Sweeney Todd at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 23-Nov 15

Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 23-Nov 15

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by: Hugh Wheeler
Directed by TJ Lukacsina
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim
Musical Director: Bill Georg

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday October 23, 2015 through Sunday November 15, 2015

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up, and the carnage has only just begun!

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Performances run weekends from Friday October 23, 2015 through Sunday November 15, 2015 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $18. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

MAD presents Urinetown, Oct 23-Nov 14

MAD presents Urinetown, Oct 23-Nov 14

Presented by NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club.

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:

Urinetown
Music and lyrics by Mark Hollman, book and lyrics by Greg Kotis

Produced by Eliot Malumuth
Directed by Katrina Jackson

In the world of Urinetown, there has been a severe drought for decades, so private toilets are banned and everyone must pay a fee to use regulated public toilets, owned by the Urine Good Company.

Oct. 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, and 14, 2015
All Sunday performances and Halloween are Matinees
Evenings: Doors open 7:30 PM – Curtain up 8:00 PM
Matinees: Doors open 2:00 PM – Curtain up 2:30 PM
Special Post-Show Discussions ABOUT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND NASA’S ROLE IN STUDYING DROUGHTS November 1 & 8

Tickets: $20 + $1 service fee.

Buy tickets here.

The Bored of Education and Untitled at Clarice Smith, Oct 23 & 24

The Bored of Education and Untitled at Clarice Smith, Oct 23 & 24

The Bored of Education and Untitled

Fri, Oct 23, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 24, 2015 . 3:00PM
Sat, Oct 24, 2015 . 7:00PM

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

The Bored of Education
Written and directed by Rebecca Mount

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein
Join five high school students as they challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to American education, and discover what it truly is to learn.

Untitled
Written and directed by Abi Carrol

A multi-media exploration of intercultural identity devised from the stories of DC-area residents who self-identify as Iraqi.

Free, tickets required. Get tickets here.

Raw at Venus Theatre, Oct 22-Nov 15

Raw at Venus Theatre, Oct 22-Nov 15

Raw
by Amy Bernstein
Venus Theatre World Premiere
Directed by Deborah Randall

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Opens October 22, 2015
Closes November 15, 2015
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Description: Eliza’s dairy farm is under siege: by Caroline, the documentary film-making, grudge-holding heifer she allows into her house to bear witness, for a fee; by Harriet, her inheritance-deprived sister; and by the bacteria lurking in the raw milk lying in wait for daughter Jamie. Woe descends on Red Robin Farm.

About the playwright: Amy Bernstein’s short comedies and dramas have been read and produced in New York City; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Lexington, KY and elsewhere. She has twice been selected for readings at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival and was chosen to participate in intensive playwright workshops at the 2011 Association of Theaters for Higher Education (ATHE) Conference and at the Inkwell Theater in D.C. in 2012. A one-minute play was selected for production and videotaping in an annual short-play festival produced in Leeds, England. Amy is also a regular contributor of short dramatic WORK to the annual Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival and Free Fall Baltimore.

Tickets: Buy here.

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

Are You My Mummy?

A reception in Exhibit Hall of the University of Great Bridge has been held to honor and celebrate Doctor Harley Diggs’ discovery of the Mystery Mummy, which sports the Star of Egypt Diamond in a rare headpiece. Dr. Diggs unearthed the Mystery Mummy six months ago.

At 11:30 at night, the power goes out! The beam of a flashlight shines in the darkness, illuminating Dr. Diggs, now lying dead on the floor – an ancient Abyssinian dagger in his back! Once the lights are back on, another discovery is unearthed – the disappearance of the Star of Egypt Diamond, missing from the headpiece worn by the Mystery Mummy – a diamond worth twelve million dollars!

The old saying goes “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” What unfortunate bad advice for the now-dead Dr. Diggs. For Dr. Diggs shared the head table this evening with other noted archaeologists and guests – all of whom were his enemies!