Category Archives: Play

Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 29

Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 29

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
Ampl!fy Open Mic
The Divine Feminine Issue

Ampl!fy Schedule:
*October 20, 2023- The Culture Issue
November 24, 2023- The Resilience Issue
December 29, 2023- The Closure Issue
*January 12, 2024- The Evolution Issue
*February 9, 2024- The Black Love Issue
March 29, 2024- The Divine Feminine Issue
April 26, 2024- The Nature Issue
*May 10, 2024- Ampl!fy Showcase
Last Friday of the month, with exceptions marked with a *.

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Ampl!fy is a curated open mic that mimics a professional showcase. Each month’s show has a theme inspired by social issues, pop culture, and more. Ampl!fy will take place every last Friday of the month from October 2023 to May 2024 (see exceptions* in the schedule below). Performances will take place in Joe’s theater. Ampl!fy will be promoted via Joe’s Instagram, Facebook, and weekly E-newsletter.

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.

Softly Softly The Myth of the Strong Black Woman at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 28

Softly Softly The Myth of the Strong Black Woman at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mar 28

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
Softly Softly The Myth of the Strong Black Woman
Created by Maria Fenton

Thursday March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Softly, Softly Expressions is a powerful conglomerate of artistic mediums:film, ballet production, art exhibition, readings, and fashion collection centering Black women’s humanity. It illuminates Black women’s costly, treacherous & seemingly mythic composure as they navigate life. Created by multi-hyphenate artist and Howard University professor, Maria Fenton, it touches on race, gender, suicide prevention, domestic violence, mental health, politics, and more. Softly, Softly is a both a battle cry and love story about the grace, reality, & magic of Black women and their often invisible embattled journey.

Tickets $10. Click here.

Not the Man I Married at the Bowie CPA, Mar 17

Not the Man I Married at the Bowie CPA, Mar 17

CMR Impact Productions Presents:
Not the Man I Married Stage Play
by C. Michelle Lee
directed by Debbie Arnold-Franklin

Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 6:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

NOT THE MAN I MARRIED is a play written and Produced By C. Michelle Lee. This playwright has been on the rise for over ten years or more with plays like He’s Not Your Soul Mate and The TEA. Her comedic viewpoint is done with style and grace, bringing comedy to reality with real-life experiences. Not the Man I Married is being presented on Sunday, March 17, 2024, by CMR Impact Productions at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

This play has been touring from the South now to the North, it was seen here in DC at the DC Arts Festival with wonderful reviews in 2022 and now is back by popular demand. Not the Man I Married is based on a dysfunctional family that has endured years of domestic violence. Aunt Robin is not only funny but she is suffering from ”CMS”—“Can’t Member Smack” disorder, living in the house with her brother who goes to strip clubs with a bag of quarters to make it rain.

Mrs. Lee the Producer of the play along with Debbie Arnold-Franklin as her director, her Daughter TayJuana Lee as her Production Manager, and Crystal Allen as her Assistant Production Manager. These four ladies have brought together a strong play that features a star-studded cast. The play features C. Michelle Lee (Aunt Robin), Mario Booker (Uncle Buck), Annisa Hargrove (Shawn), Tee “Sylk” Harris (Kevin), and many more. The cast of this production will be using comedy and laughter to address the traumas of domestic violence — “The play is serious, but it’s like a rollercoaster. You can just go up, up, up, but the humor softens the downs. Give people something to smile about, to laugh through the pain, hurt, and misunderstandings.” Come out to see the play; you will not regret it! You will cry, laugh, relate, dance, and sing. We have traveled through the South; now we are bringing this cast to the DMV.

Tickets: $25 to $45. Click here.

Harriet Tubman at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 12

Harriet Tubman at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 12

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Harriet Tubman

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 10am & 11:15am

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

This stirring drama with music is a classic tribute to the great American who freed herself and hundreds of others from the bonds of slavery. Share her adventurous life with your students in this accurate and deeply moving musical history lesson.

$6. Click here.

Princess Party: The Princess and the Frog at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 10

Princess Party: The Princess and the Frog at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 10

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Princess Party: The Princess and the Frog

Sunday, March 10, 2024, 2pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Jump into spring with a little Cosplay Costume and some animated magic. Return to the Publick Playhouse for our second annual Royal Dress-up & Family Fun Day. Dress as your favorite animated prince, princess, or other character and join the fun with our real life royal guests. Enjoy pictures with a princess and a fun film day with family, friends, and the community.

$6. Click here.