Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 1-2

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 1-2

Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7:30pm
Friday, May 2, 2014, 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

Free admission, no tickets required.

Description: After a year of deconstructing their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, Maryland Opera Studio first-year students are paired in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.

Auditions for Sex Please, We’re Sixty by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 26 & 29

Auditions for Sex Please, We’re Sixty by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 26 & 29

Auditions for "Sex Please, We're Sixty"
by Michael Parker and Susan Parker
An American farce.

Director: Jerry Gietka

Audition Dates/Times:
Saturday, April 26, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Audition Location: Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Dr, Suite 111, Bowie, MD 20715

Bowie Community Theatre; performances will be at the Bowie Playhouse.

Audition Process:
Seeking 4 women and 2 men, all ages 50+. No monologues, no callbacks. Participants on either date will have a brief discussion with the director about themselves and their interests in the show, and be asked to do a cold reading or two.

For more information and a description of the characters, see: http://www.bctheatre.com/audition.html

Aloniz improvisation by Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Apr 25

Aloniz improvisation by Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Apr 25

ALONIZ!

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

ALONIZ! is Roosevelt’s only improv team. Improv is like acting but without a script. The team makes up scenes as they go along! They practice hard to bring you good improv. The team has 10 members: Julia, Mitchell, John M, John A, Danny, Devin, Teresa, Julie, and 2 co-captains, Logan and Alyssa. The team’s next show is April 25th at 7pm.

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 25 – May 18

Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 25 – May 18

Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party
Book by Andrew Lippa
Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday April 25, 2014 through Sunday May 18, 2014

Description: Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party tells the story of one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness (mirroring the time in which they live), they decide to throw a party to end all parties. An award-winning score by Andrew Lippa provides excitement and drive for this tale of passions out of control. Capturing the sound of a bygone era with a nod to the present one, he makes us realize that moral decadence is not only limited to our past.

Performances run weekends from Friday April 25, 2014 through Sunday May 18, 2014 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 for general admission. Admission for students (18 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.

Register for Summer Camps at the Charis Center

Register for Summer Camps at the Charis Center

The Charis Center for the Arts is excited about its summer offerings! Families can register for single class or full day programming throughout the summer months. The Charis Center for the Arts is open from 8am-6:30pm Monday through Friday, with classes offered in various forms of Art, Dance, Drama, and Music throughout the day. The summer schedule is designed as three 3-week sessions (June 9-June 27,July 7-July 25, and July 28-August 15), but also includes a special series of classes for 4th of July week (June 30-July 3). Affordably priced, the Charis Center for the Arts Summer Arts F.I.T program includes performance opportunities and art gallery showings for all participants.

Camps are for ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-14.

Tuition:
$750 each 3 week session
$600 1/2 day 3 week session
$260 single week ($200 for special session June 30-July 3)
$195 single class
There is a one time $25 family registration fee.

Hours of Operation: 8:00AM – 6:00PM, Monday – Friday
*Session dates subject to change based on altered school calendars due to snow days and a new academic calendar for school year 2014-15.

For more information see: http://www.chariscenterarts.com/programs-classes/summer-camp