Category Archives: Play

Terrapin Theatre Troupe presents [title of show] at Clarice Smith, April 18-19

Terrapin Theatre Troupe presents [title of show] at Clarice Smith, April 18-19

Terrapin Theatre Troupe
[title of show]
April 18 & 19, 2015

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

Sat, Apr 18, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 18, 2015 . 8:00PM
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 . 2:00PM

Free, tickets required. Click here.

Description: Come join Terrapin Theatre Troupe for their fall show, a hilarious contemporary musical about the writing of a hilarious contemporary musical!

Crowns Gospel Musical at Bowie State University, Apr 16-19

Crowns Gospel Musical at Bowie State University, Apr 16-19

Spring Arts Festival: Crowns Gospel Musical

Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 7:30pm
Friday, April 17, 2015, at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 2:30pm

Description: Crowns, a play with music and dance, is adapted from a book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Crowns weaves together a variety of stories from different characters, time periods and perspectives that, when integrated with music and dance, create a tapestry of voices that transcend time and place. The essential story of Crowns is that of Yolonda, a young African-American girl trying to figure out her identity, her place in the world, and her place in her own culture.

The musical will be directed Professor Elliot Moffitt.

Location: Fine and Performing Arts Center, Main Stage, Bowie State University

Cost: $15 general; $10 students, faculty and staff; $8 children

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 15

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 15

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

Lurking Down the Bunny Trail

When: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM – Murder Mystery starts at 7:00 p.m.

For 20 years, Benson’s Big Beautiful Bunny Boutique has been the premier breeder of rabbits for springtime holidays. Owner Barney Benson built an operation that prides itself in the quality cottontails it provides both to local pet stores and to the public. Benson is renowned for the innovative techniques he uses that have revolutionized rabbit breeding.

Daily, admiring visitors to the boutique take guided tours, then select the perfect bouncing pets from his state-of-the-art rabbit hutch, complete with environmental controls and automated bunny feeder.

But all is not well because, yesterday, as Barney was opening for business, a huge letter “B” from the new sign hanging atop the hutch suddenly dislodged and fell on him, striking Barney in the head and leaving the boutique leaderless.

What at first seemed like a tragic accident was so suspicious to police that they soon declared the bunny breeder had met an untimely demise at the hands of a killer. Someone had done away with the lord of the leap by tattooing him with his own initial.

Choking Out the Kudzu at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 10-26

Choking Out the Kudzu at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 10-26

Choking Out The Kudzu (an original musical)
by Betty Ladas and Billie Colombaro
directed by Billie Colombaro

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

April 10-26, 2015

An original work with a Greenbelt connection! Two women meet in conflict but develop a powerful bond. The super mom, Stella, gives the old lady, Bessie, the will to live. Feisty Bessie gives Stella the courage to face her fears, risk ridicule, and step into the spotlight. Along the way, laughter accompanies the struggle and tears come with pain.

Flyin’ West by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Apr 10-25

Flyin’ West by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Apr 10-25

Flyin’ West
by Pearl Cleage

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances: April 10 to 25, 2015.
Friday, April 10, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 11, 2015 8PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015 2PM
Friday, April 17, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015 2PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015 8PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015 2PM
Friday, April 24, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 25, 2015 8PM

Description: Following the end of the Civil War, many former slaves, anxious to leave the South and the increasing disappointments and dangers of Reconstruction, took advantage of The Homestead Act and went West to build new lives for themselves and their families. Many of these homesteaders were black women who overcame tremendous odds to work their own land and make a place for themselves in an often harsh and forbidding environment. Set in 1898, FLYIN’ WEST is the story of some of these African-American female pioneers who settled, together, in the all-black town of Nicodemus, Kansas. “Pearl Cleage’s FLYIN’ WEST…[is] a real crowd pleaser, and its characters have humor and vitality…Cleage [is] a natural-born storyteller…” —Washington Post.

Tickets: Adults – $20.00, Seniors/Students – $15.00. Buy tickets on-line. Group rates available.