Category Archives: Play

El Ciclón at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

El Ciclón at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Clarice presents:
UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
El Ciclón
by Yara Travieso
music by Sam Crawford

Fri, May. 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Sat, May. 2, 2026 | 2:00 pm
Sat, May. 2, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Sun, May. 3, 2026 | 2:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Cuban-Venezuelan-American playwright Yara Travieso’s new musical El Ciclón, with music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, is a unique and innovative musical production combining cinema with live theater. It tells the story of a woman stranded with her car in the swampy south during a harsh storm. El Ciclón is a wild, neo-feminist saga within a 1950s B-movie psychological thriller, featuring singing, dancing and just enough alligators to keep things interesting.

Tickets: $35, Students/Youth: $15. Click here.

Opera Scene Study by the Maryland Opera Studio at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Opera Scene Study by the Maryland Opera Studio at the Clarice, Apr 30-May 1

Clarice presents:
Maryland Opera Studio
Opera Scene Study

Thu, Apr. 30, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Fri, May. 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props.

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Maryland Day and Broadway Today at the Clarice, Apr 25

Maryland Day and Broadway Today at the Clarice, Apr 25

Clarice presents:
Maryland Day
Sat, Apr. 25, 2026 | 10:00 am – all day

Broadway Today
Sat, Apr. 25, 2026 | 3:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Explore the creativity of Terps and the local community on Maryland Day! This annual campus-wide open house features artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Bring your family and your friends for a day of fun and frolic! Click here for the full schedule.

Broadway Today is part of Maryland Day 2026, our annual campus-wide open house featuring artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Explore all Maryland Day events at The Clarice here.

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Anastasia by Dematha High School, Apr 24-26

Anastasia by Dematha High School, Apr 24-26

Dematha High School Players present
Anastasia
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Friday, Apr 24, 2026 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, Apr 26, 2026 at 2:00pm

Location: DeMatha Catholic High School, performing at 4313 Madison St, Hyattsville MD 20781.

Join the DeMatha Players for our presentation of Anastasia: the Musical. Inspired by the Fox Animation movie, Anastasia, the stage musical brings back iconic numbers from the movie like Once Upon A December and A Rumor in St. Petersburg, and also introduces new, amazing music such as Land of Yesterday, The Neva Flows, and more! The story of the last, lost Princess of Tsarist Russia on the run in the Soviet Union makes for a great story of growth and connection.

Tickets are $10. Click here.

Prince George’s Community College presents Our Town, Apr 23-25

Prince George’s Community College presents Our Town, Apr 23-25

Prince George’s Community College presents:
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
directed by Monica Barion

Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 | 2:00 p.m.
Center for Performing Arts – Black Box Theater

Location: Prince George’s Community College.

Center for Performing Arts, 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774

A Pulitzer Prize-winning, timeless American classic explores the extraordinary beauty in ordinary life.

Tickets $10, click here.