the show must go on, and the prop boy eagerly volunteers for the part of Tim while the cynical stage manager must be forcibly drafted to play the old miser. The troupe proceeds to make their way through the tale, creating fog, snow, fire and ghosts through mime, imagination and wonderful visual effects. The rag tag players (including the stage manager and prop boy) quickly become the characters of the story, and we are pulled into the life of Ebenezer Scrooge. The Christmas Spirits work their magic and warm the heart of Scrooge, as well as the old stage manager. This is an extremely effective and easily produced version of this Christmas classic. ~ Dramatists Play Service Inc.

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.