Category Archives: Play

Twelve Angry Women at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26-Sep 10

Twelve Angry Women at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26-Sep 10, In Person

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Twelve Angry Women
by Reginald Rose
stage version by Sherman L. Sergel

Performances Live in Person
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 26 – September 10, 2022.
Performances will be at GAC August 26, 27, 28 and September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10.

By Greenbelt Arts Center, In Person.

The Rude Mechanicals’ next live show at the Greenbelt Arts Center! “Twelve Angry Women,” by Reginald Rose, stage version by Sherman L. Sergel, produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois, both tells a story and examines our society. The story is straightforward: twelve strangers must vote guilty or not guilty to decide the future of a young man charged with the murder of his father. Their verdict must be unanimous. The drama is played out in a claustrophobic jury room during an unbearable hot summer day. The environment is a crucible—a vessel that purifies through fire. Each of the jurors is forced to face herself—her life experiences, prejudices, personalities, and biases. Herein lies the ever-ascending drama of the play—the conflicts of every jury member within herself and with her fellow jurors as they examine the evidence.

Tickets: $24 General Admission; $22 Senior/Military; $12 Child/Student.
Vaccination and masks required. Tickets available here.

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Miss Cody Jones
produced by Nathan Bowen

August 19 – September 3, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of the 2017 Pulitizer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Greenbelt Arts Center Old-Time Radio, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, Online

Greenbelt Arts Center Old-Time Radio, Online

Greenbelt Arts Center presents
Old Time Radio
Directed by Rikki Howie

By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.

August 2022:
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

A young man from an affluent family in Hades, Mississippi invites his friend John to spend the summer with his family “out west,” and see the enormous chateau on a mountain that is actually one solid, flawless diamond.

Online performance, click here.

Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Free Performance, Old Time Radio, Rikki Howie Lacewell

The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine at the Bowie CPA, Aug 6-27

The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine at the Bowie CPA, Aug 6-27

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts presents
The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine
a new 4-part adventure for families
book & lyrics by Tori Boutin
musical & lyrics by Madeline Belknap

Part 1: Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 2: Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 3: Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 4: Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 10am and noon

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Let’s go on a Seaside adventure with Zoey Brine in the original musical The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine. With catchy songs in four thirty minute episodes, this is a can’t miss opportunity for the community to have a playdate at the BCPA every Saturday morning in August. Parents can have some coffee and the kiddos can watch an interactive 30-minute musical. If you missed last week’s show, don’t worry! Each episode is designed to stand on its own. Did your kids love last week’s episode? Then come back next week for a new adventure starring the same cast of characters.

Tickets: $10 to $12. Click here.