Auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace by Upstage Artists, Dec 2 & 3

Auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace by Upstage Artists, Dec 2 & 3

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Auditions will be on December 2 and 3 from 7 to 9 pm and callbacks, if needed, Dec. 4 from 2-4 pm. All Auditions and shows take place at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Performances are February 17 – 28, 2023.

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705. For more information click here.

For more information including audition preparation and parts to be cast, see: https://laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions/

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Dec 1-3

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Dec 1-3

The Maryland Shakespeare Players Present:
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare

December 1 – 3, 2022
Thu, Dec 1, 2022 . 7:00PM
Fri, Dec 2, 2022 . 7:00PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2022 . 2:00PM
Sat, Dec 3, 2022 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.

The Maryland Shakespeare Players present their Fall 2022 main stage production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night! Join us at the Kogod Theater in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center for an entirely student-run 70’s So-Cal re-imagination of a timeless Shakespearean comedy featuring comments on love, gender roles, and power. Performances will be December 1st and 2nd at 7:30, and December 3rd at 2 and 7pm! No tickets or reservation required! Free to all guests. Donations are accepted! There will be one 15 minute intermission. Recommended for ages 12+. Content Advisory: Simulated Violence, Blood, Intimacy, Sexual Themes and Innuendos throughout.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required.

Out of the Vineyard at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 20

Out of the Vineyard at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 20

Freedom Stories Workshop: Out of The Vineyard
by Psalmeyene
directed by Raymond Caldwell

Sunday, November 20th at 3 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Playwright Psalmeyene and Director Raymond Caldwell come together to bring a captivating stage play to the arts community. Come together to witness the beginnings of, Out of the Vineyard in the workshop of this commissioned play inspired by the book, A Question of Freedom by William G. Thomas.

Based on interviews with descendants of enslaved families and people connected to the history of freedom suits in Prince George’s County, Out of the Vineyard weaves together monologues that excavate a buried chapter in American history while illuminating how the legacy of slavery still affects us today.

Tickets: Free admission with ticket. Click here.

The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 18-Dec 17

The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 18-Dec 17

The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Director Beth Terranova
Music Director Vashti Burgess
Choreographer Summer Moore

November 18 – December 17, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Flyin’ West at Bowie State University, Nov 17-19

Flyin’ West at Bowie State University, Nov 17-19, In Person

Bowie State University presents:
Flyin’ West
by Pearl Cleage

November 17-19, 2022
November 17, 2022 at 7:30pm
November 18, 2022 at 7:30pm
November 19, 2022 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University, in person.

Following an award-winning season for BSU Theatre, Flyin’ West takes audiences back to the days of the Homestead Act and the founding of a Black community in Nicodemus, Kansas – a place of immense possibility, steered by the vision and fortitude of the Black female pioneers. Local director Angelisa Gillyard (Constellation Theatre, 1st Stage) joins with BSU senior stage management team Amari Chambers (Class 2023) and Malaysha Saboleh (Class 2023) to celebrate the resilience of ancestors and the strength of sisterhood as they confronted racism and encroaching opportunists who sought to undo the paradise they dreamed could be their future and their legacy.

Tickets: $12, click here.

Contact: Elena Velasco, Email: evelasco@bowiestate.edu, Phone: 3018603750