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.

NextNOW Fest at Clarice Smith, Sep 4 – 10

NextNOW Fest at Clarice Smith, Sep 4 – 10

NextNOW Fest at the Clarice Smith and across the University of Maryland

Wedensday, September 4 through Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Started in 2014, Clarice Presents’ annual NextNOW Fest is an inspiring arts experience that celebrates imagination, creativity and community. In addition to the core festival nights at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, we’re thrilled to continue partnerships with student-led groups, academic departments and university-based arts venues to hold festival events throughout campus.

NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland’s Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time.

Our lineup and schedule will be released in mid-August! Register now to be the first to receive updates. Dates and times subject to change. Some activities are free.

Auditions for The Mouse Trap by Upstage Artists, September 4 & 5

Auditions for The Mouse Trap by Upstage Artists, September 4 & 5

Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
The Mouse Trap
by Agatha Christie
directed by Michael Safko

Auditions: Wednesday September 4 and Thursday September 5, 2024 at 7pm

Show dates: November 1 – 10, 2024
November 1, 2, 8, 9, 2024 at 7:30
November 3 & 10 at 2:00 pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

The world’s longest-running play! After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects: the newlyweds running the house; a spinster with a curious background; an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major; a strange little man who claims his car overturned in a drift; and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. When a second murder takes place, tensions and fears escalate. This record-breaking murder mystery features a brilliant surprise finish from Dame Agatha Christie, the foremost mystery writer of her time.

For more information click here.