Category Archives: Play

Habeas Corpus at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-31

Habeas Corpus at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-31

Habeas Corpus
By Alan Bennett
Directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell
Auditions: February 23 & 24

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Performances: Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, from May 9 – 31, 2014.
Performances:
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, May 9-31;
Sunday at 2pm, May 18 & 25, 2014.

Description: The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends, and the sexual satisfaction of the “corpus” (body) are the ruling passions in the farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: “We whose lust lasts, lasts longest.”

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Light of Night at Venus Theatre, May 8-June 1

Light of Night at Venus Theatre Play Shack, May 8 – June 1

Light of Night
by Cecelia Copeland

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

May 8 to June 1, 2014
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Tickets: $20. Buy here.

Parental advisory: Adult themes.

Description: Light of Night is Stephanie’s poetic descent into the underworld of marriage. As her seductive best friend and charismatic husband fight over who she should be, Stephanie is pulled back and forth between freedom and loyalty. In the end she must decide which doors to leave open for light and which windows to bar against the cold. A modern poetic Latina retelling of the Persephone Myth.

The Fox on the Fairway by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, May 2-18

The Fox on the Fairway by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, May 2-18

By Ken Ludwig
Directed by John Degnan

Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

May 2 to 18, 2014

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Seniors/18 & Under.

Description: A tribute to the great English farces, this hilarious romp takes audiences on a ride which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously-paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man’s eternal love affair with … golf.

Directing II – Senior Showcase at Bowie State University, May 1-2

Directing II – Senior Showcase at Bowie State University, May 1-2

BSU Theatre presents “Directing II – Senior Showcase”
May 1, 2014 – May 2, 2014 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Description: The theatre program invites you to enjoy a showcase of directing styles and techniques that BSU seniors learned in their directing courses.

Location: Black Box Theatre, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University.

Cost: $3 for children; $5 for BSU faculty, staff, students and senior citizens; $10 general admission

Box office opens 1 hour before performances. Call 301-860-3717 for ticket information.

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 at Clarice Smith, May 3-10

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 at Clarice Smith, May 3-10

By Anna Deveare Smith

May 3-10, 2014

Director Caroline Clay

Presented By: University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kogood Theatre. Reserved Seating.

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Regular: $25
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Senior Citizen: $20
UMD Alumni Association: $20
UMD Faculty & Staff: $20
Students & Youth: $10

Sat, May 3, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, May 4, 2014 . 2:00PM
Sun, May 4, 2014 . 7:30PM
Wed, May 7, 2014 . 7:30PM
Thu, May 8, 2014 . 7:30PM
Fri, May 9, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sat, May 10, 2014 . 2:00PM
Sat, May 10, 2014 . 7:30PM

Description:

In 1991, the violent police assault of African American Rodney King ignited international outrage after being captured on videotape and aired widely. A year later in 1992, in the aftermath of the trial and acquittal of the police officers charged with assault, protest and riots broke out in the streets of Los Angeles, where the incident took place.

MacArthur ‘Genius’ award-winning playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith weaves a stunning, comprehensive portrait through the verbatim words of 40 people from the ashes of the riots in this explosive piece of documentary theatre. Nominated for the 1994 Tony Award for Best Play, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is the result of nearly 300 interviews Smith conducted in a nine-month span with gang members, police officers, lawyers, activists and shopkeepers from a diversity of class and racial backgrounds.

Twilight offers a searing look at the impact of social, economic and political lines that divide not only a city, but also a nation, through the lens of a seminal moment in modern United States history.

TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.