Auditions for Silver Linings by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 24 & 26

Auditions for Silver Linings by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 24 & 26

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces Auditions for
Silver Linings
by Ted Tally
Directed by Jen Sizer

Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 2pm
Monday, September 26, 2016 at 7pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Ranging over a wide variety of topics and situations there is no story line as such but, instead, a clever mosaic of telling observations and brightly funny events, all dealing with matters of particular moment to today’s young people. In one sketch a visiting Soviet comedian, through a long-suffering interpreter, amuses himself but not his audience with stale jokes and turgid punch lines long out of date in America; in another two men and a woman, who find themselves in bed together, decide to get acquainted; while in still another a couple meeting at a party engage in a long conversation which runs backward, ending with their introduction. In these, as in the other sketches, the keynote is freshness and wit, blending into a lighthearted, highly theatrical and fast-paced program which will bring pleasure to both sides of the footlights.

Ten delightfully zany and irreverent short sketches created by one of our theatre’s most accomplished writers. Originally presented by the Yale Cabaret Theatre, and then produced by The American Place Theatre in New York City, the sketches range widely in subject and style, but combine into a continually hilarious and brilliantly imaginative program.

Performances will be Friday November 18, 2016 through Sunday November 20, 2016, Sunday matinee performances on November 20th at 2:00 P.M.

Please click here for more information.

Tags: Auditions, Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel Maryland, Silver Linings, Ted Tally, Jen Sizer, Maureen Rogers, One-Act Play Festival

Wolf Pack presents Memories and Legends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 23-Oct 9

Wolf Pack presents Memories and Legends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 23-Oct 9

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
Memories & Legends
Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Geddes
Directed by William Dean Leary
September 23 – October 9, 2016
Sept 23, 24, 25, 30 and October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

When a contentious, self centered, fading rock star (Oran Tobin) gets an ultimatum from his girlfriend to attend his estranged father’s wake to purge the life infiltrating hate and resentment he feels toward the man or the couple’s relationship is over, the last thing he expects to happen is to be held captive in a small, virtually deserted Newfoundland fishing station, by an odd but lovable group of locals. There he learns a bit about his family’s history and heritage, his fathers deep love for him and eventually, the truth regarding why the man disappeared suddenly so many years ago.

Ticket prices: $22 General Admission, $18 Students/Seniors/Military, $14 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets here.

Songs of Lear/Piesni Leara at Clarice Smith, Sep 23 & 24

Songs of Lear/Piesni Leara at Clarice Smith, Sep 23 & 24

Songs of Lear / Piesni Leara
Song of the Goat Theatre
September 23 & 24, 2016 . 8PM

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 . 8:00PM
Sat, Sep 24, 2016 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Gildenhorn Recital Hall, reserved seating.

In this poetic and visceral song cycle, Shakespeare’s darkly tragic King Lear is distilled to its musical essence. Movement, words and choral songs performed in Latin, Polish and English render the iconic story of a man who loses everything that defines him. In 12 compelling episodes that each conveys a crucial scene from the play, this musical exploration of the text elevates melody to become the embodiment of character, relationships and drama. Songs of Lear, created and performed by the multi-award-winning Polish theater company Song of the Goat Theatre, took top honors in the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Join the artists for a conversation with the audience following the performance.

Tickets: General Public $25, Student/Youth $10, NextLEVEL $20. By tickets here.

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Sep 23

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Sep 23

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic Night
September 23, 2016. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required.

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, Sep 21

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

Murder is a Fine Art

Libby LaBelle, art critic for the influential “Graphic News,” used her vitriolic columns to destroy the careers of many artists. A good review from Libby meant instant success. A bad review could signal the end of the line for the career of even the most talented individual.

And, Libby didn’t limit her critiques to the art world. She’d regularly write scathing comments about the events she’d attended, panning the planning as well as the cuisine and wine selections. That’s why, over the years, her list of eminent enemies grew. She was loved by her adoring fans and hated by the targets of her poisonous prose.

When it was announced that impressionist artist Pete Casso was to preview an upcoming exhibit at the Creative Connection Art Gallery, Libby made a point of letting everyone know she’d be there to, once again, pen a negative review of Casso’s latest masterpiece.

Who would have suspected that the review would never be printed? For, in the middle of an acerbic attack on both the artwork and the occasion, Libby collapsed in a heap on the floor of the gallery, her worrisome word processor silenced forever.

Did someone take the opportunity to do away with her explosive expletives? And, what past unknown indiscretions could have prompted the passion? It would take a palette of investigative skills to solve the case and identify the murderer.