Blue Sky Puppets presents:
Superpig!
Sunday, April 14, 2019, 3:00 pm, Old Parish House
Location: College Park Arts Exchange
An everyday pig learns how to be a hero, teaching anti-bullying strategies to the audience.
Free and Open to the Public
Kurt Weill Festival:
Street Scene
Kurt Weill, composer
Elmer Rice and Langston Hughes, librettists
April 12 – April 20, 2019
Fri, Apr 12, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sun, Apr 14, 2019 . 3:00PM
Wed, Apr 17, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 20, 2019 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre.
The Maryland Opera Studio presents Weill’s Street Scene, a work that brilliantly combines elements of opera and musical theater and that is widely acknowledged as one of the composer’s masterpieces. Set in a crowded tenement in 1940s New York City, the opera portrays life among a diverse group of working-class immigrants and the climactic events of one sweltering summer day. Based on a story by Elmer Rice with lyrics by Langston Hughes, Street Scene addresses social justice issues, race and the complexity of human relationships.
Sung in English with supertitles.
Tickets: General admission $25, Students/Youth Free. Click here.
Second Season
I’ve Been a Woman by Jordan Ealey
April 12 & 13, 2019
Fri, Apr 12, 2019 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 13, 2019 . 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 13, 2019 . 7:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre
This original theater piece follows two souls who are repeatedly reincarnated in Black women’s bodies during feminist movements of the past, present and future. As these embodied souls reconnect with one another across three distinct time periods, they struggle to reconcile the realities of their race, gender and sexuality within societies that seek to deny their humanity.
Free, tickets are required. Click here.
Midweek Matinee: Education on Stage
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Chicken Little: The Sky is Falling
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
Description: This production challenges young audiences to think critically to realize that you can’t believe everything you hear, read or see, Chicken Little is the story of barnyard friends Henny Penny and Chicken “Chick” Little. When “Chick” gets “bonked on the head” by a mysterious object, the barnyard goes wild looking for the culprit. Somehow, a vicious rumor gets started that “the sky is falling” and its up to the audience and the other barnyard friends to make sure that the rumor doesn’t get out of control! With elements of comedy, suspense and slapstick, this fund adaptation of a classic tale is sure to entertain any audience.
Recommended for grades Pre-K-5. Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Literacy.
Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more
Auditions for:
Teen Performance Ensemble & Children’s Theater
Are you a teen, age 16 or older who loves to act, sing, and dance and wants hands-on experience performing in front of live audiences? Our Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater were designed just for you.
Since 1996, the Teen Performance Ensemble has provided on-the-job training in musical theater skills to aspiring actors of high school age. In 2000, Prince George’s Children’s Theatre was established to give more teen performers the opportunity to earn money during the summer, while enhancing their abilities in acting, singing, and dance.
These two theater companies present original, one-act musical plays, written by local playwrights and directed by theatrical professionals, to children enrolled in M-NCPPC’s Summer Playgrounds and Camps. Over 100 performances are scheduled through the summer months. Graduates of these two troupes have gone on to study at some of the premier drama departments in the nation. From there, they have become professional actors, radio personalities, playwrights and theatrical directors. Auditions are open in the Spring to any student 16 years of age or older. If selected, actors will earn an hourly wage while providing live entertainment for their younger peers and gaining valuable experience.
Teens, ages 16-19, who love acting, singing, and dancing, are invited to FREE auditions for summer jobs in the performing arts. Those selected will perform in a one-act, live musical production at M-NCPPC Summer Playgrounds and camps during June and July 2019. Attend the audition nearest your home. Prepare a one-minute monologue and an up-tempo song or dance. No appointment is necessary. For more information contact Performing Arts Specialist Christel Stevens at 301-446-3238.
Monday, April 8, 2019, 6:30-9 PM: Auditions for Prince George’s Children’s Theater; North Brentwood Community Center, 4012 Webster Road, North Brentwood, MD 20722
Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 6:30-9 PM: Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble; Harmony Hall Arts Center; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744
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