Nootana Indian Classical Music and Dance Presents:
Afterglow: Stories that Linger
October 10, 2026, at 7pm
Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.
Some moments are over in an instant, yet they remain with us for years. Afterglow is an evening of dance, music, and storytelling inspired by the experiences, emotions, and memories that continue to shape us long after the moment has passed.
Tickets $40 General. Click here.
Clarice presents:
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
by Anne Washburn
Fri, Oct. 9, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 15, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct. 16, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sun, Oct. 18, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
What stories survive at the end of the world? In Anne Washburn’s daring dark comedy, Mr. Burns, A Post‑Electric Play, a band of survivors transform pop culture into myth and parables and TV characters into mythic figures of the time before the collapse.
When the power goes out, what stories survive? In Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post‑Electric Play, a band of survivors huddles around a fire and retells The Simpsons episode, “Cape Feare.” As the years pass, commercial jingles become parables, pop songs turn into hymns and TV characters (like the titular Mr. Burns) transform into mythic figures of the time before the collapse. Wildly funny and unexpectedly moving, Mr. Burns is a genre-bending mash-up of theater, pop culture, opera and commedia dell’arte with “depths of feeling to match its breadth of imagination” (The New York Times). Directed by Elizabeth Dinkova (Artistic Director, Spooky Action Theater), this daring play returns to its roots after premiering at D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Tickets: $35 General, $10 Students. Click here.
Clarice presents:
Leslie Jones
Wed, Oct. 7, 2026 | 8:00 pm
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Multiple Emmy Award-nominee Leslie Jones rolls out a night of jokes, celebrity stories and some unexpected surprises for a laugh-filled set you won’t forget!
Ever since her 2014 breakout year on “Saturday Night Live”, comedian Leslie Jones’ star has skyrocketed to the point where it’s no exaggeration to call her one of the world’s funniest and most beloved comedians. A multiple Emmy Award-nominee, Jones has become a recognizable face as the host of “Supermarket Sweep,” “The Daily Show”, the BET Awards and the MTV Movie Awards, along with regular appearances on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Well-known on the silver screen as one of the core cast for the 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters,” Jones has also established herself as a much in-demand voice actor, as heard in “The Angry Birds Movie” and “Sing.” Jones’ latest work is The New York Times bestselling memoir Leslie F*cking Jones,” a rollicking autobiography that surveys the state of her life in the spotlight at 55 and takes no prisoners. For her Clarice debut, Jones rolls out a night of jokes, celebrity stories and some unexpected surprises for a laugh-filled set you won’t forget!
Tickets: $55 to $85, Students: $20. Click here.
Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
Babes in Toyland: The Musical
directed by Rick Bergmann
Adult Audition Date: Saturday October 3, 2026 at 7pm
Children’s Audition Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 11am
Performance Dates: December 4-6 and 11-13, 2026
Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705
Villainous Barnaby is determined to marry sweet Mary Quite Contrary – if not with money, then by threatening her mother, the poor Widow Piper. But Mary loves Barnaby’s nephew, Alan. When Barnaby tries to have Alan eliminated, the plan fails, and Alan returns to Mother Goose Land to great celebration. Mary escapes to the magical Toyland, pursued by Barnaby and the rest of the Mother Goose gang. There, they encounter the whimsical Toymaker and his quirky helpers in a charming musical adventure that’s perfect for audiences all year round.
This is our annual family show and will have a mixture of children, teens, and adults.
For more information, click here.
Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
Parfumerie
By E. P. Dowdall from the Hungarian play Illatszertar by Miklos Laszlo
Directed by Lori Bruun
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Auditions: September 26 & 27, 2026.
Performances Performances December 4 – December 20, 2026.
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Days before Christmas, George’s boss at Hammerschidt’s Parfumerie fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George’s own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. For the employees of the Parfumerie, only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale. This version of the story was adapted by E.P. Dowdall from the play Parfumerie, originally written by his uncle Miklós László. This is the original play that the Musical She Loves Me and the movies, The Little Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail spun off from.
For more information, including roles to be cast, click here.
