Second Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 7:30pm
Friday, February 20, 2015, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 21, 2015, 7:30pm
Enjoy original short plays produced, written, and directed by BSU students.
Cost: $5.
Location: Black Box Theater, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University
Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 7pm.
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
The Curse of the Comet
It is September 17, 1945 . . .
The world is free from war for the first time in over a decade. The young men who had fought for their respective causes have returned home and claimed their places in history.
In a spot that had remained secluded from the conflict, a gathering occurred last night – one that proved both intriguing and tragic. For this morning, the body of archeologist Myron Mason was found draped over the thorn bushes of his twin brother’s Beverly Hills home.
Last night also, the comet Hopkay made its first appearance in the heavens in over 400 years. The celestial messenger was last seen in 1545, the year that the native Central American chief Hopkay met an untimely demise. His people, the Intecs, interred him in a tomb which they said must be sacrosanct for all time.
Yet, a little over 10 years ago, Myron Mason found that tomb and robbed it of its treasures. An inscription on the wall of the crypt proclaimed that whoever desecrated the spot would be cursed. When the comet reappeared, said the writing, the chief’s revenge would be carried out.
In a carnival mood, Mason and a few acquaintances awaited the event at his brother’s home. They laughed and talked into the night, peering through telescopes to catch the first glimpse of the comet. As it came into view, they joked of the supposed consequences. It was the curse of an uneducated, emotional people. Or was it?
Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors will be held on:
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Director Michael V. Hartsfield will be casting:
8 men and 6 women plus ensemble are needed. Actors may audition bringing sheet music for the accompanist that will be provided or a CD. Sixteen bars of a Broadway style song that showcases vocal range will be requested. Little Shop of Horrors will open on April 24 and run through Sunday, May 17. Performances will run on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm with two Sunday matinees at 2pm on May 10th and May 17th.
For more information see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Art Reach presents a drama with music about the life of the woman behind Dr. Martin Luther King. Born in Alabama, Coretta Scott King overcame childhood racism and adversity in the segregated South. A talented singer, she graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. As Dr. King’s wife, the “First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement” often used her singing voice to inspire people to act. After Dr. King’s 1968 assassination, she took on a major leadership role in the movement. An author, public speaker, singer, and activist, she inspired the nation and the world.
Curriculum Connections: American history, social studies, civics and politics, music, language arts and self-esteem
Recommended for grades 3-8 Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more
Harvey
by Mary Chase
Directed by Clare Shaffer
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Friday February 13, 2015 through Sunday March 8, 2015
When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also!
Performances run weekends from Friday February 13, 2015 through Sunday March 8, 2015 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. 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.
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