Category Archives: Play

Softly Softly The Myth of the Strong Black Woman at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 15

Softly Softly The Myth of the Strong Black Woman at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 15

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

Thursday February 15, 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.

Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED) at the Greenbelt Community Center, Feb 14

Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED) at the Greenbelt Community Center, Feb 14

City of Greenbelt Black History Month presentation:
Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED)

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 11am

Location:

Teddy Bear Picnic at College Park Arts Exchange, Feb 10

Teddy Bear Picnic at College Park Arts Exchange, Feb 10

Indoor Teddy Bear Picnic

Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 10:30am

Sponsored by : College Park Arts Exchange.

Location: The Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park MD

An indoor picnic, with stories, songs, dances, and activities for your little one to share with a favorite plushie friend.

Free performance

Miss Evers’ Boys at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 9-Mar 3

Miss Evers’ Boys at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 9-Mar 3

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Miss Evers’ Boys
by David Fedshuh
directed by Loraine Brooks
produced by Marvin and Maureen Rogers

February 9 – March 3, 2024

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Miss Evers’ Boys tells the story of Nurse Eunice Evers and the men in her charge, who, between 1934 and 1970, unwittingly participated in a US Health Department study on the effects of syphilis in the Negro male. The play was inspired by the book “Bad Blood” by James Jones, which explores the ethics of this clinical study and looks at how ideas about race and the perceptions of racial “differences” affect the quality, availability, and nature of healthcare in the US.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $24
Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $20

Buy tickets here.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Tags: Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel Maryland, Maureen Rogers, Miss Evers’ Boys

Urinetown The Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 9-Mar 2

Urinetown The Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 9-Mar 2

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Urinetown the Musical
Director: Davis Wootton-Klebanoff
Music Director: Jenni Butler
Choreographer: Summer Moore
Producers: Karen Monteith & Crista Drysdale

February 9 – March 2, 2024
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.