Category Archives: Play

Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17-Mar 12

Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 17-Mar 12

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
by Neil Simon
Directed by John D’Amato
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday February 17, 2017 through Sunday March 12, 2017
Sunday matinee performances on March 5 & 12, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Inspired by Neil Simon’s early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon’s alter-ego Lucas Brinkman, who maintains a running commentary on the writing, fighting, and wacky antics which take place in the writer’s room.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French. Performances run weekends from Friday February 17, 2017 through Sunday March 12, 2017 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased here. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Now I’m Fine at Clarice Smith/Milkboy+ArtHouse, Feb 17

Now I’m Fine at Clarice Smith/Milkboy+ArtHouse, Feb 17

Now I’m Fine
Ahamefule J. Oluo
Friday, February 17, 2017 . 8PM

Fri, Feb 17, 2017 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Milkboy+ArtHouse, general admission.

As the star of his own musical autobiography, comedian/musician/storyteller Ahamefule J.Oluo is electrifying. Part experimental pop opera for 17-piece orchestra and part comedic storytelling piece, Now I’m Fine is compellingly energetic, blending original music with darkly comic personal monologues about illness, despair and regeneration. A virtuosic performance by vocalist okanomodé further illuminates this deeply relatable story that ranges from epic to intimate. Oluo’s storytelling was recently featured on This American Life. He is the founder of the hard-jazz quartet Industrial Revelation, and has collaborated with Macklemore, Das Racist, Hey Marseilles and many others.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.

Peter and the Starcatcher by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Peter and the Starcatcher by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 10-25

Peter and the Starcatcher
February 10 – 25, 2017
Book by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Directed by Mary Wakefield
Produced by Nathan Bowen
Assistant Directed by John Dickson Wakefield

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

​2nd Star is excited to present the area premiere of this 2012 Tony-winning play. This 2012 Tony-winning play is a wildly imaginative adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, telling how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.

The Importance of Being Earnest at Clarice Smith, Feb 10-18

The Importance of Being Earnest at Clarice Smith, Feb 10-18

The Importance of Being Earnest
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Amber McGinnis Jackson
February 10-18, 2017

Fri, Feb 10, 2017. 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 11, 2017. 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 11, 2017. 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 12, 2017. 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 15, 2017. 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 16, 2017. 7:30PM
Fri, Feb 17, 2017. 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 18, 2017. 2:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, general admission.

Cecily and Gwendolyn know that the only really safe name for a suitable suitor is Earnest. But Algy and Jack, the two blundering suitors who set out to woo them, don’t let a little detail like that stand in their way. The main thing standing in their way is the formidable Lady Bracknell, who is intent on ensuring everything is properly buttoned up. Alas, the game of Victorian-era courting goes hilariously awry in this beloved classic comedy of manners.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. Buy tickets here.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde, Amber McGinnis Jackson

The Young King at Clarice Smith, Feb 10

Opera New Work Reading: The Young King at Clarice Smith, Feb 10

Opera New Work Reading by the Maryland Opera Studio
Friday, February 10, 2017. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Guildenhorn Recital Hall, general admission.

The Young King
By Martin Hennessy
Libretto by Tom Rowan

An innocent boy, son to a family of goat herders, is found to be heir to the kingdom. Riches and luxury are laid at his feet, but at what cost to others?

This world premiere musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Young King,” by Martin Hennessy with libretto by Tom Rowan, addresses human rights and social justice issues directly relevant to contemporary wealth and income inequality struggles. Performed by Maryland Opera Studio (MOS) artists.

Hennessy is the winner of the inaugural Opera Composition Contest, a joint effort between MOS and the Artist Partner Program to support the cultivation and performance of new work.

As part of an ongoing dedication to cultivating and performing new work, the Maryland Opera Studio (MOS) and the Artist Partner Program partnered for the first annual Opera Composition Contest for a new work reading to be performed by the singers of the MOS. This world premiere performance will feature the winning composition.

Free, no tickets required.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, New Work Reading, Maryland Opera Studio, Opera, World Premiere, Free, The Young King, Martin Hennessy, Tom Rowan