Category Archives: Variety

One-Act Play Festival at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, May 12-14

One-Act Play Festival at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, May 12-14

One-Act Play Festival
Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, in the new Sally Wagner Performing Arts Space (room 004).

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.
Wednesday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.
Thursday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.

At Roosevelt every spring, we hold our One Act Festival, in which we showcase many different One Acts. Each One Act is about 10 to 15 minutes, and they are all student directed (and in some cases, even student written). They are a fun opportunity for students to experiment with the different aspects of putting on a play, and getting a closer look at how many things actually go into making a play.

“Cabaret”, directed by Kaisa and Mason Brooks
“I Can’t think of it Right Now”, directed by Gabriella Hall and Lela Brown
“1000 Cigertes”, directed by Julia Tartaro
“GPS 9000”, directed by Keila Alvarado
“Mirror Mirror”, directed by Saturne Tchabong
“AP Theatre”, directed by Mr. Mannino

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Opera Scene Study
May 7, 8, 2015 . Gildenhorn Recital Hall . FREE

After a year of taking apart their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, the final class project for out first-year students pairs them in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory and featuring all aspects of their training. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.

Taylor Mac at Clarice Smith, Apr 10-11

Taylor Mac at Clarice Smith, Apr 10-11

Taylor Mac
The 20th Century Concert
Friday, April 10, 2015, all day

Overthrow the talkback and join us outside the Actors Studio (technically a little more than 200 miles from the Actors Studio). Show up the day before pop cabaret enchantment, The 20th Century Concert: Abridged, to see how Taylor Mac subverts the Proust Questionnaire.

Taylor Mac
The 20th Century Concert: Abridged
Saturday, April 11, 2015 . 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10. Kogood Theatre, General Admission.

Description: Bedazzled shaman Taylor Mac purges the past by performing a sacrificial ritual of songs from the 20th Century. An internationally acclaimed singer/theatre artist, Taylor Mac brings radical fairy sacrament realness to this concert of popular music classics. Expect at least one song from each decade of the 20th Century to act as a springboard for frivolity, oblation and rapture. This 20th Century Concert is the abridged version of Taylor Mac’s community building odyssey A 24 Hour History of Popular Music. We welcome you to participate in this event. You won’t be forced, but often invited. Sing, play parts, dance, eat, meditate, exercise, sleep, flirt, and on and on, all while listening to how mythology meets melody.

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Apr 10

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Apr 10

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Friday, April 10, 2015 at 7:30pm.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Young Adult Spring One Acts at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 27-Apr 12

Young Adult Spring One Acts at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 27-Apr 12

Young Adult Spring One Acts
by a Variety of Brilliant and Talented Authors
Directed by Larry Simmons
Produced by Diana Simmons, executively produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday March 27, 2015 through Sunday April 12, 2015
Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM.
Matinee performances will be held on Sundays March 29th and April 12.
Special note: No performances on the weekend of April 3, 4 and 5!

A lively collection of of one-act plays performed by young adults in our community.
Prodigal Cow- by Mark Harvey Levine – A very familiar story told from a slightly more bovine point of view.
Misfortune – by Mark Harvey Levine – A dinner date “predictably” ends in murder.
Big Picture – by Mark Harvey Levine – A look into the life of a box of crayons
Ruin – by Ann Marley – Two sisters, with something in their past, struggle to communicate.
Higher Education – by Ann Marley – Take a tour of the cracks in the foundation of the higher education system of America.
Monsters In The Closet – by Jeanette Brown – A young girl must learn to face her fears.
Dear Diary – by Kendra Simmons – A teenager struggles with bullying and her self image.

Performances run weekends from Friday March 27, 2015 through Sunday April 12, 2015 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Larry Simmons at actor98@yahoo.com.