Auditions for The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 22-23

Auditions for The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 22-23

2nd Star Productions announces auditions for:
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

Auditions: August 22 & 23, 2022 at 7pm at the Bowie Playhouse.

Performances: 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.

Audition Dates & Times: Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23 at 7 pm
Audition Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715
*Auditioners should attend either the Monday or Tuesday dates, but not both.
Unavailable for the audition dates but interested in an alternate audition time? Please email info@2ndstarproductions.org.
Callbacks Date & Time: Wednesday, August 24 at 7pm
Callbacks Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715
*Please keep Wednesday evening clear in case you are called back. If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by email by noon on Wednesday, August 24.
Performances: November 18 – December 17, 2022, Fridays through Sundays. *Closing Saturday performance is a matinee.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will primarily be held on Tuesday nights (7-10 pm), Thursday nights (7-10 pm), and Saturday mornings (11-3 pm) beginning in late August or early September. Not all actors will be required for all rehearsals, and conflicts can be honored. Load-in is Saturday, November 5, and technical rehearsals will run almost every day until opening on November 18.
COVID-19 Policies: 2nd Star is requiring that all participants in our productions are fully-vaccinated and boosted (as eligible). Please bring proof of vaccination to auditions. Auditioners must mask when in the Playhouse, but may unmask for the audition itself if comfortable. Performances will be unmasked (audiences will be masked and required to provide proof of vaccination).
Additionally, all participants will be masked for all rehearsal until tech week. Beginning with tech week, participants will be tested weekly. 2nd Star is happy to provide tests for those who do not have access to them.
All Volunteer: 2nd Star Productions is an entirely volunteer-run organization. No acting or production team roles are paid.

For more information including audition preparation, parts to be cast, audition forms and sides, see: https://www.2ndstarproductions.org/auditions/

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Miss Cody Jones
produced by Nathan Bowen

August 19 – September 3, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of the 2017 Pulitizer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

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.

Auditions for And Then There Were None by Upstage Artists, Aug 19 & 20

Auditions for And Then There Were None by Upstage Artists, Aug 19 & 20

Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Megan and Michael Safko

Auditions:
Friday, August 19, 2022 at 7pm
Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 3pm
Performances: Oct. 28-30 and Nov. 4-6, 2022

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

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme.

COVID NOTE: We are dedicated to keeping everyone safe during the run of this show. All actors will be required to wear a mask while rehearsing, and while backstage during the performance. The only time you will be permitted to remove your mask is while ON stage.

For more information, including parts to be cast and online forms, click here.

Improv Theatre Night at the Publick Playhouse, Aug 10

Improv Theatre Night at the Publick Playhouse, Aug 10

Safe Summer: Improv Theatre Night
Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 7pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Whose line is it anyway? After laughing it up with the comedians of the Baltimore Improv Group, get on the stage and learn from these masters of mayhem. Play classic improv games and learn how to make ‘em laugh.

Free workshop. Register here.