Pinocchio
Based on the C. Collodi novel.
Adapted by Michael L. Vacca.
Location: Charis Center for the Arts
Friday, March 14 at 7:30pm.
Saturday, March 15 at 6:30pm.
Sunday, March 16 at 3:00pm.
Tickets are $5 (students), $8 (general admission).
To reserve tickets, email: admin@chariscenterarts.com or phone: 301-262-1183.
Ding! or Bye Bye Dad
by Jayme Kilburn
Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.
March 6 to 30, 2014
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm.
Tickets: $20. Buy here.
Parental advisory: Adult themes.
Description: Two sisters, Hamiere and Boomer, creep silently towards their sleeping father, one armed with a bat the other with a frying pan. At the sound of a bell we are swept into a high-pressured speed-dating scenario. Hamiere is a ball of insecurities, a relationship dunce who finds it more convenient to love a dog than a human being. Boomer, her sister, serves as a fire starter and manic cheerleader, constantly pushing her sister to try and form a meaningful human bond all the while choosing only to date gay men because of her new-found distaste for sex. As the bell rings and the daters change seats, we are bystanders to Hamiere’s awkward emotional admissions: her pseudo-lesbian fantasies, her desire to give birth to puppies, and her thoughts on the afterlife. As the play unfolds the audience experiences vignettes of Hamiere and Boomer’s troubled past with men. Ding or Bye Bye Dad centers on the father / daughter relationship and what happens when that relationship is illformed. In the end, Hamiere and Boomer edge silently towards their father’s deathbed, kitchen utensils in hand, ready to kill their monster.
WonderWorks presents “The Drummer”
March 6, 2014 – March 8, 2014, 11:00am and 1:00pm
Description: WonderWorks is a professional theater company at Bowie State University that produces shows for young audiences.
Location: Black Box Theatre, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University.
Cost: $3 for children; $5 for BSU faculty, staff, students and senior citizens; $10 general admission
Box office opens 1 hour before performances. Call 301-860-3717 for ticket information.
Produced by the Greenbelt Recreation Department.
Book, Music, Lyrics and Direction by Christopher Cherry
Choreography by Angella Foster
Production Design by Nicole DeWald
Musical Direction by Stefan Brodd
Saturday, March 1 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 2 at 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 8 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 pm
Description: Raised as a humble fisherman’s son, Perseus doesn’t know he’s a castaway prince. When he is lured on a quest to confront the hideous Gorgon, Perseus receives three magical gifts: a sword, a shield, and a veil of invisibility. By using the gifts in unexpected ways, Perseus discovers the monster’s secret – and his own. Mythologist Edith Hamilton called the story of Perseus and the Gorgon the most fairytale-like of the Greek myths. Our 2014 production will feature all the romance, magic, and adventure of a classic fairytale, enhanced by design elements influenced by the culture and art of India.
Tickets: $5. Call 301-397-2208 to reserve.
By Shannon Michal Dow, Jan Henson Dow and Robert Schroeder
By the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse
Produced by special arrangement with Popular Play Service
Week 1: February 28th and March 1st, 2014 at 8 pm, March 2nd at 2 pm
Week 2: March 7th and 8th at 8 pm, March 9th at 2 pm
Week 3: March 14th and 15th at 8pm, March 16th at 2pm
Adults – $20.00
Seniors/Students – $15.00
Group Rates(10 or more people)
Adults – $15.00
Seniors/Students – $10.00
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Mark and Bret’s little college town used to be a great place, but not anymore. Women have been attacked in the area, and Bret is terrified that her missing best friends are the latest victims. Mark is more worried that Bret is cheating on him. Bret’s creepy landlord is watching their relationship implode through a mirrow in her appartment, unbeknownst to them both. When a detective with a colorful past arrives in town to investigate the disappearances, this little whodunit twists and turns its way to a scary conclusion.
