Intro to Improv class at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 15-Apr 19

Intro to Improv class at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 15-Apr 19

Introduction to Improv

Join Ken Krintz in a fun filled improvisation course. This class has you up and practicing each session. So come join the fun and learn what improv is all about!

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Sundays March 15, 2015 through April 19, 2015, except April 5.
Class Schedule
Class 1: March 15 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Improvisation Basics and Rules
Class 2: March 22 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Physicalization (Where)
Class 3: March 29 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Characterization (Who)
Class 4: April 12 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Storytelling (What)
Class 5: April 19 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Performance Games

This Introduction to Improv class is excellent for actors or for those looking to be more comfortable onstage or in public speaking situations. It can help in your work and day to day relationships. The basics of improvisational theater will be taught in a small, supportive and relaxed class. Through the use of lecture, games, exercises and peer feedback, you will learn:

The vocabulary of improv
Improvisation rules
Physicalization, characterization and storytelling (Who? What? Where?)
To take the initiative and lead sometimes
To take the back seat and follow other times
To be innovative and spontaneous
To work together effectively while having fun
To be more comfortable on onstage or in public speaking situations

$50 tuition fee for five classes. For adults 18 and over. If younger, contact Maureen Rogers at 301-452-2557.

Ken Krintz has been involved in live theatre for 20 years as an Actor and a Director. Always being curious about improvisation and the needed skills, he used his instructional design and training skills from his day job, his interaction and studies with other improv groups, and then put together an outline of rules, exercises, and games for several actors at LMP. They met informally, learned the rules, played a lot of games and had the times of their lives! They found it a nice change of pace from studying lines and managing props. That outline has grown into a five-session course that he has taught several times to both teens and adults.

Ballet Theatre Maryland presents Carmen at the Bowie CPA, Mar 14

Carmen at the Bowie CPA, Mar 14

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Ballet Theatre Maryland presents An American Southwest Carmen
with the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 7pm

On March 14 @ 7 p.m., the Ballet Theatre of Maryland is very excited to present An American Southwest Carmen, featuring the ever popular music of Bizet played live by the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Anna Binneweg.

For tickets and information, please visit the BTM website: http://www.balletmaryland.org or call 410-263-8289.

Says Artistic Director, Dianna Cuatto: “This is a wonderful match of two women artists-a conductor and a choreographer-to amalgamate the two oldest art forms together into a dynamic work of art…we believe this to be the beginning of many, more dynamic collaborations between the two organizations.” This classic work combines fiery Flamenco dancing with classical ballet, intrigue and drama against the backdrop of the American West to portray the story of a real, live “Carmen” who lived and died tragically during the Mexican-American War.

The cost for both the symphony and the ballet are at extremely affordable prices, made possible in part by our collaboration with the BCPA and the City of Bowie. “The theatre at Bowie, according to BTM’s Artistic Director, is a fabulous theatre with all the professional accoutrements set in a more intimate environment, and we really enjoy serving Bowie residents.”

Tickets: Adults $31, Seniors $25, Students $17, Child $13. Buy tickets on-line.

Press Release: BALLET THEATRE OF MARYLAND PRESENTS; AN AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CARMEN.

CONTACT: Dianna Cuatto IMMEDIATE RELEASE 410-224-5644; 410-263-8289 Email: dianna.cuatto@balletmaryland.org

On Saturday, March 14, 2015, the Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM), Maryland’s premier professional ballet company, will perform its critically acclaimed, original theatrical work—An American Southwest Carmen–at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts(BCPA). Featuring the ever-popular music of Bizet, An American Southwest Carmen fuses fiery Flamenco dancing with the athleticism and poetry of Demi-character and Classical ballet in a passionate, poignant portrayal of Bizet’s timeless classic.

Set against the backdrop of the Mexican-American War, this true life Carmen weaves, romance, passion, intrigue and betrayal together to reveal the tragic events surrounding the murder of one of the most notorious female smugglers in the history of the American West. BTM Principal Dancer, Jillian Cyr, will make her debut in the title role of Carmen Candelaria Senna. Her foil, the wealthy Spanish Beauty, Magdalena will be portrayed by Nicole Kelsch, Viejo Wells, her live in lover, will be danced by the dramatically intense, Calder Taylor with the dynamic Alexander Collen as the U.S. Cavalry soldier and marksman who innocently leads Carmen to betrayal and death.

BTM hosts the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra with renowned Conductor Anna Binneweg, who will perform Bizet’s music live for BTM as the first of several collaborations for the two groups. “It is an amazing opportunity amalgamating together the work of two women artists—a conductor and a choreographer—to bring Bizet’s dynamic score alive on stage through the powerful language of dance and symphonic music,” says Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto.

An American Southwest Carmen marks BTM’s final offering for the 2014/2015 Season at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts and is a fitting part of the celebration for the Latino Culture throughout the month of March.

All of BTM’s performances are made possible by our continued partnership with the BCPA and in part by the generosity of the City of Bowie. Purchase tickets online at http://www.balletmaryland.org or call BTM’s office, 410-224-5644, for information.

Ballet Theatre of Maryland, located in Annapolis, MD, is the premier and only fully professional ballet company in Maryland with 30 plus full-time dancers and apprentices and with a fully comprehensive training academy for students. For more information about BTM, visit http://www.balletmaryland .org or call 410-224-5644.

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 7

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 7

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Thursday, March 7, 2015 at 7:30pm.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tantallon Community Players, Mar 9, 10 & 14

Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tantallon Community Players, Mar 9, 10 & 14

Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Charla Rowe
Music Direction by Robert Rausch
Choreography by Christopher Gerken

Adults: March 9 & 10, 2015
Kids: March 14, 2015

Tantallon Community Players

Adult auditions will be scheduled to take place at Harmony Hall, Fort Washington, Maryland on March 9 and 10, between 7:00 to 9:30 PM (March 11 may be added).

Children’s Chorus (ages 8 thru 11) auditions will be scheduled to take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Fort Washington, Maryland on Saturday, March 14 between 10 AM and 1 PM. Parents will be expected to purchase Navy blue slacks, Oxford, long-sleeved white shirt or blouse and dress black shoes for the performance, and the children must be available for any rehearsal day or time.

All registrants will be emailed their audition day and time after the close of the registration. Please do not show up for an audition without being given a day and time.

Get the audition form here.

In order to be scheduled for an audition, the audition registration form should be submitted electronically to tcpjosephauditions@gmail.com and received by March 6th. Due to an anticipated large turnout, walk-ins will be accepted to the extent possible.

Rehearsals will be held on Sundays from 3 to 7 PM, and on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 PM beginning on Sunday March 15th

For further information call: 301-843-3987

Performances run May 22 – June 7, 2015.

For more information see: http://www.tantallonplayers.org/#!auditions/ccn4

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 9 & 10

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 9 & 10

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun, will be held at the theater, on Sunday, March 8 at 3pm and Monday, March 9, at 7:00. Callbacks, if needed, will be Tuesday, March 10.

Performances run May 15 – June 6, 2015.

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, at 7PM. Callbacks, if needed will be Thursday, March 12, also at 7PM. Director Richelle Howie Lacewell is casting 4 men, 1 boy, and 4 women; see below for listing. All roles are open except for that of Karl Lindner. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There is no need to prepare a monologue.

Story of the play: Based upon an African-American family’s dreams and experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. It chronicles their plight as they strive to emerge from the life they currently lead to a better status. This plight encompasses dreams accomplished and dreams deferred, racial discrimination inside and outside of the African American race, the importance of love and family and growth both internal and external. This play is the backdrop to what happens next once the Younger’s move out of their current home into the play’s sequel, Clybourne Park, which just closed at GAC.

For more information see: http://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/Default.asp#audition