Category Archives: Play

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.

Watkins Nature Center Puppet Show, Nov 3-10 at 10am

Watkins Nature Center Puppet Show, Aug 11-Nov 10 at 10am

Puppet Friends in Storyland
Watkins Nature Center at Watkins Park presents a nature-themed puppet show and a chance to meet an animal.

Appropriate for ages 2 to 3, with an adult.

Each session is two Fridays from 10:00 to 10:45am:

November 3 & 10, 2023

Watkins Nature Center, Location: 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro MD 20774, Phone: 301-218-6702

Puppet Friends in Storyland.

Join us for an interactive lesson with a hands-on activity. Your little one will play, laugh, and dance with their puppet pals while they work on social skills, early literacy development, listening, communication, fine motor skills, attention span, and their creativity!

Enjoy a nature story time! Listen to animal puppets as they read you a story about their family, and then join them and a naturalist as they led you through a nature themed craft! A different show each month!

Tickets: $10 for 2 sessions. Click here.