Into the Great Unknown at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 27

Into the Great Unknown at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 27

Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 10:15 am & noon

Into the Great Unknown

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Leadership, courage, and adventure take the stage in this inspiring new play from the Smithsonian highlighting the history and heroism of adventurers and explorers such as Matthew Henson and Barbara Hillary, Artic explorers; Stagecoach Mary of the wild, wild west; Guion Bluford, the first Black astronaut; and Sophia Danenburg, modern mountaineer and first African American to climb Mt. Everest.

Recommended for grades 3 to 5.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/person in groups of 20 or more

Auditions for Arcadia by Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 26 & 27

Auditions for Arcadia by Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 26 & 27

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
Arcadia
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Randy Barth

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 6:30pm
Thursday, February 27, 6:30pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center, located at 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, on Wednesday February 26 and Thursday the 27th beginning at 6:30 pm. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Audition scenes will be posted in advance on this site to allow actors to be familiar with them, though no memorization is expected.

Rehearsals will be held three weekday evenings a week beginning March 16, leading up to nine performances beginning on May 15 and ending on May 31. Be prepared to detail all conflicts you may have throughout the rehearsal and performance schedule.

For more information including parts to be cast, click here, or email the Director at Randy.Barth@comcast.net.

Let It Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 25

Let It Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 25

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 10:15 am & noon

Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: This powerful production will introduce audiences to poignant events and notable names of the Civil Rights Movement. This acclaimed show focuses on the tumultuous years between 1955 and 1968 and shines light on important milestone in our history, including: the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Brown v. Board of Education, the Sit-In Movement, the Freedom Riders, the March on Washington, and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Viewers can expect to meet important figures and hear inspiring songs of the era.

Recommended for grades 3 to 8.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/person in groups of 20 or more

Auditions for Romeo and Juliet by the Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 24 & 25

Auditions for Romeo and Juliet by the Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 24 & 25

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
The Rude Mechanicals present:
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Monday, February 24, 2020
Monday, February 25, 2020

Auditions will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center, located at 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt MD, 20770.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Opera Lafayette presents Leonore at the Bowie CPA, Feb 23

Opera Lafayette presents Leonore at the Bowie CPA, Feb 23

Opera Lafayette presents:
Leonore
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Joseph Sonnleithner, Librettist
Ryan Brown, Conductor

Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 3:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets: $10. Click here.

The centerpiece of Opera Lafayette’s 25th-anniversary season is Beethoven’s Leonore (1805), the composer’s first version of his opera Fidelio. The company’s first opera sung in German and its largest production to date, these performances are the culmination of Opera Lafayette’s Leonore Project, which aims to recapture the origins of this touchstone of the operatic canon.

The story of bravery and injustice speaks to us today. A wife disguised as a man seeks to rescue her husband, wrongfully imprisoned and awaiting his death. The score, filled with heartbreaking arias, delightful love duets, and transcendent choral and instrumental works, is recognized as among the most powerful opera compositions.