Category Archives: Play

Chocolate Covered Rocky Horror at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 28 & 29

Chocolate Covered Rocky Horror at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 28 & 29

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
Chocolate Covered Rocky Horror

Friday, August 28th: Reception 9 pm, Show 10 pm
Saturday, August 29th: Reception 2 pm, Show 3 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

EarlOrrin Productions is proud to have developed a historical rendition of Richard O’Brian’s Rocky Horror Show, featuring an all African-American shadow cast, entitled, “Chocolate Covered Rocky Horror!” This sexy comedy is guaranteed to leave you speechless and wanting more. Our production will feature pantomimed performances and crowd engagement—placing audiences in the comedic experience that is Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s Castle.

The production company has decided to evoke the age old tradition of a shadow cast for this highly provocative yet entertaining production. The cast will dramatically mime the film as it plays on a large screen and will strongly encourage the audience to sing along with the film bringing another dimension to the shadow cast.

It is my general purpose as an African- American owned Production firm to educate, cultivate, and enhance the knowledge of Americans and to uplift our community as a whole. EarlOrrin Productions, is enriched with a dedicated team to explore and peer outside the societal norms, enhancing their skill set to be one of the generation’s innovative leaders in the artistic humanities.

Tickets: In advance: Couple $40, Individual $25, At the door: $30.
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King John at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 21-Sep 3

King John at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 21-Sep 3

King John
by William Shakespeare
A guest production from The Rude Mechanicals

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

August 21 – September 3, 2015
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sunday at 2:00

Shakespeare And The Holy Grail. This seldom performed play goes down much better when served in a Monty Python style. Yet you may still receive full credit for having seen King John – one of Shakespeare’s Top Forty. And no singing!

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult)
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Witches Vanish at Venus Theatre, Aug 20-Sep 13

Witches Vanish at Venus Theatre, Aug 20-Sep 13

Witches Vanish
by Claudia Barnett
Venus Theatre World Premiere

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Opens August 20, 2015
Closes September 13, 2015
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Description: In a series of stylized, highly visual vignettes employing puppetry, poetry, and surrealism, the weïrd sisters from Macbeth explore the stories of women who disappear, whether by choice or force. Inspired by history, astronomy, and Shakespeare, Witches Vanish examines the nature of change and the value of human life.

About the playwright: Claudia Barnett has developed four scripts with Venus Theatre, including No. 731 Degraw-street Brooklyn, or Emily Dickinson’s Sister, which had its world premiere on C Street in November 2013. She wrote Witches Vanish as resident playwright at Stage Left Theatre in Chicago, where it was included in LeapFest 9, and further drafted the script at the MultiStages New Works Finalist Festival (New York), the Great Plains Theatre Conference (Omaha), the Women’s Work Festival (St. John’s, Newfoundland), and the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival (Washington, DC). She teaches playwriting at Middle Tennessee State University and is the author of I Love You Terribly: Six Plays (2012) and No. 731 Degraw-street, Brooklyn, or Emily Dickinson’s Sister (forthcoming, fall 2015), both from Carnegie Mellon University Press.

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Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, Aug 19

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

Death is a Cabernet Ol Chum

It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery’s tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe. Over the past decade, his small operation has built a record of supplying a quality product, even though Melee’s surly personality has produced more adversaries than advocates.

The celebration was open to the public and the assemblage included both his supporters and detractors, some of whom openly expressed their opinions about his business practices. Melee simply laughed off all negative words, even dismissing the notion that someone was determined to end his reign as cabernet king.

As the gathering broke up about midnight, Melee bade “farewell” to everyone and said he would stay around to turn out the lights. But this morning, it became deadly obvious that someone had planned lights out for Malcolm Melee, for his body was found at the bottom of the staircase that leads to the oak casks in the wine cellar. Someone had put the cork on Melee and taken action that would squeeze the winery’s reputation.

Join us on August 19, 2015!

High School Musical at Laurel Mill Playhouse, July 31-Aug 23

High School Musical at Laurel Mill Playhouse, July 31-Aug 23

High School Musical and High School Musical Jr.
Book by David Simpatico
Directed by TJ Lukacsina ad Malarie Novotny
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil and Ray Cham and Greg Cham and Andrew Seeley and Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn and Andy Dodd and Adam Watts and Bryan Louiselle and David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg and Jamie Houston
Musical Director: Bill Georg

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday July 31, 2015 through Sunday August 23, 2015

High School Musical runs concurrently with High School Musical Jr. All evening performances will be of High School Musical (not Jr.) There will be Saturday and Sunday matinees throughout the run of the show. High School Musical Jr. will be performed on August 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th and 22nd. High School Musical matinee performances will be on August 16th and 23rd. All matinee performances are at 2:00 PM.

Disney Channel’s smash hit movie musical comes to life on your stage! Troy, Gabriella, and the students of East High must deal with issues of first love, friends, and family while balancing their classes and extra curricular activities. It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes find their cliques, recount their vacations, and look forward to the new year. Basketball team captain and resident jock Troy discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. They cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical, led by Ms. Darbus. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Performances run weekends from Friday July 31, 2015 through Sunday August 23, 2015 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. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.