Bug at the Hard Bargain Theater, Sep 5-20

Bug at the Hard Bargain Theater, Sep 5-20

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Bug

Written by Tracy Letts
Directed by Michael J. Margelos

Performances
September 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8:00 PM

Parental Advisory: Adult Themes

Synopsis: Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her lesbian friend, R.C. Agnes stays at a hotel in hopes of avoiding her physically abusive ex-husband, Jerry, who was just released from prison. At first, she lets Peter sleep platonically on her floor, but not long after she promotes him to the bed. Matters become more complicated as Jerry eagerly returns to the woman he loves to beat her up, expecting to resume their relationship. On top of that, there’s a hidden bug infestation problem that has both Agnes and Peter dealing with scathing welts and festering sores-which has Peter believing this is the result of experiments conducted on him during his stay at an army hospital. Their fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories and twisted psychological motives.

The Heroes’ Tale at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 5-13

The Heroes’ Tale at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 5-13

The Heroes’ Tale
A guest production from GroundWork Entertainment
By Cheryl Butler-Poole
Directed by Gregory Poole

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: Told from the perspective of four aging black men that time seemed to have forgotten, one unforeseen event caused them to elevate themselves to neighborhood champions. Named after one of Washington, DC’s famous neighborhoods, the Dupont Circle Heroes experience dramatic events that include racial conflict and wrongful imprisonment.

Friday, September 5, 2014 at 8pm
Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm
Friday, September 12, 2014 at 8pm
Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm

General Admission: $17.00

We are Samurai at Venus Theatre, Sept 4-28

We are Samurai at Venus Theatre, Sept 4-28

We are Samurai
by Daria Miyeko Marinelli

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

September 4 – 28, 2014
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Tickets: $20. Buy here.

Parental advisory: Adult themes.

Description: After Josephine returns home to find her cats brutally murdered for a crime she committed in a past life, she enlists her boyfriend to help her avenge her cats’ deaths. What follows is a suburban revenge tragedy about four twenty-somethings engaging in petty acts of violence in an effort to absolve a millennia-old offense. Rooted in both contemporary suburbia and the historical traditions of Japanese Theatre, We Are Samurai uses cats, iPhones, and simultaneous action to explore age-old questions of agency and entitlement. As the piece unfolds simultaneously across four difference playing spaces, it is up to the audience to choose what to witness.

Brighton Beach Memoirs by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 29-Sep 13

Brighton Beach Memoirs by Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 29-Sep 13

By Neil Simon
Directed by Ken Kienas

Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances are three weekends, August 29 – September 13, 2014

Friday, August 29, September 5 and 12 at 8 p.m. Saturday, August 30, September 6 and 13 at 8 p.m. Sunday, August 31 and September 7 at 2 p.m.

Description: Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome narrates the trials and experiences of his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other in 1937 Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life which includes a formidable mother, an overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley. Throw into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche and her two young daughters you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simon-style.

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Seniors/18 & Under PGLT Box Office: 301.937.PGLT (7458). Buy on-line.

Auditions for Death by Design at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26 & 27

Auditions for Death by Design at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26 & 27

Auditions for Death by Design

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions for Death by Design, by Rob Urbinati, will be held at the theater, on Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, at 7:00. Callbacks, if needed will be Thursday, August 28. Director Ann Lowe-Barrett is casting 4 men and 4 women, ages 20-70.

Rehearsals are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.

Performances run November 7-23.

All roles are open and unpaid.

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