Be Steadwell: A Letter to My Ex at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 15

Be Steadwell: A Letter to My Ex at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 15

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A Letter to My Ex, the musical
Written and Performed by Be Steadwell

Friday, February 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

A Letter to My Ex, the musical. Composer and vocalist Be Steadwell tells stories of love, loss and intimacy with LGBTQ affirming pop music. Following the 2018 release of her album “Queer Love Songs”, Steadwell brings her album to life through theater and performance. A Letter to My Ex is a collage of music, movement and film, narrating one character’s journey through the ups and downs of love.

Be Steadwell is a singer songwriter from Washington DC. With roots in jazz, acapella and folk-Be calls her music QUEER POP. In her live performances, she utilizes looping, vocal layering and beat boxing to compose her songs on stage. Be’s original music features earnest lyricism, and Affirming LGBTQ content.​​

As she pursued her career in music, she began a career in film. Shooting and editing her own music videos, Be combined her love of music with narrative film. Her film Vow of Silence received awards at film festivals around the world, including Black Star, QWOCMAP, and Fringe Fest UK. This year, Issa Rae Featured vow of Silence in her Short Film sundays program. After receiving a BA at Oberlin College, Be completed her MFA in film at Howard University in 2014.

In 2017, Be sang at The Women’s March on the National Mall behind Maxwell and Janelle Monae in Toshi Reagon’s Big Lovely Band. The Astraea Global Arts Fund awarded Be a grant to produce her next album, “Queer Love Songs”. In September, Be had the opportunity to open for Big Freedia at DC’s Honeygroove Festival. The DC Commission in the Arts awarded Be the 2018 Artist Fellowship. Be is currently touring her music internationally.

Tickets: Pay what you wish, $5 to $25. Click here.

Opera New Work Reading: Hajar at Clarice Smith, Feb 15

Opera New Work Reading: Hajar at Clarice Smith, Feb 15

Opera New Work Reading

Friday, February 15, 2019 . 7:30 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

The New Work Reading is the premiere performance of the winning piece of the Third Annual UMD Opera Composition Contest. The UMD School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio and The Clarice’s Artist Partner Program established the UMD Opera Composition Contest in 2016 as part of their ongoing dedication to cultivating and performing new work that addresses socially relevant themes.

Elisabeth Mehl Greene’s new opera Hajar synthesizes the Jewish and Islamic stories of Hagar/Hajar into a modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America. Hajar confronts the immigration crisis in the United States and worldwide, challenging the acceptance of policies that resist compassion.

Maryland Opera Studio students premiere an opera by the winner of the annual Opera Composition Contest. In its third year, the contest is a joint initiative of the Maryland Opera Studio and Artist Partner Program to support the cultivation and performance of new work.

This event is part of the Year of Immigration, which aims to transform dialogue into impact on urgent issues related to immigration, global migration and refugees, and to foster open conversation and greater connection with the University of Maryland’s large and diverse international community. For more information visit yearofimmigration.umd.edu.

Free, no tickets required.

Declaration at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 14-15

Declaration at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 14-15

Eleanor Roosevelt High School Theatre Department presents:
Declaration
by Jonathan Dorf
a special performance to benefit March for Our Lives

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

February 14, 2019, at 4pm
February 15, 2019 at 7pm

Declaration, a new play by Jonathan Dorf, explores the befores, durings and afters of a group of students whose school is yet another ground zero for a mass shooting.

Followed by a talk-back with the cast.

Suggested donation, Students $5, Adults $10

Village Idiots Improv at Laurel Mill Playhouse

Village Idiots Improv at Laurel Mill Playhouse

Village Idiots Improv

Sunday October 28, 2018 at 6pm
Monday December 31, 2018 at 8:30pm and 10:30pm
Thursday February 14, 2019 at 8pm
Sunday May 12, 2019 at 6pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

The Village Idiots’ create a hilarious, improv comedy show based on audience suggestions! Local comedic performers make a fun, funny, and family-friendly experience that’s highly interactive and energetic!! No two shows are ever the same!!! NOW IN 3D!!!

Tickets are $10 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $10. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

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Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience at Clarice Smith, Feb 12

OperaTerps: Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience
February 1 & 3, 2019
Rescheduled: Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 8:00pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

This season, OperaTerps is producing their first full-length opera, Gilbert and Sullivan’s satire on the aesthetic movement, Patience!

OperaTerps is the University of Maryland’s first student run opera company, providing undergraduate musicians the opportunity to take part in a major musical undertaking while enriching cultural life on campus and in the College Park community.

This production has been generously funded by the Pepsi Enhancement Fund.

Free, no tickets required.