M-NCPPC presents:
Blue Sky Puppet Theatre Presents “Rufus”
Sat., Jan. 27, 2024, 9:30 am
Location: Southern Area Aquatic and Recreation Complex
Address: 13601 Missouri Avenue, Brandywine, MD 20613
Phone: 301 782 1442
Blue Sky Puppet Theatre presents “Rufus,” a fast-paced and funny story about acceptance and inclusion with an adorable main character.
Tickets ($5/children 12 & under, $10/adult)
Inua Ellams: Search Party
In partnership with the Under the Radar Festival
Fri, Jan 26, 2024 . 7:00PM
Sat, Jan 27, 2024 . 7:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
A man walks into a room with his life in his hands. He is the internationally acclaimed artist and playwright Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half God of Rainfall) and he has filled thousands of pages in an ongoing attempt to be heard, to give his genius wings that can travel. Every word he’s ever written is captured, all the poems and the theater and the essays, the drafts of projects abandoned and works as yet unknown, indexed, rendered as binary and waiting patiently within the confines of the electronic tablet he’s holding even now. Pick a word, any word. Prompted by audience suggestion and open conversation, Ellams searches through his archive, unearths refined or raw gold and presents his treasure in a spontaneous performance. Search Party is an act of call and response that hearkens back to the birth of storytelling. At this uniquely futuristic and puckishly chaotic interactive event, the artist couldn’t be more present. He’s inviting you to join the work. What do you say?
Tickets: $30 or $10 Students. Click here.
Tig Notaro
Fri, Jan 26, 2024 . 8:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Tig Notaro is an Emmy and Grammy nominated stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor and actor, as well as a favorite on numerous talk shows, including “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Ellen.” Rolling Stone named her one of the “50 best stand-up comics of all time.” Notaro appears in Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” and “Star Trek: Discovery.” She wrote and starred in the groundbreaking TV show “One Mississippi” and just released her second HBO special “Tig Notaro: Drawn.” In 2021, Tig co-directed the feature film “Am I OK?” with wife Stephanie Allynne, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and will be available on HBO Max later this year. She hosts the critically acclaimed advice podcast, “Don’t Ask Tig,” as well as co-hosts the ridiculous documentary film podcast “Tig and Cheryl: True Story.”
Tickets: $30 to $60 or $10 Students Click here.
Bowie Community Theatre announces auditions for:
Shadow Hour
by Ralph Tropf
Auditions: January 22 & 23, 2024, 7pm to 9pm each night
Callbacks on January 24, 7pm
Performances: April 5 – 28, 2024
Audition location: Grace Lutheran Church, 2503 Belair Drive, Bowie, MD, 20715
Performance location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse
Synopsis:
This is a courtroom drama for eight women and four men. A young woman has accused a United States senator of sexual assault. The jury finds itself sharply divided. As they debate the evidence, flashbacks to the courtroom show how each juror has interpreted the testimony differently. Flashbacks to the events as they happened show that the witnesses in the trial interpret what happened differently. The truth, it seems, is lost in shadows. Shadow Hour is a contemporary story that gives each cast member the opportunity to play two parts. Many roles are ideal for older actresses.
From director Nicole Mullens-Teasley:
Shadow Hour delves into challenging and morally ambiguous situations, particularly related to the legal proceedings and the characters’ personal experiences. The title may reflect the murky and shadowy nature of truth, justice, and human behavior, as well as the moral dilemmas faced by the characters. The use of “shadow hour” in the title could also suggest a time of reckoning, introspection, and the unveiling of hidden truths, mirroring the dramatic tension and revelations within the narrative. The challenge with this kind of situation is the perspective and subjectivity of the recall of events and accuracy of what happened. The goal is for the audience to feel the discomfort and relatability of the topics in a modern sense with a positive lens on communication, problem-solving, and seeing perspectives we might be naturally biased to miss. It’s very easy to interpret things wrong. The hope is that when people leave the theater, they leave it talking about how they understood each character and their position so we can work together more effectively today.
For more information click here.
M_NCPPC announces:
Auditions for Shakespeare in the Parks 2024
Auditions: Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 10am to 6pm
Deadline to Apply: Fri., Jan. 19, 2024
Performances Summer 2024
Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.
Join us this summer for an exciting outdoor theatrical experience. We’re in search of gifted actors to bring Shakespeare’s masterpieces to life. Whether you’re an experienced thespian or an emerging talent, we welcome you to audition for the opportunity to showcase your skills in an immersive setting. Your moment to shine awaits!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Division welcomes you to join us for the Shakespeare in the Parks Tour in Summer 2024. Every year, Shakespeare in the Parks tours a professional, free, family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s plays throughout Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, making great theatre available to everyone. Audiences are encouraged to bring a lawn chair, pack a picnic meal and enjoy a free performance for all ages in their favorite park.
Rehearsal and Performance Schedule:
Rehearsals: May 28 – Jun 22 (Rehearsals will be scheduled in the evenings 2-3 times a week).
Performances: June 23 – July 14 (3-week tour with 12 dates; park locations will be in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties)
Deadline to Apply: Fri., Jan. 19, 2024
For more information and to register click here.
Contact:
Megan Merchan
301-446-3238
megan.merchant@pgparks.com
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