Category Archives: Play

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents Deadline at the Clarice, May 10

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents Deadline at the Clarice, May 10

Maryland Ghostlight Company Presents:
Deadline: A Murder Mystery Comedy
by Don Zolidis
directed by Keegan Perry and Matthew Dietrich

Saturday, May 10 • 2PM & 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents Deadline by Don Zolidis, premiering May 10th at the Cafritz Foundation Theatre in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center! A student-led theater club dedicated to straight plays, this will be the company’s fourth production. TDPS students Keegan Perry and Matthew Dietrich directed the play, and stage management is done by Jaylyn Manu, Amelia Du Bois, and Rushi Jain.

Tickets: free, no tickets required, click here.

Alex and Olmsted: Milo the Magnificent at the Clarice, May 10

Alex and Olmsted: Milo the Magnificent at the Clarice, May 10

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Alex and Olmsted: Milo the Magnificent
Saturday, May 10, 2025 • 11AM & 1PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Alex and Olmsted are proud to introduce you to Milo, an aspiring magician with a big heart and maybe a tiny bit of stage fright. Milo’s magic may not always turn out quite the way he plans it, but audiences of all ages are guaranteed to fall in love with this charmingly innovative puppet show. Performed as a wordless comedy, Milo the Magnificent evokes the spirit of vaudeville and childhood dreams of stardom while offering chills, thrills and unbelievable spectacle for the whole family, all in under an hour! Alex and Olmsted is a resident company at Baltimore Theatre Project and was awarded the 2020 State Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. Their programs have been named as an official selection of the Maryland Film Festival, supported by the Jim Henson Foundation, and joyfully reviewed by The New York Times.

Tickets: $15 Public, $10 Children, click here.

Much Ado About Nothing at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-17

Much Ado About Nothing at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-17

The Rude Mechanicals in Residence at The Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Shirley Long

May 9 – 17, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Beatrice and Benedick are bitter exes who can’t stand each other. Hero and Claudia find love at first sight. The Prince just wants to play cupid. And the vengeful Don Jon is bent on ruining everyone else’s lives just because he can. Will the villain get his way, or – even in this day and age – does love really conquer all? Set in today’s world, with updated characters and incorporating modern technology, the Rudes present a contemporary spin on one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most beloved comedies.

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

Help is on the Way at the Bowie CPA, May 3

Help is on the Way at the Bowie CPA, May 3

MDJ Productions presents:
Help is on the Way
A Stage Play
By Marissa D. Jackson
Inspired by: Smiley J. @smileyjartistzone

Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 4pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Confronting the silent legacy of generational stress and mental health wellness in the Black Community. As we take a deeper dive into life situations that are most times just not talked about enough, which in turn can cause a Mental Health crisis.

Tickets: $35-$55. Click here.

Opera Scene Study at the Clarice, May 1-2

Opera Scene Study at the Clarice, May 1-2

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera Scene Study

May 1 & 2, 2025 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props.

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.

Free, no tickets required, click here.