The Importance of Being Earnest at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 1-16

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 1-16

Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Importance of Being Earnest
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Stephen Cox
Produced by Alan Duda

November 1 – 16, 2024
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Importance of Being Earnest is an absolutely hilarious comedy from the supremely witty pen of Oscar Wilde. It skewers the exaggerated, prim manners of Victorian society and the follies of ascribing too much importance to fanciful surface ideals.

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Upstage Artists presents The Mouse Trap, Nov 1-10

Upstage Artists presents The Mouse Trap, Nov 1-10

Upstage Artists presents:
The Mouse Trap
by Agatha Christie
directed by Michael Safko

Show dates: November 1 – 10, 2024
November 1, 2, 8, 9, 2024 at 7:30
November 3 & 10 at 2:00 pm

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

The world’s longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects: the newlyweds running the house; a spinster with a curious background; an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major; a strange little man who claims his car overturned in a drift; and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. When a second murder takes place, tensions and fears escalate. This record-breaking murder mystery features a brilliant surprise finish from Dame Agatha Christie, the foremost mystery writer of her time.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

CreativeWorks Storytelling Showcase at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 1

CreativeWorks Storytelling Showcase at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 1

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
CreativeWorks Storytelling Showcase

Friday November 1, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

You are invited to our Storytelling Showcase!

Join us on Friday November 1st at 6:30 pm as each intern share their very own stories!

Tickets are PAY-WANT-YOU-WISH starting at $5

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.

Out of the Vineyard at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 22

Out of the Vineyard at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 22

You are invited to a fundraising reception for
Out of the Vineyard
by Psalmayene 24
directed by Tony Thomas

Tueday, October 22, 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

You are cordially invited to a reception of the play Out of the Vineyard, written by Psalmayene 24 and directed by Tony Thomas to support a tour to reach 3000 middle and high school students across the region. Gather at the home of Andy and Marjan Shallal on Tuesday, October 22nd from 6 – 8 pm to learn about a play exploring the history of freedom-making that changes the narrative of history in Prince George’s County and the region. 

We are raising funds to support the cost of touring the production and specifically to fund 62 buses that cost $315 each to transport PGCPS students to PGCC and other venues to attend the play.

Celebrate the journey of this commissioned play with an evening of fellowship and art!

Tickets, click here.

Auditions: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, October 20-21

Auditions: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, October 20-21

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse announces auditions for:
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

Auditions: October 20 & 21, 2024, callbacks September 26, 7:30pm

Performances: February 7 – March 1, 2025
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm; closing Saturday, March 1 at 2pm

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

for colored girls… is a choreopoem written by Ntozake Shange. It’s a piece that explores the stories, experiences and journey of growing up as a woman of color in America. The play uses music, dance, and poetic drama to take us through the tragedy and the triumphs of life, and life’s struggles, as we move from childhood to womanhood, embracing the power of self-discovery, self-determination, and affirmation. WARNING: mature and highly sensitive content. Those auditioning must be 18 or older. Check the website for details.

For more information click here.