Storytellers Theater Arts presents:
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
July 27 – 30, 2023
Thursday, July 27 at 7:30pm
Friday, July 28 at 7:30pm
Saturday, July 29 at 2:00pm
Saturday, July 29 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 30 at 3:00pm
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
Storytellers presents an exciting, fast-paced adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy with music.
Tickets: adults: $20, child: $15 plus service fee. Click here.
2023 National Puppetry Festival
All events are in person or livestream. Purchase separate tickets for each performance.
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 . 09:00PM to 10:00PM
Marooned! (Alex and Olmstead)
Alex and Olmsted’s Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded MAROONED! A Space Comedy is an innovative new puppet show, featuring music from the Voyager Golden Record, that takes place at the outer reaches of space. An astronaut crashes on an uncharted planet. Will she be able to survive strange creatures, anomalous atmosphere, and isolation in order to find her way home? See for yourself… in MAROONED!
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 . 09:00PM to 10:00PM
SPINOKIO (5P1N0K10)
Using music, video, and magical marionettes, the show spins the story to which its title and Jeghetto’s moniker refer into an Afrofuturist parable about a robot that longs to be a real B boy in a post apocalyptic future. The 5P1N0K10 universe takes the stage. This Hip Hopera created by Jeghetto and cowritten by Pierce Freelon was awarded grants from the Henson Foundation two years in a row.
Fri, Jul 21, 2023 . 09:00PM to 10:00PM
National Puppetry Festival: Terry Fator
The most successful performer to emerge from the America’s Got Talent franchise and Las Vegas legend Terry Fator will share a special program exclusively for the Puppeteers of America National Festival. Part performance, part discussion, and part Q&A, Terry will perform several pieces showcasing his amazing vocal abilities and share stories of his experiences in the national spotlight. Terry is eager to join puppetry colleagues on the campus which has been so important to the history of American puppetry, and he hopes to help inspire the next generation of puppeteers.
Sat, Jul 22, 2023 . 07:00PM to 09:00PM
National Puppetry Festival: Awards Ceremony
Sat, Jul 22, 2023 . 09:00PM to 10:00PM
PACKRAT by Concrete Temple Theatre
Set deep in the Sagebrush Desert, PACKRAT is a visually stunning puppet play that contemplates humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Puppetry, projections and an original score elegantly come together to shape what The New Times called, “a journey of rescue and redemption…Thoroughly mesmerizing … amazingly expressive.” Inspired by the classic adventure novel, “Watership Down,” PACKRAT follows one peculiar rodent, Bud, who has a penchant for hoarding humankind’s goods.
Tickets: In-person performances, tickets are $30. Livestream tickets are $20. Award ceremony is pay-what-you-wish, minimum $5. Click here.
Solomon’s Word Theatre Initiative presents:
The Anatomy of Love
The Musical Stage Play
July 7 – 15, 2023
Friday, July 7 at 7:00pm
Saturday, July 8 at 1:00pm
Saturday, July 8 at 6:00pm
Friday, July 14 at 7:00pm
Saturday, July 15 at 1:00pm
Saturday, July 15 at 6:00pm
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
The Anatomy of Love takes you on a journey through the life of Autumn Phelps, a newly engaged daughter returning home after five years to visit her family. Love is in the air, and everyone is excited about where life has led them, especially her two sisters. When unforeseen circumstances cause Autumn’s visit home to be extended a little longer than expected, time quickly reveals hidden truths and unhealed wounds that test the strings of the heart. When it all seems to fall apart and be over, it will take faith, courage, and the wisdom of their mother to teach them the Anatomy of Love. This RIVETING and HEARTWARMING musical is sure to be the stage play of the year that your entire family will enjoy.
Tickets: $48 + $1.96 fee. Click here.
2023 National Orchestra Institute + Festival
NOI+F Family Concert: Peter & The Wolf
Sunday, June 18, 2023 • 2PM
Concierto Familiar NOI+F: Pedro y el Lobo
Sunday, June 18, 2023 • 4PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Peter and The Wolf
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Stephanie Shonekan, narrator
Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic fairy tale returns to NOI+F! The young Peter goes out into the forest–against his grandfather’s advice. Join Peter as he makes friends with whimsical forest creatures and faces a ferocious gray wolf!
Pedro y el Lobo
Julia Cruz, directora
Edgar Moctezuma, narrador
¡El amado cuento de hadas sinfónico del compositor Sergei Prokofiev viene al Centro de las Artes The Clarice! El joven Pedro sale al bosque a pesar que su abuelo se lo prohibió. En el bosque hace amigos con criaturas fantásticas y se enfrenta al temido lobo.
The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
based on the 7th book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series
directed by Eliot Malumuth
produced by Jenna Jones-Paradis
June 16 – July 8, 2023
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
The Patchwork Girl of Oz is a musical adventure story set in the marvelous land of Oz. While trying to create a servant for himself, Dr. Pipt sprinkles his “Powder of Life” on a patchwork quilt doll and voila!
Scraps – a bubbly and brassy young girl with no intention of being his slave – comes to life.
Scraps and her Munchkin friend, Ojo the Unlucky, set off to collect the ingredients needed to revive Ojo’s uncle who has been accidentally turned into a statue. It’s a journey of understanding – of self, of the wonders of Oz, and of the world around us.
Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
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