Henry and Mudge at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 12

Henry and Mudge at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 12

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, April 12, 2016; 10:15 am & 12 noon
Henry and Mudge

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Just ask Henry, who can’t find a playmate in his new neighborhood. Luckily, he’s got Mudge, a great big, 182-pound canine buddy, with whom he can share all kinds of adventures. Henry teaches his new friend to sit, heel, and shake his hand, but rolling over is one trick Henry just can’t seem to teach Mudge, no matter how hard he tries. When Henry’s cousin Annie comes for a visit, Mudge is so charmed by her that he finally rolls over at her command! Henry thinks Mudge must love Annie more than him. Very upset, Henry runs away into the cold dark woods to find adventures on his own. Mudge follow’s the boy’s scent into the forest — he really does love Henry and doesn’t want to be without him. Will the two friends be reunited? Find out in this delightful musical, based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant.

Recommended for grades Pre-K – 3. Curriculum Connections: Communication and Language Arts, Literature-Based, Music, Relationships & Family.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more.

Enchanted April at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 8-30

Enchanted April at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 8-30

Enchanted April by Matthew Barber
April 8 – 30, 2016
Directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell
Post WWI, two British housewives plan a trip to Italy that will prove life-changing.
With Caity Brown, Jason Damaso, Carleigh Jones, Rich Koster, Tom McGrath, Pamela Northrup, Jenn Robinson, and Laurie Simonds

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

April 8 – 30
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays April 17 & 24 at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult)
Buy Tickets here.

Love, Sex and the IRS by Wolf Pack at St John Lutheran Church, Apr 8-16

Love, Sex and the IRS by Wolf Pack at St John Lutheran Church, Apr 8-16

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
Love, Sex and the I.R.S.
by William van Zandt and Jane Milmore

Wolf Pack Theatre Company at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location: 5820 Riverdale Road, Riverdale MD 20737

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 8pm
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2pm and 8pm
Friday, April 15, 2016 at 8pm
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 2pm and 8pm

Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who room together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as a married. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs the “couple” they’re going to be investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon’s fiancee, Kate. Complicating matters further Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind Jon’s back, Jon’s mother drops in unexpectedly to meet her son’s fiancee, and Leslie’s ex girlfriend shows up demanding to know why Leslie has changed and won’t see her anymore.

Tickets: $20. Buy tickets here.

Salt of the Earth at Clarice Smith, Apr 8-9

Salt of the Earth at Clarice Smith, Apr 8-9

PuppetCinema presents:
Salt of the Earth

Fri, Apr 8, 2016 . 8:00PM
Sat, Apr 9, 2016 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, General Admission.

Audience advisories: This performance contains strong language, cigarette smoking, haze, a gunshot sound effect, loud noises and fog.

A thousand pounds of salt become a punishing Middle Eastern desert; plastic tanks barrel down paper streets; and a faceless, nameless puppet emerges a rebel hero in this work by artist Zvi Sahar. Puppetry and hand-painted miniature sets combine with live filmmaking and projected video feeds, as a Lilliputian universe is created and destroyed before our eyes.

In Salt of the Earth, inspired by the bestselling Israeli novel The Road to Ein Harod by Amos Kenan, Sahar and PuppetCinema show us a dystopic world in which our protagonist — fleeing his country’s latest military coup — discovers the meaning of perseverance, survival, and ultimately, freedom.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student: $10.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 8 & 9

Schoolhouse Rock Live! at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 8 & 9

Friday, April 8, 2016; 10:15 am & 12 noon Saturday, April 9, 2 pm
Schoolhouse Rock Live!

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Tom, a school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such beloved Schoolhouse Rock songs as “Just A Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction.” Based on the Emmy-award winning series from the 1970s, Schoolhouse Rock Live! is lighting up stages everywhere bringing its infectious zest to a cross-generational audience.

Recommended for grades K-8. Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, History, Science, Math.

Tickets: Friday performance: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more; Saturday performance: $10/person