Category Archives: Play

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 8

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 8

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Jason Max Ferdinand, music director
Tactus, UMD Treble Choir, University Chorale, Voix de Chanson, FreundeMusik

Friday, December 8, 2023. 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

UMD Choral Activities continues the holiday tradition of bringing Festival of Lessons & Carols to campus for its 22nd year. Choirs, brass quintet and organ combine to bring the joy of the season to life with carols, hymns and spoken word that epitomize hope and goodwill. This event takes place at the UMD Memorial Chapel.

Tickets: Regular $20, Seniors: $15, Student/Youth $10. Click here.

Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods at Clarice Smith, Dec 7-9

Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods at Clarice Smith, Dec 7-9

Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods

December 7-9, 2023
Thu, Dec 7, 2023 . 7:00PM
Thu, Dec 7, 2023 . 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 . 7:00PM
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 . 9:00PM
Sat, Dec 9, 2023 . 7:00PM
Sat, Dec 9, 2023 . 9:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

A multimedia performance installation about “human value,” Food for the Gods is a three-part expression of rage and indifference. Inspired by the killings of Black men, this work uses object and puppet performance to explore dehumanization, light, invisibility and well…the magical-less-ness of it all.

Nehprii Amenii is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, production designer and educator. As a theater artist, she has a passion for personal narratives, puppetry and grand-scale spectacle. She is known for creating experiences that dismantle the wall between players and audiences, enchant the imagination and inspire new ways of seeing and thinking. Amenii has worked with Bread & Puppet Theater, Alvin Ailey, La Mama, The O’Neill, NY Philharmonic and more. She is a member of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and a resident director with the Drama League. Amenii is artistic director of Khunum Productions, a platform for creative anthropology.

Food for the Gods has been presented at Sarah Lawrence College, The University of Cape Town, South Africa, Connecticut Repertory Theatre and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company, NYC.

Tickets: $25 general, $10 students. Click here

UpSpring Studio Holiday Bizarre at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Dec 3

UpSpring Studio Holiday Bizarre at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Dec 3

Joe’s Movement Emporium and UpSpring Studio presents:
Holiday Bizarre

Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Got your craft fair goodies on December 2nd? Then head back to Joe’s on December 3rd for an even more bizarre bazaar! UpSpring’s annual winter show is a ridiculous romp with your favorite peddlers of pizzazz. Wind your way through our wacky aerial displays in this one-of-a-kind walk-through performance. We’ve got knitters and painters and hoopers–oh my! Featuring new work on trapeze, fabric, and more.

Adults $25. Click here.

A Christmas Carol at the Bowie CPA, Dec 2 & 3

A Christmas Carol at the Bowie CPA, Dec 2 & 3

Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol
Adapted and directed by Christopher Dwyer

December 2 & 3, 2023
Saturday, December 2 at 7:00pm
Sunday, December 3 at 4:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

For families and patrons of all ages! Celebrate the holidays at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts with our original production of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted and directed by Christopher Dwyer. Step back in time to Victorian London for a magical tale of ghosts, a change of heart, and the true meaning of the holidays! Audiences of all ages will be charmed by this much-loved holiday story vividly brought to life by a cast featuring professional actors and musicians from across the DMV with local talent of all ages. This exciting community event will capture the joyful spirit of the season and bring us all together in celebration at the BCPA!

Tickets: $22 adult, $12 child, $15 senior. Click here.

The Nutcracker at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 2

The Nutcracker at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 2

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse and The National Ballet present:
The Nutcracker
music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Saturday, December 2, 2023, 8pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

The National Ballet is Maryland’s oldest professional ballet company founded by Helen Moore in 1948. With over 74 years of bringing the joy of ballet to the people, the National Ballet Company returns to its origins and brings the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” back to the stage where it was first developed. Bring the entire family and delight in Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, the Mouse King, and the Sugar Plum Fairy as they perform to Tchaikovsky’s classic music.

$25, or $20 for student/senior. Click here.