King John at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 21-Sep 3

King John at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 21-Sep 3

King John
by William Shakespeare
A guest production from The Rude Mechanicals

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

August 21 – September 3, 2015
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sunday at 2:00

Shakespeare And The Holy Grail. This seldom performed play goes down much better when served in a Monty Python style. Yet you may still receive full credit for having seen King John – one of Shakespeare’s Top Forty. And no singing!

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

Witches Vanish at Venus Theatre, Aug 20-Sep 13

Witches Vanish at Venus Theatre, Aug 20-Sep 13

Witches Vanish
by Claudia Barnett
Venus Theatre World Premiere

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Opens August 20, 2015
Closes September 13, 2015
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Description: In a series of stylized, highly visual vignettes employing puppetry, poetry, and surrealism, the weïrd sisters from Macbeth explore the stories of women who disappear, whether by choice or force. Inspired by history, astronomy, and Shakespeare, Witches Vanish examines the nature of change and the value of human life.

About the playwright: Claudia Barnett has developed four scripts with Venus Theatre, including No. 731 Degraw-street Brooklyn, or Emily Dickinson’s Sister, which had its world premiere on C Street in November 2013. She wrote Witches Vanish as resident playwright at Stage Left Theatre in Chicago, where it was included in LeapFest 9, and further drafted the script at the MultiStages New Works Finalist Festival (New York), the Great Plains Theatre Conference (Omaha), the Women’s Work Festival (St. John’s, Newfoundland), and the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival (Washington, DC). She teaches playwriting at Middle Tennessee State University and is the author of I Love You Terribly: Six Plays (2012) and No. 731 Degraw-street, Brooklyn, or Emily Dickinson’s Sister (forthcoming, fall 2015), both from Carnegie Mellon University Press.

Tickets: Buy here.

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre at Wendy’s, Aug 19

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

Death is a Cabernet Ol Chum

It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery’s tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe. Over the past decade, his small operation has built a record of supplying a quality product, even though Melee’s surly personality has produced more adversaries than advocates.

The celebration was open to the public and the assemblage included both his supporters and detractors, some of whom openly expressed their opinions about his business practices. Melee simply laughed off all negative words, even dismissing the notion that someone was determined to end his reign as cabernet king.

As the gathering broke up about midnight, Melee bade “farewell” to everyone and said he would stay around to turn out the lights. But this morning, it became deadly obvious that someone had planned lights out for Malcolm Melee, for his body was found at the bottom of the staircase that leads to the oak casks in the wine cellar. Someone had put the cork on Melee and taken action that would squeeze the winery’s reputation.

Join us on August 19, 2015!

Greenbelt Youth Circus presents Time Warp at the Greenbelt Community Center, Aug 14-16

Greenbelt Youth Circus presents Time Warp at the Greenbelt Community Center, Aug 14-16

GREENBELT YOUTH CIRCUS 2015: TIME WARP

Our 2014 Greenbelt Youth Circus production, Game On!, was a smash hit! Now, join us in 2015 as we present our next full-length youth circus show: Time Warp. It’s a circus trip through history that you’ll never forget! Under the direction of Greg May, campers will develop, rehearse, and perform in this one-of-a-kind youth circus production.

Performance Location: Greenbelt Community Center (Greenbelt MD).

Performances:
Friday, August 14, 2015 at 7:00pm
Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 3:00pm

TICKETS: $5. Buy tickets by phone at 301-397-2208 or at the Community Center office. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 27. Get tickets early — the shows sell out!

Dance Theater Intensive Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 14 at 5:30pm

Dance Theater Intensive Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 14 at 5:30pm

Dance Theater Intensive Camp Show

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Friday, August 14, 2015 at 5:30pm.

Participants will be actively immersed in the theater arts including dance, vocals, and spoken word, to build skills, awareness and confidence. The 4-week theater experience will culminate with a performance that includes original work by students and material created by guest artists. Camp will culminate in a performance on: August 14 at 5:30pm. Tickets are $5 for anyone over 13.

For more information see: http://www.joesmovement.org/summer_arts_camps