Dog Loves Books at the Publick Playhouse, May 12

Dog Loves Books at the Publick Playhouse, May 12

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Dog Loves Books

Based on The New York Times best-selling children’s book, ArtsPower’s new musical is about the irresistible dog who loves books so much that he decides to open his own bookstore. At first, no customers come to his store, but Dog decides that he’s not alone if he’s surrounded by books, and he begins to read everything in his store. When customers finally arrive, he knows exactly which books to recommend. The delightful performance celebrates the power of imagination, encourages self-expression, and helps ignite the desire to read.
Curriculum Connections: literature-based, language arts, reading, music
Recommended for grades K-2
Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 10-13

Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, May 10-13

Laurel Mill Playhouse Announces Auditions for High School Musical and High School Musical Jr.

May 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM
May 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM
May 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Director TJ Lukacsina and Malarie Novotny

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Audition Preparation:
-Must be between ages 6-18 years old on audition date
-Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway style song and bring sheet music or CD/iPod accompaniment track.
-Cold Readings from the script
-Dance Audition
-List of Conflicts through August
-Resume/Head shot (or photo to be turned in with Resume – not required)

Production Information:
High School Musical and High School Musical Jr. will be rehearsed and performed concurrently at LMP. Doing both shows will allow the teens and youth to have star roles while working with older mentors to build the community spirit that is often found in theatre.

Rehearsal will begin late May or early June and consist of 2 evening rehearsals and a longer weekend rehearsal.

High School Musical Teen Summer Production will perform 10 shows from July 31 through August 23. Cost is $225 (lower price for additional teens in each family) and includes 10 performances t-shirt, video of performance, cast party and instruction in theatre.
Performance dates will be Friday and Saturday nights (July 31, August 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22) at 8:00 pm and the last two Sundays (16 and 23) at 2:00 pm.

High School Musical Jr Youth Summer Production will perform 6 shows from August 1 through August 22. Cost is $175 (lower price for additional youths in each family) and includes 6 performances t-shirt, video of performance, cast party and instruction in theatre.

For more information including roles to be cast, see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

Performances are scheduled to run from July 31 to August 23, 2015.

Connect the Dots Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty at College Park Arts Exchange, May 9

Connect the Dots Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty at College Park Arts Exchange, May 9

Connect the Dots Ballet Concert: The Sleeping Beauty
May 9, 2015 at 3:00pm

Location: College Park Arts Exchange

Connect the Dots Dance Company and the College Park Arts Exchange proudly present a free and abridged version of “The Sleeping Beauty.” The performance features a ballet craft, costume try on session and a free ballet class. Performance is May 9th from 3pm-4pm. For more information contact Amber Shriver at connectthedotsdancecompany@gmail.com.

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 7-8

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Opera Scene Study
May 7, 8, 2015 . Gildenhorn Recital Hall . FREE

After a year of taking apart their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, the final class project for out first-year students pairs them in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory and featuring all aspects of their training. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.

Our Earth, What a Gas! at the Publick Playhouse, May 6

Our Earth, What a Gas! at the Publick Playhouse, May 6

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Our Earth, What a Gas!

The Grand Falloons use their former career with the Big Apple Circus to examine the bubble of our atmosphere, what we need to survive in it, and the carbon/oxygen/hydrogen exchange between plant and animal kingdoms. Circus skills, Vaudeville routines, and song and dance numbers engage the audience in how litter, pollution, and other wasted resources threaten life. The program represents a collaboration with several museums and other non-profit organizations to produce an entertaining program based on earth science curriculum standards for public schools. Dishing up intriguing facts with laughter and fun, the Grand Falloons help start their young audiences on a life-long journey of awareness of our limited resources and the part everyone plays in keeping nature’s balance.
Curriculum Connections: earth science, health, biology, recycling, theatre arts
Recommended for grade K-6 Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more