Category Archives: Play

Wednesdays in Mississippi at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 10-19

Wednesdays in Mississippi at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 10-19

Joe’s Movement Emporium and Pipeline Playwrights presents:
Wednesdays in Mississippi
by Nicole Burton
Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell
Produced by Pipeline Playwrights

Friday, November 10th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 11th at 3:00 PM
Thursday, November 16th at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 17th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 18th at 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 19th at 3:00 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Wednesdays in Mississippi
Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Adults $25, Student $15. Click here.

Guys and Dolls at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 10-19

Guys and Dolls at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 10-19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
Guys and Dolls

November 10 – 19, 2023
November 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 7:00 pm
November 12 & 19 at 2:00 pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy between Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler and Evangelist Sergeant Sarah Brown, head of Broadway’s Save-a-Soul Mission. Set in New York City in the 1950’s, other colorful characters include showgirls, gamblers, and missionaries. Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell,” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady.”

Tickets are $15. Click here.

A Bicycle Country at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-17

A Bicycle Country at Clarice Smith, Nov 10-17

A Bicycle Country
By Nilo Cruz
Directed by Fatima Quander

November 10-17, 2023
Fri, Nov 10, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 11, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 12, 2023 . 2:00PM
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 . 7:30PM
Thu, Nov 16, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 17, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Set in Cuba in the 1990s, A Bicycle Country depicts the story of three Cubans as they each come to terms with the lack of opportunity and resources throughout the country as well as their own hopeless circumstances within the system. As each character looks for their own version of freedom: freedom from loneliness, freedom from stagnancy, and even freedom from one’s own body, they embark on a perilous journey to the United States aboard a precariously constructed homemade raft. Nilo Cruz’s A Bicycle Country delves into the complexity of love, sacrifice, hope and survival while also serving as a poignant narrative about finding freedom and moving forward.

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

A Little Night Music by MAD, Nov 3-17

A Little Night Music by MAD, Nov 3-17

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
A Little Night Music
by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Randy Barth

Performances: November 3 – 17, 2023
Friday and Saturday evenings; Sunday matinees
Note closing weekend will be Thursday and Friday Nov. 16 and 17 at 8:00
There is no performance on Saturday Nov. 18

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik’s town, the estranged lovers’ passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée; Fredrik; Fredrik’s wife, Anne; Desirée’s current lover, the Count; and the Count’s wife, Charlotte. Both men – as well as their jealous wives – agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée’s mother’s estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises.

Shows are November 3-17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2:30pm, plus an additional show on Thursday, November 16 at 8pm. Please note that closing night is Friday, November 17, due to the possibility of a government shutdown on November 18.

Note that the role of Petra is double-cast:
Laura Fisher: November 3, 4, 5, 17
Marianne Virnelson: November 10, 11, 12, 16

Tickets must be bought in advance and shown to the guard at the gate. No door sales!
Tickets: $25 + $1 fee. Click here.

For more information, click here.

Pride and Prejudice at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 3-19

Pride and Prejudice at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 3-19

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Directed by Larry Simmons
Produced by Maureen Rogers

November 3 – 19, 2024
Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 4th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 11th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Nov 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 18th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Nov 19th, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel come to life in this play. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous match-making mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult to escape the subject. When the independent-minded Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she is determined not to let her feelings triumph over her own good sense — but the truth turns out to be slipperier than it seems. In a society where subtle snubs and deceit proliferate, is it possible for Elizabeth and Darcy to look beyond his pride and her prejudice, and to make the best match of all?

Tickets: Adults: $20, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $15

Buy tickets here.

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