Category Archives: Variety

Apples, Pumpkins and Bones at Bowie State University, Nov 7 at 10am

Apples, Pumpkins and Bones at Bowie State University, Nov 7 at 10am

WonderWorks Theatre for the Very Young: Apples, Pumpkins, and Bones

November 7, 2014, at 10am.

Description: The Theatre for the Very Young program involves stories, songs, movement and activities for toddlers through preschool-age children and adults to enjoy together. The show is directed by Dr. Gail Medford and Theatre Guild/Rise.

Location: Fine and Performing Arts Center, Movement Studio, Bowie State University

Event Contact: Bob Bartlett, bbartlett@bowiestate.edu, 301-860-3769

Dramatic Reading at College Park Arts Exchange, Oct 17-18

Dramatic Readings at College Park Arts Exchange, Oct 17-18

Location: College Park Arts Exchange

Dramatic Readings

Friday, October 17, 2014 – 7:30pm
Saturday, October 18, 2014 – 3:00pm

Artistic Empowerment Centers, Inc. presents “Live Readings”, Scenes from Three Powerful Original Plays:

The Reason why we Sing, Written By Patricia A. Brown
Boardin Time, Written By Angela Wilson
They Live In You, Written By Carlyncia Peck

Friday, October 17, 2014 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18, 2014 3:30 p.m.

Hosted by College Park Arts Exchange
at The Old Parish House
4711 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740

Join us for a journey through the Black experience as we explore societal ideologies in various periods of Black culture. Discover how this experience has affected this nation of people throughout their history in the Americas. This compilation of scenes from various original works will spur discussion as our audience is invited to chime in during our forum to follow each performance. $10 donation, RSVP.

Sponsored by Artistic Empowerment Centers, Inc., a 501(c)3 performing arts outreach organization, in our AEC Black Stage Series category. Learn more at www.aecblackstageseries.org. AEC, Inc. P.O. Box 342 Bladensburg, MD 20710

Homecoming: Bowie’s Got Talent at Bowie State University, Oct 13

Homecoming: Bowie’s Got Talent at Bowie State University, Oct 13

Homecoming: Bowie’s Got Talent

October 13, 2014, at 8:00pm

Watch BSU students showcase their talents and compete for prizes and bragging rights. Bowie’s Got Talent: Bowie State University annual talent showcase from poetry to dance styles… you will see and hear it all.

Martin Luther King Jr. Communication Arts Center, Samuel L. Myers Auditorium, Bowie State University

Cost: Free with Ticket for BSU Students/$5 General Admission. Buy ticket online.

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?