Category Archives: Play

Pirates of Penzance at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 9-18

Pirates of Penzance at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 9-18

Bishop McNamara High School presents
The Pirates of Penzance
by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
directed by Mary Mitchell-Donahue

November 11 – 18, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays November 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:30 pm
Sundays November 11 & 18 at 2:00 pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

This year, The BMHS Theatre Program is excited to announce the fall musical as Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.

Set sail with this classic comedy, a hopeful farce that follows young Frederic, an orphan who has mistakenly been apprenticed to an ineffectual but raucous band of pirates. He disavows the pirates’ way of life and falls for the beautiful Mabel. Frederic’s melodious tones win over the heart of Major-General Stanley’s songbird daughter, Mabel, but when the Pirate King discovers that General Stanley has lied about being an orphan to keep the pirates from stealing all of his belongings and carrying off his bevy of beautiful daughters, an “ingenious paradox” may prevent the budding romance and lead to the death of “The very model of a modern Major-General.”

Tickets: $10. To purchase tickets, click here.

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Citizen: An American Lyric at Clarice Smith, Nov 9-16

Citizen: An American Lyric at Clarice Smith, Nov 9-16

Citizen: An American Lyric
By Claudia Rankine
Adapted for the stage by Stephen Sachs
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney (SDCF Denham Fellow)

November 9 – 16, 2018

Fri, Nov 9, 2018 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 . 2:00PM
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 11, 2018 . 2:00PM
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 . 7:30PM
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 . 7:30PM
Thu, Nov 15, 2018 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre

Everyday racism can come on slyly—a hasty glance or too-casual comment. Sometimes from a friend. Or a coworker. Other pointed or veiled aggressions play out in the classroom, on the street, on the national stage, in the media, at home—all the time. The cost of micro and macro aggression thrown against a white wall of racism is played out individually as Black Americans, and cannot be ignored. Adapted from Claudia Rankine’s acclaimed book of poetry, this searingly provocative meditation on race in America is not a play. It’s fast-moving, fluid theater at the speed of thought. “Moving, stunning, and formally innovative-in short, a masterwork.” ― Salon

Tickets: General public $25, Student/Youth $10. Click here.

Bowie High School presents The Wiz at the Bowie CPA, Nov 8-10

Bowie High School presents The Wiz at the Bowie CPA, Nov 8-10

Bowie High School presents
The Wiz
Directed by Regina Hanson
Production and Music Direction by Angelica Brooks
Choreographed by the BHS Dance Department
Orchestra Conducted by James Jones

November 8-10, 2018
Thursday, November 8 at 7pm
Friday, November 9 at 10am and 7pm
Saturday, November 10 at 2pm and 7pm

Presented by: Bowie High School
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

The Toxic Avenger at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 2-24

The Toxic Avenger at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 2-24

The Toxic Avenger
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music and Lyrics by David Bryan
Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s movie The Toxic Avenger
directed by Jeffery Lesniak
choreographed by Heather Harris

November 2 – 24, 2018
November 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8PM
Sunday matinees: November 11 & 18 at 2PM

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Melvin Ferd the Third wants to clean up Tromaville, the most polluted town in New Jersey (just off Exit 13B on the Turnpike). Foiled by the mayor’s bullies, Melvin is dumped into a vat of radioactive toxic waste, only to reemerge as The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey’s first superhero. Affectionately known as Toxie, our new hero is a mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark. He’s out to save New Jersey, end global warming, and woo the blind librarian in town. It’s a toxic love story with an environmental twist! The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house. Featuring a wailin’ rock score, this comical musical has something for everyone to enjoy.

Ticket prices: $25 General Admission, $22 Students/Seniors/Military, $14 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets here.

A Piece of My Heart by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 2-18

A Piece of My Heart by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 2-18

A Piece of My Heart
by Shirley Lauro
Directed by: Cody Jones

November 2 – 18, 2018
Week 1: November 2nd at 8 pm, November 3rd at 8 pm, November 4th at 2 pm
Week 2: November 9th at 8 pm, November 10th at 2 pm and 8 pm, November 11th at 2 pm
Week 3: November 16th at 8 pm, November 17th at 8 pm, November 18th at 2 pm

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

A Piece of My Heart provides an absorbing and moving experience about a tumultuous period in American history—the Vietnam War. It is a powerful, true drama about six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays the courageous story of each young woman as she struggles through the experiences that leave scars yet triumphs as a result of their tour through the war-torn nation. With the backdrop of the memorial wall in Washington, A Piece of My Heart is a salute to the men and women who represented our country during a divisive era.

General Admission – $22.00, Seniors (62+) & Students – $17.00.
Group Rates(10 or more people): General Admission, Seniors (62+), Students – $15.00.

Buy tickets on-line.