Ballet Theatre presents Excalibur at the Bowie CPA, Mar 19

Ballet Theatre presents Excalibur at the Bowie CPA, Mar 19

Ballet Theatre of Maryland presents
Excalibur
Music by Maggie Sansone
Performed by Maggie Sansone and the Ballet Theatre of Maryland

Sunday, March 19, 2017 2:00 PM

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Wizardry, magic, sword-fights, warrior knights and princesses, the forces of dark versus the forces of light, romance, and betrayal are all part of the Excalibur tapestry. This powerful retelling of King Arthur’s legend from the Sword and the Stone through the creation of the Knights of the Round Table through the downfall of Camelot will mesmerize you. If you like Harry Potter, you will like Excalibur!

MAGGIE SANSONE WILL BE PLAYING EXCALIBUR LIVE to her award-winning period and original music.

7th Annual Theatre Festival at Laurel High School, Mar 18

7th Annual Theatre Festival at Laurel High School, Mar 18

7th Annual Theatre Festival
Location: Laurel High School.

Selected Elementary, Middle and High School theatre students will be in workshops all day and selected groups will showcase their work in a culminating production at 6:00 p.m.

Admission is $5.00. (Children under 5 are free)

For more information contact:
Patricia Payne
301-808-8256
patpayne@pgcps.org

The Man Who Came to Dinner at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

The Man Who Came to Dinner at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

March 17 – 19, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2:00pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

2017 Spring Play: The Man Who Came To Dinner

The BMHS Theatre program will be performing the play The Man Who Came To Dinner. The play is a classic American comedy written by the team of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. The famous radio personality Sheridan Whiteside, visits the home of the Stanley Family, in a small Ohio town in 1940. He slips on a patch of ice on their doorstep, breaking his hip. He must remain there over the Christmas Holidays. Chaos ensues as Whiteside is visited by celebrities, receives exotic gifts, runs up the phone bill, meddles in relationships, and destroys domestic tranquility. Don’t miss this enjoyable evening or afternoon of laughter with the ensemble cast of thirty-one talented Bishop McNamara students!

Performances will be on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 pm. An additional performance will be held on Sunday, March 19 at 2:00 pm. All performances will be in the Fine Arts Theatre.

Online ticket sales will begin on Monday, February 27, and will close on Friday, March 17 at 12 pm. All tickets are $10. To purchase tickets, click here.

For more information click here.

The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays at Venus Theatre, Mar 16-Apr 9

The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays at Venus Theatre, Mar 16-Apr 9

SELECTIONS FROM: The Methuen Drama Books of Suffrage Plays
Edited by Naomi Paxton

By Cicely Hamilton, Christopher St. John, Beatrice Harraden, Evelyn Glover, H. V. Esmond, Mrs. Holloway Phibbs, H. M. Paull, and George Middleton

March 16 – April 9, 2017
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre.

Suffrage plays are Edwardian comedies created to entertain women as the picketed and protested for the right to vote at the other turn of the century. Quick, witty, and entertaining, these plays were often inspired from real events. American women went to England where they learned the tactics of the Suffrage women. This included such activities as ballooning over Parliament and ripping the greens of the golf course with the words, “No Vote. No Golf” among many many other things. For the Americans having gathered every detail of Congressmen and Senators right down to the names of the pets, children, wives, and favorite foods and vacationing spots, to no avail after decades of kind attempts, this new approach would prove both controversial and effective. Erased from history for a century, Venus brings these plays back to life to celebrate the strong shoulders of women on which we all stand today. “There were over 400 female playwrights in Britain between the years 1900 and 1920, a period which witnessed enormous political and social change.”

Tickets are $40 or $20 for Friend of Venus. Buy tickets here.

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, Mar 15

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery on March 15th:

Masked for Murder

Mardi Gras is a festive time – especially in The Big Easy where Krewes of revelers parade through the streets dressed in their unique costumes, throwing keepsakes to the crowds. Each year, the Krewe de Tromperie, a troupe made up of amateur and professional entertainers enthrall those stationed along the parade route with costumes mimicking happy and sad theatrical masks.

Ruling over the festivities, sitting in a prominent spot on the Krewe’s float, is the Tromperie Royale, a masked local celebrity whose identity is revealed at the end of the parade. But, this year, the term “end” had a new meaning, for royalty has its enemies, and murder would make an appearance before the unmasking could occur. Who would camouflage such a foul deed, and what would prompt such an inglorious demise to the royal ruler?

Only keen investigative skills and a sharp eye will uncover the nefarious person who was masked for murder.