Category Archives: Play

Romeo and Juliet a comedy at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 30-Feb 7

Romeo and Juliet a comedy at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 30-Feb 7

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Romeo and Juliet, a comedy
by Lope de Vega
directed by Liana Olear

January 30 – February 7, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM
Sunday, February 1st at 2PM – mask required*
Wednesday, February 4th at 8PM is Pay What You Will

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Contemporary with Shakespeare’s famous work and based on the same older story, Lope de Vega’s hilarious twist on the star-crossed lovers offers plenty of laughs to anyone who might have ever wished Romeo and Juliet a happier ending.

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

The Boy Who Grew Too Fast at the Clarice, Jan 30

The Boy Who Grew Too Fast at the Clarice, Jan 30

Operaterps presents:
Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “The Boy Who Grew Too Fast”

Fri, Jan. 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. and Online livestream.

Audience Advisory: The Boy Who Grew Too Fast deals with themes of gun violence.

The UMD School of Music’s student-led opera company, OperaTerps, presents Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. A tale of highlighting the value of originality and being unafraid to be one’s true self, this single-act opera tells the story of an immensely tall nine-year-old and his desires to fit in. This event includes a post-performance discussion in partnership with PROGRESS, a campus organization focused on preventing gun violence, to both contextualize the work and offer a contemporary perspective on the story and its cartoonish representation of a prominent lived reality.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Also livestreamed. Click here.

The Spitfire Grill by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 23-Feb 8

The Spitfire Grill by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 23-Feb 8

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
The Spitfire Grill
Music and Book by James Valcq
Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley
Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff
Directed by Karen Fleming
Produced By Crista Drysdale & Otega Okurume
Music Directed by Valerie A. Higgs

January 23 – February 8, 2026
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm; closing Saturday at 2pm

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Based on the hit film and featuring a gorgeous, folk-inspired score, THE SPITFIRE GRILL is a heartwarming and inspirational musical tale of redemption and perseverance. Ex-convict Percy Talbott moves to Gilead, Wisconsin, a tiny town that has seen better days and isn’t looking to help a stranger. What she finds will help both town and outsider find their way to renewal.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $30.00 for General Admission, $27.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $19 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Save My Black Soul at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 16-Feb 1

Save My Black Soul at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jan 16-Feb 1

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Save My Black Soul
by Evan Carrington
Director – Jeremy Keith Hunter
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances January 16 – February 1, 2026
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

“Save My Black Soul” is a period drama that takes place during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and follows a young, struggling African-American actor named Edward Foster. Edward, being fed up with the roles that are being offered to him in Hollywood, decides to move to New York City to create a theatre space where he can mold the next generation of up-and-coming actors of color. While his aspirations may be pure, the journey to get there will be anything but flawless.

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.

Broken Chains … She Earned Them, at the Bowie CPA, Jan 10

Broken Chains … She Earned Them, at the Bowie CPA, Jan 10

Neeci Hinton Bazemore presents:
Broken Chains … She Earned Them!

Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 5pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

During a much anticipated audition, dancers share testimonies of storms experienced and overcome… and left with Broken Chains. Chains that weren’t fragmented from rust and deterioration, but from tests they had suffered through. And as a result, strongholds were released and they are now healed!

Tickets: $65. Click here.