Category Archives: Play

Guys and Dolls by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, May 27-June 25

Guys and Dolls by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, May 27-June 25

2nd Star Productions presents
Guys and Dolls
May 27 – June 25, 2016
Directed by Debbie Barber-Eaton
Choreographed by Andrew Gordon

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but. The show takes us from the bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs of Havana to the sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a guy will go when he truly falls in love with a “doll.” Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ll Know When My Love Comes Along,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell,” and the classic “Luck be a Lady.”

May 27 through June 25, 2016
Fri and Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 3 PM
Closing performance Saturday, June 25th at 3 PM

For tickets, click here to order online
or call (410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819.
General Admission – $22, Seniors (60+), Full Time Students – $19
Discount for prepaid groups of 10 to 19 – $2 off per ticket, 20 or more – $4 off per ticket.

Tags: 2nd Star Productions, The Bowie Playhouse, Bowie Maryland, Debbie Barber-Eaton, Andrew Gordon, Guys and Dolls

Dreamgirls by Tantallon at Harmony Hall, May 27-June 12

Dreamgirls by Tantallon at Harmony Hall, May 27-June 12

Dreamgirls
Directed by Christopher Gerken
Music Director: Levar Betts

Location: Tantallon Community Players at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington, Maryland.

May 27, 28, June 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 2016
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00
Sundays at 3:00

Set to the beat of the rise of Motown, this dynamic musical pits the bonds of love and friendship against the pressure cooker of fame, image, and prejudice.

Tickets: Adults: $20, Students and Seniors (age 60+): $15, Groups of 10 or more: $15 per person (if ordered in advance). Buy tickets here.


Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
kinK
Written and directed by William Leary
May 20 – 29, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Parental notice: contains adult language, strong sexual situations, graphic violence, and partial nudity. No children to be admitted.

This is an original script that looks at vigilante justice in the leather community after one of their own (Eric) is killed during a scene, and the courts rule the death accidental. Eric’s lover Jody, and his friends decide to put the accused ‘On Trial’ and decide what his ultimate fate should be. The show does have adult language, strong sexual situations, themes, graphic violence and partial nudity. The show is set in a leather/levi bar over the course of two days.

May 20 – 29
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military
Buy Tickets here.

Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

GARBAGE KIDS BY JAYME KILBURN

May 19 – June 12, 2016
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Belly and Scuzzy are friends; friends who have been abandoned by their parents, live in and out of foster care, and have a hard time feeling normal. Act one is a memory play experienced through the lens of its main characters. The play begins in a waiting room. Belly and Scuzzy sit anxiously waiting for their arms or legs to be cut off, they’re not sure which. Belly returns from the doctor’s office with a gaping hole in his arm, Scuzzy with a piece of candy. As Belly and Scuzzy grow into adulthood, Scuzzy befriends a lonely woman who pesters her to take the place of her daughter. While Belly struggles with perfecting his street singing, ultimately giving up his aspirations for a job at KFC. Act two focuses on adulthood, in real-time. Belly and Scuzzy’s relationship is put under duress, the two ultimately finding that they are a harsh reminders of the other’s inadequacy and loneliness.

Tickets are $20. Buy tickets here.

Tags: Venus Theatre Play Shack, Laurel Maryland, Garbage Kids, Jayme Kilburn

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, May 18

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery

Murder is Par for the Course

It was the match of the century for the prestigious Porous Pines Country Club. For the past decade, the professional champion Holin Wunn had dominated the tournaments throughout the region. His prowess as a pro resulted in awards, accolades and, of course, a lifestyle that most golfers only dream of. Wunn’s tenacity on the tee and rigor in the rough were unchallenged by any man – but not so when it came to women.

For the past year, Birdie Bigelow, the undisputed women’s regional champ had repeatedly issued a challenge to the legendary Wunn. She would (so she proclaimed) in match play, demonstrate that Wunn’s stance to keep women out of men’s tournaments was more the result of fear than fact.

“Golf is more brains than brawn,” she told the press. “He might drive the ball farther, but no one can size up a course like I can.” With pressure from all sides, Wunn finally agreed to the head-to-head confrontation. The date of the match was set. Reporters gushed over a legendary battle of the sexes to settle the matter once and for all. It would be 18 holes of golf that would go down in the annals of the game.

After 17 holes, Wunn was up-1. That’s when it became dead-even. For as Wunn teed up for the 18th hole, a deathly silence fell over the crowd. Just as his driver reached the zenith of its arc, Wunn released the club. His eyes rolled back in their sockets and he collapsed. All efforts to revive him failed. At first, observers feared a hidden medical problem had surfaced, yet police thought otherwise. They confirmed that the evidence pointed toward homicide.

Who would dare club to death the gender controversy with such irony? Why would they even putter around with such matters? Now, it would be necessary to trap a killer with a stroke of investigative genius.

Join us on May 18, 2016!