Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 20

Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 20-May 10

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
Ampl!fy Open Mic

Ampl!fy Schedule:
*October 20, 2023- The Culture Issue
November 24, 2023- The Resilience Issue
December 29, 2023- The Closure Issue
*January 12, 2024- The Evolution Issue
*February 9, 2024- The Black Love Issue
March 29, 2024- The Divine Feminine Issue
April 26, 2024- The Nature Issue
*May 10, 2024- Ampl!fy Showcase
Last Friday of the month, with exceptions marked with a *.

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Ampl!fy is a curated open mic that mimics a professional showcase. Each month’s show has a theme inspired by social issues, pop culture, and more. Ampl!fy will take place every last Friday of the month from October 2023 to May 2024 (see exceptions* in the schedule below). Performances will take place in Joe’s theater. Ampl!fy will be promoted via Joe’s Instagram, Facebook, and weekly E-newsletter.

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.

Fireflies at the Publick Playhouse, Oct 14

Fireflies at the Publick Playhouse, Oct 14

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Fireflies
by Donja R. Love

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 8pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Somewhere in the Jim Crow South, the sky is on fire. A pregnant Olivia’s fierce speech writing is the sole force behind her charismatic husband Charles and his successful Movement to galvanize people to march towards freedom. When four little girls are bombed in a church, Olivia and Charles’ marriage is threatened – as this tragedy and years of civil unrest leave Olivia believing that “this world ain’t no place to raise a colored child.”

$25, or $20 for student/senior. Click here.

Auditions for Urinetown by 2nd Star Productions, Oct 9-10

Auditions for Urinetown by 2nd Star Productions, Oct 9-10

2nd Star Productions announces auditions for:
Urinetown the Musical
Director: Davis Wootton-Klebanoff
Music Director: Jenni Butler
Choreographer: Summer Moore
Producers: Karen Monteith & Crista Drysdale

Audition Dates: October 9 – 10, 2023
Sun. Oct. 8, Mon. Oct. 9, and Tues. Oct. 10, at 7:00pm; Callbacks will be Wed. Oct. 11 at 7:00pm, if needed.

Performances: February 9 – March 2, 2024

Location: 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!

For more information, including parts to be cast, and to request a timed audition slot or submit a video audition, click here.

Auditions for Merrily We Roll Along by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 8-10

Auditions for Merrily We Roll Along by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 8-10

Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
Merrily We Roll Along
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by George Furth
directed by Roy Hammond
music directed by Joe Biddle
choreography by Rikki Howie Lacewell

Audition Dates: October 8 – 10, 2023
Sun. Oct. 8, Mon. Oct. 9, and Tues. Oct. 10, at 7:00pm; Callbacks will be Wed. Oct. 11 at 7:00pm, if needed.

Performances: January 5 – 20, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The show tells the story of how three friends’ lives and friendship change over 20 years; it focuses particularly on Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of musicals who, over those 20 years, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. Like the play on which it is based, the show’s story moves backward in time. It begins in 1976 at the friends’ lowest moment and ends in 1957, at their youthful best.

For more information, including parts to be cast, click here.

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
The Devil You Don’t
with Christopher DePamphilis

October 6 – 21, 2024
Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 8th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 14th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 15th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 21st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

“A one hour sleight of hand magic show detailing how, as a minority, I got into the craft.”

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.