Auditions for The Seagull by The Rude Mechanicals at GAC, September 23-24

Auditions for The Seagull by The Rude Mechanicals at GAC, September 23-24

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center announce auditions for:
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
This is a musical production of the Seagull featuring rock songs from the 1970s.

Auditions: September 23-24, 2024, callbacks September 26, 7:30pm

Show dates: January 23 – February 1, 2025

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Rude Mechanicals are known for concept Shakespeare, but concept Chekhov? Well that’s not something people do. Or is it? Our next production of The Seagull transports these drama queens of the Russian theatre in the late 1800s to the American music industry of the late 1900s. 1979 to be exact. In this production we aim to explore how the revolutionary revamping of theatre that occurred during Chekhov and Stanislavski’s era bears similarities to the way the birth and rising popularity of punk rock revolutionized music in the late 1970s. Come and witness new forms in music taking shape.

Constantine is a tortured songwriter involved in founding the punk rock movement in the late 1970s. He’d love nothing more than to prove his worth to his rich and famous but cold and withholding mother, the famous diva, Arkadina. Constantine is in love with Nina, a young aspiring singer who wants to make it big. Nina is a little star struck by the wildly successful Trigorin, who is dating Arkadina. Masha, the gothiest goth who ever gothed, is in unrequited love with Constantine and soothes the pain of unreturned love with substance abuse and witty denial. Medviedenko the schoolteacher is in unrequited love with Masha. Everyone at Sorin’s estate is clearly very, very happy.

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Anatomy of Love at the Bowie CPA, Sep 20-22

Anatomy of Love at the Bowie CPA, Sep 20-22

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts
Solomon’s Word presents:
Anatomy of Love
The Musical Stage Play
by Rickey Solomon

September 20 – 22, 2024
Friday, September 20 at 7:00pm
Saturday, September 21 at 1pm and 6pm
Sunday, September 22 at 5:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Solomon’s Word Theater has been inspiring a generation and electrifying audiences since 2015. Through original musical stage plays written by playwright and founder Rickey Solomon, it’s our mission to provide quality and affordable theater experiences for urban communities and audiences universal. Solomon’s Word looks forward to returning to the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts with our critically acclaimed musical stage play, Anatomy of Love.

Tickets: $45 and $38. Click here.

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
OUT OF THE BLUE – Reflections from Ground Zero
Written and Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – 8PM

Join us for a moving presentation in the form of a staged reading of quotes from First Responders to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These quotes are taken from interviews with men and women who were part of the rescue and recovery mission after the attacks and subsequent collapse of the Twin Towers and surrounding buildings. A group of talented and dedicated actors will recreate the words of police, firefighters, and volunteers, as they navigated the overwhelming and dangerous tasks of searching for survivors, putting out fires, and evacuating Lower Manhattan to get citizens to safety.

Tickets are $20 General Admission and must be prepurchaed online. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Gear Up Foundation, founded by a retired NY Firefighter. Gear Up Foundation supplies fire and emergency equipment to underserved communities and third world countries.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Waldy Street at the Bowie CPA, Sep 7

Waldy Street at the Bowie CPA, Sep 7

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts
Nalo Merriman presents:
Waldy Street
by Nalo Merriman
directed by Debbie Arnold

September 7, 2024 at 7:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Waldy Street tells the story of a man who gets caught in a spiritual inertia that is debilitating him. He feels that God has turned his back on him. But as he travels through his journey of life, he discovers that God had been with him all along. A failed writer who’s shut himself away for 30 years. A young woman who never knew her father. A man whose loyalty to his friend has given him a secret he’s kept for decades. What happens when the paths of these characters intersect is the subject of Waldy Street – where secrets unfold!

Tickets: $65. Click here.

Sylvia at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 6-22

Sylvia at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 6-22

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Sylvia
by A. R. Gurney
directed by Ilene Chalmers

Performances September 6 – 22. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 2 selected Sundays at 2pm.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

THE STORY: Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $15

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.