Category Archives: Play

Bad Jews at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 4-20

Bad Jews at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 4-20

Bad Jews by Josh Harmon
Directed by Bob Kleinberg

March 4 – 20, 2016
Friday and Saturday at 8:00, Sundays at 2:00

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Summary: The night after their grandfather’s funeral, three cousins engage in a verbal (and sometimes physical) battle. In one corner is Daphna, a “Real Jew” who is volatile, self assured, and unbending. In the other is her equally stubborn cousin Liam, a secular and entitled young man, who has his shiksa girlfriend, Melody, in tow. Stuck in the middle is Liam’s brother Jonah, who tries to stay out of the fray. When Liam stakes claim to their grandfather’s Chai necklace, a vicious and hilarious brawl over family, faith, and legacy ensues.

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy Tickets here.

The Right to Dream at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 29

The Right to Dream at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 29

Midweek Matinee
Monday, February 29, 10:15 am & 12 noon
GEICO Gecko Series: The Right to Dream

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: The story of a young African-American’s coming of age in Mississippi during the 1950s and 1960s is vividly told in this compelling production, offering the audience an individual, inside view of this tumultuous, challenging period of American history.

Recommended for Grades 5 and up. Curriculum Connections: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Civics (Government), US History, African American History.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more; Free to Title 1 Schools in Prince George’s County

This performance is supported by the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation.

Man of La Mancha at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 26 – Mar 20

Man of La Mancha at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 26 – Mar 20

Man of La Mancha
Written by Dale Wasserman
Directed by Daniel Douek
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Musical Director: Mimi Kuhn McGinniss

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday February 26, 2016 through Sunday March 20, 2016.

The classic story about tilting with windmills and reaching the unreachable star, set in a Spanish dungeon in the 16th century. Don Quixote de la Mancha’s quest for honor and right in a world gone mad is deeply moving but laced with humor and superb music.

Performances run weekends from Friday February 26, 2016 through Sunday March 20, 2016 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $18. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Baltimore at Clarice Smith, Feb 26-Mar 5

Baltimore at Clarice Smith, Feb 26-Mar 5

Baltimore
Big Ten New Play Initiative
By Kirsten Greenidge
Director Leslie Felbain

Fri, Feb 26, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 27, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 28, 2016 . 2:00PM
Wed, Mar 2, 2016 . 7:30PM
Thu, Mar 3, 2016 . 7:30PM
Wed, Mar 4, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 5, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 5, 2016 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge is a contemporary story about the loss of innocence and the coming of age of a student forced to encounter the social ramifications of difference and her own cultural relevance.

Baltimore is a Big Ten Theatre Consortium’s New Play Initiative for women playwrights.

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $10 Students. Buy tickets here.

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Filter in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company presents
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare

Fri, Feb 26, 2016 . 8:00PM
Sat, Feb 27, 2016 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

Warning: loud noises.

A venerable institution teams up with an upstart theater company to create an explosive, radically-cut, fast-paced version of Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity in which nothing is hidden. Everything is revealed. The stage is awash with cables and instruments, costume changes occur in front of the audience and performance decisions are made on the hoof.

Combined, the live chemistry between actors, audience, text and sound explode into a vital and exhilarating theatrical experience. In Filter’s hands, Twelfth Night is constantly shifting and never the same twice.

“Filter’s lo-fi, 90min remix of Shakespeare’s comedy infects the audience with the play’s celebratory spirit of madness from the start…You leave feeling slightly changed yourself.” — The Metro (London)

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10.