The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:Deepe Darknesse
February 6 & 7, 2025 • 8PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
With maximalist movement, oddball humor, and unrelenting theatricality, Deepe Darknesse (pronounced dee-pee dark-ness-ay) is a physical theater performance combining dance, theater and experimentation that will leave you breathless
Tickets: $30 Public, $10 Students, click here.
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Freedom Songs
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 10:00am
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades 3-6. From the work songs of the fields of people who were enduring the bonds of slavery, to Ragtime, Jazz, R&B, and the inspired spirituals of the Civil Rights movement, this play follows the compelling story of the role that music played in the history of Black Americans. Meet incredible Americans like Scott Joplin, Billie Holiday, Little Richard and more in a tale that is sure to intrigue your students! Please note, everyone must have a ticket to enter, regardless of age. Schools can call 301-277-1710 for Group Sales.
Tickets: $6. Click here.
The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Experimental Performance Series #3
Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 2PM & 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from production of established works to brand new plays and choreography.
This performance will feature an excerpt of an original theatre piece written and directed by Miele Murray and a dance performance co-created by Christina Collins and daniel miramontes.
Socabane and Vestorin (Concept Scene) by Miele Murray
A foolhardy prince (Raymond Zajic) and a headstrong princess (Miele Murray), must grapple with their shared longings for frivolity and freedom and the irrevocable duty they owe to their respective countries. Excerpted from work-in-progress, written and designed by Miele Murray.
Approximate run time: Scene (19 minutes), Artistic Presentation (10 minutes)
echoes by Daniel Miramontes and Christina Collins
In this dance performance, 3rd year dance MFA co-creators Christina Collins and daniel miramontes explore themes of friendship and resilience by combining elements of strength, agility, softness and vulnerability through movement.
Approximate run time: 15 mins.
Tickets: free, tickets required, click here.
The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour
Thursday, January 30, 2025 • 8PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
The meteoric rise of Atsuko Okatsuka serves as proof that she is one of the few stand-up comedians who can cross over from online viral sensation to big stage showstopper. From her quick-witted breakout 2019 comedy set taped during an earthquake; to her award-winning 2022 debut HBO special The Intruder, directed by Tig Notaro; to a recent front-cover joint interview with her inspiration Margaret Cho in The New York Times Magazine, Okatsuka and her signature bowl-cut hairdo are inescapably, delightfully everywhere. Now Okatsuka brings her sharp and sweetly naive humor to The Clarice. Get ready for an intimate evening of outrageous jokes and incisive storytelling from this undeniable superstar-in-the-making!
Tickets: $30-$60 Public, $10 Student. Click here.
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Happenstance Theatre’s
Cabaret Noir: A Film Noir Inspired Theatrical Montage
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:00pm
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.
Cabaret Noir is a series of dark, comic vignettes featuring Femmes Fatales and fedoras, trench coats and torch songs, intrigue, suspense, and shadows. Happenstance Theater’s ensemble mesmerizes in a virtuosic display of physical comedy, object manipulation, and period style, with music played on multiple instruments, and characters costumed in vintage attire. Happenstance Theater, winner of five Helen Hayes Awards, has been called “DC’s leading peddler of whimsy” by the Washington Post.
$25 general, $20 student/senior. Click here.
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