Auditions for Laughing Stock at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 29-May 1

Auditions for Laughing Stock at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 29-May 1

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
Laughing Stock
By Charles Morey
Directed by Tatum Moss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Audition dates: Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and Thursday, May 1, 2025

Performances: July 11 – 20, 2025

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

When “The Playhouse,” a rustic New England summer theatre, schedules a repertory season of Dracula, Hamlet and Charley’s Aunt, comic mayhem ensues. We follow the well-intentioned but over-matched company from outrageous auditions to ego-driven rehearsals through opening nights gone disastrously awry to the elation of a great play well told and the comic and nostalgic season close.

For more information, click here.

Tags: Auditions, Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel Maryland, Maureen Rogers, Laughing Stock, Charles Morey, Tatum Moss

Maryland Day at the Clarice, Apr 26

Maryland Day at the Clarice, Apr 26

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Maryland Day 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025 • 10AM-4PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Explore the creativity of Terps and the local community on Maryland Day! This annual campus-wide open house features artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Bring your family and your friends for a day of fun and frolic!

The day includes a free performance of Hip Hop Anansi.

Tickets: free, no tickets required, click here.

Rent at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 25-May 18

Rent at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 25-May 18

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Rent
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Musical Director: Mimi McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances April 25, 2025 – May 18, 2025, Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $23, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $18

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Upstage Artists presents Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Apr 25-May 4

Upstage Artists presents Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Apr 25-May 4

Upstage Artists presents:
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
by Todd Kreidler
directed by John Cusumano

Show Dates: April 25-27 and May 2-4, 2025

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

A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiance home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Blindsided by their daughter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina Drayton quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family — especially in 1967. But they’re surprised to find they aren’t the only ones with concerns about the match, and it’s not long before a multi-family clash of racial and generational difference sweeps across the Draytons’ idyllic San Francisco terrace. At the end of the day, will the love between young Joanna and John prevail? With humor and insight, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner begins a conversation sure to continue at dinner tables long after the curtain comes down.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Opera al Fresco at the Clarice, Apr 24

Opera al Fresco at the Clarice, Apr 24

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera al Fresco

Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 12:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Drop in for some light opera in The Clarice’s expansive indoor Grand Pavilion. This afternoon audience favorite offers a casual preview of the Maryland Opera Studio’s scene study performances scheduled for the following week.

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.

Free, no tickets required, click here.