First Baptist Church of Glenarden presents Someway, Somehow, Dec 13-15

First Baptist Church of Glenarden presents Someway, Somehow, Dec 13-15

The First Baptist Church of Glenarden presents
Someway, Somehow
Written & Directed by Joshua Jenkins & Co-Directed & Original Music by Anthony Brown
December 13 – 15, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024, at 7pm
Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 12pm & 6:30pm
Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 6:30pm

Doors open one hour early for the fabulous Bethlehem marketplace, with live animals, biblical characters, activities, giveaways and more!

Description:
“Someway, Somehow” is a stage play about the birth of Jesus from a unique and unexpected point of view. Centering the story around the love between the parents of Jesus Christ, Mary and Joseph, “Someway, Somehow” will remind audiences that everyone has a story and plays a role in God’s plan. This dynamic musical will take you on a journey with a cleverly written score and script by Anthony Brown and Joshua Jenkins and some special guest artist who are sure to win your heart. This experience will leave you wanting more.

In Galilee, a virgin named Mary was engaged to a carpenter named Joseph. An angel visited Mary one night and said she would be impregnated by the Holy Spirit, give birth to a son and name him Jesus. Mary couldn’t believe it, asking the angel, “How can this be?” The angel told her “Nothing is impossible with God.” “Someway, Somehow” puts a modern-day twist on these biblical events, bringing the timeless love story to life with vigor and vitality. You’ll witness the love and respect between Mary and her fiancé, Joseph, who was less than thrilled at first when he learned his bride-to-be was with child. With an abundance of original scores, “Someway, Somehow” takes the audience on a dramatic, fantastical journey through the streets of Bethlehem!

Tickets: $28.10 to $70.50, click here.

Auditions for Rope by Upstage Artists, Dec 10 & 12

Auditions for Rope by Upstage Artists, Dec 10 & 12

Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
Rope
by Patrick Hamilton
directed by Rick Bergmann

Audition dates: December 10 & 12, 2024 at 7pm

Performances: February 21 – March 2, 2025

Performances will be March 14, 2025 – April 6, 2025

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

For the mere sake of adventure, danger, and the “fun of the thing,” Wyndham Brandon persuades his weak-minded friend, Charles Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate, a perfectly harmless man named Ronald Raglan. They place the body in a wooden chest, and to add spice to their handiwork, invite a few acquaintances, including the dead youth’s father, to a party, the chest with its gruesome contents serving as a supper table.

For more information and to fill in the form, click here.

Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker at the Clarice, Dec 8

Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker at the Clarice, Dec 8

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performaning Arts Center present:
Ballet Company M’s The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 8, 2024 • 2PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Ballet Company M is proud to present a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s classic holiday ballet, “The Nutcracker.” With the help of her Nutcracker, the audience will travel with Clara from her mother’s holiday party, through a beautiful snowstorm and into the magical Land of the Sweets.

Free, tickets required. Click here.

Upstage Artists presents It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec 7

Upstage Artists presents It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec 7

Upstage Artists presents:
It’s A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play
By Joe Landry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Show dates: Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

One Night Only Benefit Performance to rais money for Emmanuel Food Distribution. Tickets are free and we will collect donations to support the Emmanuel Food Distribution, which provides free food to those in need in Beltsville.

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Tickets: free, donations accepted. For more information click here.

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Dec 7

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Dec 7

Experimental Performance Series #2
Saturday, December 7, 2024 • 2PM & 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from production of established works to brand new plays and choreography.

The Energy Within
Choreographer: Avital Dresin

Exploring the pulse of the 7 Chakras, the centers of power in the human body, The Energy Within reveals the different rhythms of our energy. This piece illustrates the inner landscape of the self by uniting the physical and emotional through movement.
Run Time: 23 minutes

Cradle to Grave
Choreographer: C Macko

Cradle to Grave is a satirical lecture about environmental dance set in a climate future, no less dystopian than popular depictions, but far more mundane. Through a live lecturer, comedic faux interviews, and three original dance pieces, Cradle to Grave explores themes of hypocrisy, anxiety, regret, and guilt and investigates the impact of our environmental advocacy and art making practices.
Run Time: 29 minutes

Delta Blue
Choreographer: Zoe Cushman Walders
The pockets of ocean that reside in each of us drive Delta Blue. Sweeping and settling, the work explores the constant relational, cumulative, depositing and conflating nature of watery relations.
Run Time: 19 minutes

Tickets: free, tickets required, click here.