Category Archives: Variety

NextNOW Fest at Clarice Smith, Sep 11-14

NextNOW Fest at Clarice Smith, Sep 11-14

September 11 to September 14, 2014

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

A four-day festival of theatre, music, dance, food and more.

For the first time ever, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is kicking off our season with four days of fun and frolic with the NextNOW Fest! Discover the next big thing in small, intimate and surprising environments: sonic massages, subway buskers, Terptastic jazz, deep theatre for your short attention span, dance mysteries, late-night art explosions, food frolics, an arts tailgate, and toast… and then something curious… and then…

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is building the future of the arts now! We are breaking through traditional boundaries in art making and audience experience by being a hub of innovation and possibility. We are creating artistic opportunities that build connections, foster exploration and invigorate you to find your voice.

Most events are free.

For a detailed schedule of events see: http://theclarice.umd.edu/series/2014-nextnow-fest

The Neo-Futurists: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Clarice Smith, Sep 11-12

The Neo-Futurists: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Clarice Smith, Sep 11-12

The Neo-Futurists: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
September 11 & 12, 2014
Series: 2014 NextNOW Fest

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Thu, Sep 11, 2014 . 7:30PM
Fri, Sep 12, 2014 . 9:00PM

Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Dance Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Description: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is an artistic attempt to perform 30 two-minute plays, selected at random in front of the audience’s eyes.

With an aesthetic that draws upon Dada, Surrealism and the work of the original Italian Futurists, the single unifying element of the short plays is that they are performed from a perspective of absolute honesty.

This experimental theatre company’s co-artistic director, Kurt Chiang, is a graduate of UMD’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. But would you expect anything less?

Vital Signs at the Hard Bargain Theater, July 18-Aug 2

Vital Signs at the Hard Bargain Theater, July 18 – Aug 2

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Vital Signs

Written by Jane Martin
Directed by Suzanne Donohue
Assistant Director: Michael J. Margelos

Performances: July 18, 19, 25, 26, August 1 and 2at 8:00 PM

Synopsis: VITAL SIGNS is a compelling evening of theatre. Poignant stories and hilarious tales, all told by an ensemble of fascinating and contemporary women.

Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

Camp Encore presents Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17

Lotsa Lazzi!

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.

At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@ gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm

Caribbean Comedy Festival at Clarice Smith, June 29

Caribbean Comedy Festival at Clarice Smith, June 29

Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 7:00pm

Laugh Out Loud Scholarship Fundraiser

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Dekelboum Concert Hall. General Admission.

Tickets
Regular: $40
Students: $25
All tickets at the Door: $45

Description:

In 2014, Caribbeana Communications Inc. (CCI), a Maryland 501(c)(3) non-profit media broadcasting company, is celebrating 25 years of cultural diversity and innovation in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.

To commemorate this achievement, Caribbeana is hosting a Comedy Festival as its major fundraiser. During this show CCI will announce its scholarship recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. In addition, the audience will hear artists from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and America showcase their talents that will make you, ‘Laugh Out Loud’ or feel the beat of the Caribbean.

Don’t wait, get your ticket today. Tickets are $40 or $25 for students. At the door it is more, $45. But remember, we aren’t just going to be laughing and having a good time, we will be supporting a youth advance in his or her education.

To learn more about Caribbeana Communications Inc. visit http://caribbeana.org or call 301.459.1775. See you there!

2014 CCF Laugh Out Loud cast and program support includes: Von Martin and Sprangalang, Co-Masters of Ceremonies, Lord Relator (Trinidad & Tobago), Mac Fingall (Barbados), Nikki Crosby (Trinidad & Tobago), Joan Hutchinson (Jamaica), Lingo (Trinidad & Tobago/Extempo Artiste), Pan Lara Steel Pan (DMV), and DJ Knightrin (DMV).