The Philadelphia Story by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 5-20

The Philadelphia Story by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Feb 5-20

“The Philadelphia Story”
February 5 – February 20, 2016
Play by Philip Barry
Directed by Christopher Overly
Produced by Jane Wingard

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

This Broadway hit tells the story of Philadelphia’s wealthy Lord family as they get ready for the wedding of Tracy Lord, a headstrong and spoiled daughter of the privileged. A merry mix up of who’s who at the house is just the beginning as reports try to get the story and the bride tries to find her way to a normal life. The audience gets to find out who she eventually walks down the aisle with! Katherine Hepburn starred in both the Broadway plan and its film adaptation, and in 1956 it was adapted into an MGM musical film, High Society, with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Louis Armstrong.

For tickets, click here or call (410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819 for reservations on Visa or Mastercard.

General Admission – $22, Seniors (60+) and Full Time Students – $19, Children 11 and under – $12. Discount available for prepaid groups and Season Ticket holders.

Up to date sell outs and weather related cancellation announcements can be obtained by calling our reservation lines and pressing 1. If the message does not announce a cancellation or sell out, the show will go on as scheduled with tickets available at the door.

Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 31-Feb 2

Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 31-Feb 2

Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 4 pm
Monday, February 1, 2016 at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11 am

Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley brings legendary athlete Jackie Robinson to life, in this compelling drama that contrasts Jackie Robinson, the baseball star who was cheered by thousands in the stadium, with the Jackie Robinson who had to live in segregated America, using separate restrooms and entering restaurants through the back door.

Recommended for all ages. Curriculum Connections: U.S. History, African-American History, Social Studies.

Sunday, January 31, 4 pm
Tickets: $10/person $8/groups of 20 or more

Monday, February 1, 10:15 am & 12 noon
Midweek Matinee
Tickets: $8/person $6/groups of 20 or more

Tuesday, February 2, 11 am
Platinum Show for Seniors
Tickets: $10/person $8/groups of 20 or more

Auditions for Enchanted April at Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 31 & Feb 1

Auditions for Enchanted April at Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 31-Feb 1

Auditions for Enchanted April

by Matthew Barber, will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center, on Sunday, January 31, and Monday, February 1, at 7:00.
Director Pauline Griller-Mitchell is casting 5 women and 3 men.

Performances are weekends April 8 – 30.
All roles are open and unpaid.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

For more information click here.

Tom in the Machine and My Devil Dance at Clarice Smith, Jan 29-30

Tom in the Machine and My Devil Dance at Clarice Smith, Jan 29-30

Tom in the Machine and My Devil Dance

Fri, Jan 29, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 . 3:00PM
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 . 7:00PM

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

Tom in the Machine
by Matthew Reeves

Tom in the Machine, a new dance-theatre show, parallels the allegory of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath to modern day challenges felt inside the American workforce. What are the great social divides of today? How do we represent the Haves and the Have-Nots? What is majestic still about the American spirit and what stirs our human dignity? When is it the powerful versus the powerless?

My Devil Dance
Choreographed and performed by Sudesh Mantillake

Colonizers labeled ritual dance of Sri Lanka as “devil dance”. Subsequently, it was commodified and brought to Europe as part of “colonial exhibition”. Colonial exhibitions exposed Sri Lankan dancers as exotic creatures along with animals brought from different parts of the world. This piece tries to capture some oppressions that Sri Lankans and other colonized nations had gone through. The piece proposes “mindfulness” for co-existence of humans, while acknowledging personal and cultural histories of oppressive events in the past.

Feminine Folklore presents What’s Your Superpower? at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 29-30

Feminine Folklore presents What’s Your Superpower? at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Jan 29-30

Feminine Folklore presents
What’s Your Superpower?

Friday, January 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Parental advisory: May not be appropriate for children under 13.

Feminine Folklore arrives at Joe’s Movement Emporium for the premiere of their new show, “What’s Your Superpower?” Joe’s Executive Director Brooke Kidd is, “thrilled to host this unique collection of voices at Joe’s.” Feminine Folklore founder Goldie Patrick is a Mount Rainier, MD resident and recently performed at Joe’s Movement Emporium with Taurus Broadhurst Dance. Tickets are $20 per adult.

“Dedicated to community, this piece is more than just a performance,” explains Goldie Patrick, recent founder of FRESHH, Inc. Theatre Company. “This interactive experience allows audience members to participate in dialogue with the actors, attend open rehearsals, and through social media, audience members can also help write the script.”

Audiences have met previous Feminine Folklore performances with positive acclaim, “I have never seen a show so honest, and raw, and hilarious and empowering for women, it was just what I needed.” While the show is female-centered, even men have had powerful experiences: “As a man, it was so great to feel included in the story and be able to laugh at myself at times and think about things I would have never thought about. It’s definitely a show by women, but not only for women.”

About “What’s Your Super Power”: Through poetry, music, and theater, this performance gathers some of the community’s strongest female artists to explore exactly what makes a woman so super. The performance run about an hour and may not be appropriate for children 13 and under. Refreshments will be available for purchase in the lobby.

Feminine Folklore was created to give voice to the experiences of a culturally diverse group of women. Aimed at capturing a variety of perspectives, experiences, and ideas, while breathing life to some of the universal themes of womanhood. Together our goal is to create a space where the narrative of the experiences as women growing and evolving, is captured by our own voices. We are diverse; in several ways. From class, to sexuality, to ethnicity, to political affiliation, to spiritual beliefs, there are several ways to “redefine” the ways we are different from each other. Find Feminine Folklore online at http://www.femininefolklore.com.

Tickets: $20.