Category Archives: Play

Auditions for The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 11-14

Auditions for Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 11-14

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Auditions for William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors will be held

October 11, 2014 at 10:00 AM
October 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM
October 14, 2104 at 7:00 PM

Director Joshua McKerrow will be casting:

LMP is seeking actors and performers of all kinds to bring this immersive experience to life in January 2015.

Please prepare a roughly 2-minute classical monologue and be prepared to read sides from the play. Bring a recent headshot and resume. All roles nonpaid.

Performances are scheduled to run from January 2, 2015 to January 18, 2015.

For more information see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

Rebel Yells at the Hard Bargain Theater, Oct 10-25

Rebel Yells at the Hard Bargain Theater, Oct 10-25

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Rebel Yells

Written by Steve Warren
Directed by Trey Thomas

Performances
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 8:00 PM

Synopsis: Seven soldiers and one woman nurse share a hospital ward in Richmond, Virginia even as the cannon balls fall around them during the last days of the Civil War. While each has lost something different to the war – an arm, a leg, a voice, a faith, a son – all have lost their courage and self-respect. In the course of the play, harsh secrets of their wartime deeds emerge as the men struggle to recover their honor and redeem themselves even as their beloved South dies just outside the hospital walls.

Tickets for HBP performances are $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

Amphitheater opens at 7:30 PM and performances begin at 8:00 PM unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Reservations are accepted, but not required, by calling Doris Sharp at 240-766-8830.

Making a reservation is as easy as sending an email to hbplayersboxoffice@gmail.com. Please be sure to include the show, date of performance, and number of tickets you are reserving.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Sunday matinee performances will be held at 2:00 PM on October 12 and October 19.

This groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls… offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.

“A triumphant event, filled with humor. Pure theatre.” – New York Daily News “A poignant, gripping, angry and beautiful work.” – Time

Performances run weekends from Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014 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. 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.

The Me Nobody Knows at Clarice Smith, Oct 10-17

The Me Nobody Knows at Clarice Smith, Oct 10-17

The Me Nobody Knows
Based on the book The Me Nobody Knows
​Music by Gary William Friedman
Lyrics by Will Holt
October 10-17, 2014
Adapted Robert Livingston and Patrik Widrig
Additional lyrics Herb Schapiro
Arrangements and orchestration Gary William Friedman
Co-directors Alvin Mayes and Scot Reese
Musical director L. Richmond Sparks​

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Fri, Oct 10, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 . 2:00PM
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 12, 2014 . 2:00PM
Tue, Oct 14, 2014 . 7:30PM
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 . 7:30PM
Thu, Oct 16, 2014 . 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 17, 2014 . 7:30PM

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Description: Portrayed within the span of a single day, The Me Nobody Knows poetically examines the aspirations and fears of a multi-racial cast of young people.

Inspired by actual writings of students, their stories are universal. In these students’ struggles lies their hope, and ours. They are the voices of change. The musical score combines rock music, classical fugues, rap and jazz that inspire passion and transformation.

The Me Nobody Knows is Tony-nominated and OBIE Award-winning. The Me Nobody Knows is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Oct 10

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Oct 10

Aloniz Improvisation

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Friday, October 10, 2014 at 7pm in the ERHS auditorium.

ALONIZ! is Roosevelt’s theater improvisation team. Improv is like acting but without a script. The team makes up scenes as they go along!