Auditions for Whose Wives Are They Anyway? by Bowie Community Theatre, May 12 & 13

Auditions for Whose Wives Are They Anyway? by Bowie Community Theatre, May 12 & 13

Bowie Community Theatre Announces Auditions for Whose Wives Are They Anyway? by Michael Parker

Audition Dates/Times:
Tuesday, May 12th from 7:30PM-9:30PM
Wednesday, May 13th from 7:30PM-9:30PM
Callbacks, if needed, will be Friday, May 15th

Synopsis: David McGrachen and John Baker have planned a weekend off before their new C.E.O. arrives on Monday. With their wives safely off on a shopping spree in NYC, they check into The Oakfield Golf and Country Club intending to “golf their brains out.” They unexpectedly encounter their new boss, and she insists on meeting the wives, commenting blithely “no one who went golfing for a weekend without his wife would ever work for me”. So…David and John have to produce wives. Inevitably, everything goes wrong as John and David attempt to “pull the wool” over the new boss’ eyes—literally!

Directed by: Jeffery Lesniak

Dates/Times:
Tuesday, May 12th from 7:30PM-9:30PM
Wednesday, May 13th from 7:30PM-9:30PM
Callbacks, if needed, will be Friday, May 15th

Audition location: Bowie Community Theatre auditions will be held at: Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Rd. (Route 197) in Bowie MD

Performances will be : July 17 – August 2, 2015 at the Bowie Playhouse.

Audition Process: Auditioners will be asked to do cold readings from the script.

For more information see: http://www.bctheatre.com/audition.html

Theater Project Beltsville presents 2 Across at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, May 8-23

Theater Project Beltsville presents 2 Across at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, May 8-23

Theater Project Beltsville presents
2 Across
by Jerry Mayer

Theater Project Beltsville at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church (Beltsville MD)

Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 10774 Rhode Island Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

Any citizens of Beltsville and neighboring communities are welcome and encouraged to participate. If you are interested, email director Franklin Akers at frank.akers@comcast.net
-or-
leave voice mail at 240-391-6416.

Description: Two strangers, a man and a woman (late 40’s to middle 50’s) board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 AM. They’re alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible, psychologist. He’s a free spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro, he always quits. When he tosses his puzzle away, she snaps, “Crosswords are a metaphor for life, those who finish, succeed, those who don’t, fail.” Now he vows to finish. Why? He’s a competitor and she happens to be lovely. This starts an 80 minute ride described by critics as “Hilarious,” “Witty,” “Romantic,” “Poignant,” “Wonderfully entertaining.” Two opposites in an enclosed space, attacking each other’s values but also being swayed and intrigued by them. They each have serious life problems that the other helps them solve. Their trip is filled with unpredictable but believable surprises, even a passionate kissing embrace or two. As the train ride ends it’s obvious each of them has been changed for the better. And we’re all dying to know if these two will meet again?

One-Act Play Festival at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, May 12-14

One-Act Play Festival at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, May 12-14

One-Act Play Festival
Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, in the new Sally Wagner Performing Arts Space (room 004).

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.
Wednesday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.
Thursday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm.

At Roosevelt every spring, we hold our One Act Festival, in which we showcase many different One Acts. Each One Act is about 10 to 15 minutes, and they are all student directed (and in some cases, even student written). They are a fun opportunity for students to experiment with the different aspects of putting on a play, and getting a closer look at how many things actually go into making a play.

“Cabaret”, directed by Kaisa and Mason Brooks
“I Can’t think of it Right Now”, directed by Gabriella Hall and Lela Brown
“1000 Cigertes”, directed by Julia Tartaro
“GPS 9000”, directed by Keila Alvarado
“Mirror Mirror”, directed by Saturne Tchabong
“AP Theatre”, directed by Mr. Mannino

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.