Category Archives: Play

Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

Camp Encore presents Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17

Lotsa Lazzi!

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.

At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@ gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm

Summer Shakespeare Camp at Laurel Mill Playhouse, July 7-18

Summer Shakespeare Camp at Laurel Mill Playhouse, July 7-18

Summer is for Shakespeare!
Program for 6th-12th graders

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Come along and join us we explore the world of Shakespeare. Activities will include vocal exercises for projection/vowel pronunciation, working on the language and poetry, understanding the text and scenes, working on acting/characterization and bringing the scenes from Shakespeare to life.

Participants will present a series of scenes wearing Shakespearean costuming, as an end of session show.

This camp will be for students entering 6th-12th grades.

Dates July 7th- 18th, 9:15am-1:00pm, M-F

Performance Friday July 18th at 7pm

COST: $200

LOCATION: Laurel Mill Playhouse
ADDRESS: 508 Main St, Laurel, MD 20707

Register online at http://www.wacarts.com or call Maureen Rogers at 301-452-2557.

Verdict at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 4-13

Verdict at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 4-13

Verdict
by Agatha Christie

Directed by Rick Starkweather

July 4 – 13, 2014

A guest production from Thunderous Productions.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: Karl Hendryk, a brilliant professor, attends to his wife Anya, an invalid suffering from a progressive disease. When Karl’s cousin Lisa moves in to assist in caring for Anya, tensions rise and feelings are quick to develop.

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Caribbean Comedy Festival at Clarice Smith, June 29

Caribbean Comedy Festival at Clarice Smith, June 29

Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 7:00pm

Laugh Out Loud Scholarship Fundraiser

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Dekelboum Concert Hall. General Admission.

Tickets
Regular: $40
Students: $25
All tickets at the Door: $45

Description:

In 2014, Caribbeana Communications Inc. (CCI), a Maryland 501(c)(3) non-profit media broadcasting company, is celebrating 25 years of cultural diversity and innovation in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.

To commemorate this achievement, Caribbeana is hosting a Comedy Festival as its major fundraiser. During this show CCI will announce its scholarship recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. In addition, the audience will hear artists from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and America showcase their talents that will make you, ‘Laugh Out Loud’ or feel the beat of the Caribbean.

Don’t wait, get your ticket today. Tickets are $40 or $25 for students. At the door it is more, $45. But remember, we aren’t just going to be laughing and having a good time, we will be supporting a youth advance in his or her education.

To learn more about Caribbeana Communications Inc. visit http://caribbeana.org or call 301.459.1775. See you there!

2014 CCF Laugh Out Loud cast and program support includes: Von Martin and Sprangalang, Co-Masters of Ceremonies, Lord Relator (Trinidad & Tobago), Mac Fingall (Barbados), Nikki Crosby (Trinidad & Tobago), Joan Hutchinson (Jamaica), Lingo (Trinidad & Tobago/Extempo Artiste), Pan Lara Steel Pan (DMV), and DJ Knightrin (DMV).