Auditions for Web of Murder by Bowie Community Theatre, July 28-29

Auditions for Web of Murder by Bowie Community Theatre, July 28-29

The Bowie Community Theatre announces auditions for:
Web of Murder
by Jonathan Troy
directed by Randy Tusing

Audition Dates: Monday & Tuesday, July 28 & 29, 2025, 7:00pm
Callbacks, if needed: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Audition Location: 8327 Pondview Drive, Millersville MD

Performance Dates: October 31 – November 23, 2025
Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse.

Web of Murder is a gripping murder mystery who-dunnit filled with dark family secrets, blackmail, greed, and revenge. Set in a brooding mansion high atop a remote cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the play centers on the wealthy heiress Minerva Osterman, who has convened her potential heirs for an advance reading of her will. Confined to a wheelchair for many years, the domineering Minerva has turned her desolate mansion into a virtual prison – not only for herself, but also for her quiet and long-suffering daughter Stephanie and her gentle and sympathetic housekeeper Nora, as they daren’t disobey lest they be disinherited. She is cared for by her personal physician, Dr. Adler, who also resides in the mansion. Fearing that her death may be imminent, Minerva has summoned all her possible heirs to watch their reactions as the will is read. She knows that it will please some and disappoint others – unless they take the sinister steps necessary to protect their interests. She asks her two nieces, Mary and Belle, to come alone, but they arrive with their respective fiancés, whom Minerva grudgingly allows to stay. Before revealing the contents of her will, however, she has the mysterious Dr. Adler put her into a hypnotic trance, during which she picks up a deck of cards and turns over the three of clubs – the card of death. Her prediction is that someone in the room will die before the weekend is over – a prediction that comes true when she herself dies. After that, more bodies turn up, and fear and suspicion grow among those remaining. The will mysteriously disappears before it was ever read. In the end, after agonizing twists and turns a murderer is unmasked – in a chilling, exciting climax that is held off until the final perilous moments of the play.

For more information, click here.

The Dining Room by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jul 25-Aug 17

The Dining Room by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jul 25-Aug 17

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
The Dining Room
by AR Gurney
directed by Stacy Kessler

Performance Dates: July 25 – August 17
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Constructed as a series of interrelated vignettes all taking place in the dining room of a well-to-do household, the play takes an in-depth look at the lives of a vanishing species: the upper-class WASP. The ensemble cast has actors changing roles, personalities, and ages as they portray a slice-of-life view from many different families. The varied scenes dovetail and coalesce into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor, and abundant humanity.

Tickets: $25/Adults, $20/Seniors/Students, click here.

Upstage Artists presents The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist The Musical, Jul 25-Aug 3

Upstage Artists presents The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist The Musical, Jul 25-Aug 3

Upstage Artists presents:
The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist The Musical
By Wendy Woolf
Book and lyrics by Pat Lyderson
Directed By John Cusumano

Show Dates: July 25-27 and August 1-3, 2025

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz wants nothing more than to become a comic book artist and create heroes and villains for the comic books he loves so much. As the janitor at Wonder Comics, he anxiously awaits the day that his boss, D.C. Wunderman, will see his drawings and give him the chance to have his superheroes come alive on the printed page. Stanley’s heroes come alive, all right — but not on the printed page! In an effort to revive his faltering company, Wunderman had ordered a set of magical pens guaranteed to bring to life any character drawn. When plans go awry and his staff of artists unwittingly create the dreaded super-villain Doctor Shock Clock, it is up to Stanley to save the day w ith his own superheroes — charismatic but egotistical Star Guy, speedy Triple Time, environmentally correct Blossom, and cranky little Wombat Woman! Stanley’s heroes battle Shock Clock and his henchmen, the Minutos, only to be saved in the end by the greatest superhero of them all — Eraser Man (aka Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz)!

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Auditions for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at MAD, July 21-23

Auditions for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at MAD, July 21-23

MAD Productions announces auditions for:
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Directed by Eliot Malumuth
Produced by Rachel Lense
Music Directed by Susan Breon

Auditions: July 21, 22 and 23, 2025, at 6:30pm

Performances will be between October 30 and November 22, 2025. (Note, no performance on October 31)

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

For more information and to register, click here.

Improv Workshop at MAD, Jul 15

Improv Workshop at MAD, Jul 15

MAD Improv Workshop
Taught by Erin Smith

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

MAD will hold an Improvisation Workshop on Tuesday, July 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 in the Building 3 auditorium. The workshop will be taught by Erin Smith. Erin has been improvising with Washington Improv Theater since 2015. The workshop will include instruction, improv games, short-form and long-form improv scenes. The workshop is geared toward having fun and building skills, including communication tools and techniques that are as useful in real life as they are on stage. Improvisers of all experience levels are invited to participate. The workshop is open to MAD members and guest participants. If you don’t have a badge, email badges@madtheater.org by Thursday, July 10 to ensure you are added to the list. Sign up for the workshop here.