Category Archives: Play

Hamlet Replayed at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-Mar 2

Hamlet Replayed at Clarice Smith, Feb 22-Mar 2

Hamlet Replayed
Based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Directed by Leslie Felbain

February 22 – March 2, 2019

Fri, Feb 22, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 23, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 24, 2019 . 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 27, 2019 . 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 28, 2019 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 1, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 2, 2019 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 2, 2019 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre.

Hamlet is knee-deep in a personal and political quagmire. His father, the king, has been murdered by his uncle Claudius, who has hastily married his sister-in-law to assume the throne. Seeking to avenge his father’s murder, Hamlet sets off a chain of events resulting in death, destruction and a notable absence of justice.

But the politics and scandal in Shakespeare’s classic tragedy are nothing compared to the political discord and global uncertainty of today. This student-driven, devised theater piece, adapted from the Bard’s tale, imagines a new cast of greedy, divisive leaders—and a new generation to challenge them and liberate themselves.

Tickets: General admission $25, Students/Youth Free. Click here.

Ten-Minute Play Festival at Bowie State University, Feb 21-23

Ten-Minute Play Festival at Bowie State University, Feb 21-23

Bowie State University presents:
Ten-Minute Play Festival

Description: An evening of plays produced, written and directed by students.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 22, 2019 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7:30pm

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

General Admission: $5

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

One Woman & A Man at the Bowie CPA, Feb 21

One Woman & A Man at the Bowie CPA, Feb 21

One Woman & A Man
featuring Diana Lee Benson & Keith Killgo

February 21, 2019

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

This show is a collection of the world’s greatest female entertainers. The likes of Mom’s Mabley, Tina Turner and the legendary Billie Holiday. Accompanying these sultryses women is the accomplished artist Keith Killgo. Keith will play a host of supporting guests as this dramatic comedy pays tribute to the great “Women”. It’s a must see performance and will be remembered for years to come!

Tickets: $25.

For tickets click here.

George Washington Carver and Friends at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 21

George Washington Carver and Friends at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 21

Midweek Matinee: Education on Stage
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 10:15 am & 12 noon

George Washington Carver and Friends

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: George Washington Carver and Friends gives students a fast-paced and accessible introduction to many influential black Americans who have shaped our nation over the last 150 years. The lives and accomplishments of Booker T. Washington, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Madame C.J. Walker, and other famous leaders are brought to life in this empowering production.

Recommended for grades Pre-K-5. Curriculum Connections: Black History, History, Social Studies.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more

Fearless New Play Festival Kickoff at Clarice Smith, Feb 17

Fearless New Play Festival Kickoff at Clarice Smith, Feb 17

Fearless New Play Festival
February 17 & March 7 – 9, 2019

Kickoff: Sun, Feb 17, 2019 . 1:00PM

Performances:
Thu, Mar 7, 2019 . 7:00PM
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 . 7:00PM
Sat, Mar 9, 2019 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre.

TDPS’s Fearless New Play Festival is a three-day celebration of new scripts in development. The festival will kick off with a panel speech from a keynote playwright of national renown. After a week of workshops, participants will present: (1) a staged reading of the keynote playwright’s newest play, (2) staged readings of new ten-minute plays by current students, and (3) a showcase of new short plays by alumni, followed by a closing night celebration.

The selected current student plays are:
Bread & Roses by Yiwen Feng
Dakota by Olivia Litteral
Delilah Revisited by Jared Strange
Standardized by Jasmine Mitchell
Twenty Down by Jamie Bokman
Pleonasm by Jordan Resnick
I Don’t by Jordan Ealey
Szia Ruth by Amber Smithers

The selected alumni plays are:
CrossFit WonderWoman by Sam Mauceri (BA Theatre ’15)
Ceasefire by Avery Collins (BA Theatre ’16)
What to do When You’re Suicidal but You Can’t Fight Fascists When You’re Dead by Natalie Ann Valentine (BA Theatre ’13)
Field Glass by Martin Thompson (BA Theatre ’15)
It’s a Queer Thing by Radcliffe Adler (BA Theatre ’18)
The White Talk by Whitney Geohagan (BA Theatre ’18)
Terrible Lizard by Megan Meinero (BA Theatre ’12)
Sweet Dreams by Nikki Lust (BA Theatre ’17)

Tickets:
Kickoff Feb 17: Free, tickets are required. Performances Mar 7-9: General admission $10, Students Free. Click here.