Watkins Nature Center Puppet Show, Oct 6 & 7 at 10am

Watkins Nature Center Puppet Show, Oct 6 & 7 at 10am

Puppet Friends in Storyland
Watkins Nature Center at Watkins Park presents a nature-themed puppet show and a chance to meet an animal.

Appropriate for ages 2 to 3, with an adult.

Each session is two Fridays from 10:00 to 10:45am:
October 6 & 13, 2023
November 3 & 10, 2023

Watkins Nature Center, Location: 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro MD 20774, Phone: 301-218-6702

Puppet Friends in Storyland.

Join us for an interactive lesson with a hands-on activity. Your little one will play, laugh, and dance with their puppet pals while they work on social skills, early literacy development, listening, communication, fine motor skills, attention span, and their creativity!

Enjoy a nature story time! Listen to animal puppets as they read you a story about their family, and then join them and a naturalist as they led you through a nature themed craft! A different show each month!

Tickets: $10 for 2 sessions. Click here.

Auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Upstage Artists, Oct 6 & 7

Auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Upstage Artists, Sep 29 & 30

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
By Barbara Robinson
Directed By John Cusumano

Auditions: September 29 & 30, 2023

Performances: December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2023

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

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

For more information and to register for auditions, click here.

The Prom at Clarice Smith, Sep 29-Oct 7

The Prom at Clarice Smith, Sep 29-Oct 7

The Prom
Book & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Based on an Original Concept by Jack Viertel
Directed by Nathaniel Claridad ’04

September 29-October 7, 2023
Fri, Sep 29, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 1, 2023 . 3:00PM
Thu, Oct 5, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 . 3:00PM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

High school student Emma Nolan, who wants to ask her girlfriend to the prom, faces resistance from the infuriated PTA, who calls for the cancellation of the event. Devastated by this decision, resented by her classmates and isolated for being a lesbian in a homophobic small town, Emma is taken by surprise when a group of Broadway actors arrives to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, coming to her “rescue.” During this protest, Emma discovers the courage to stand in her truth and be herself, despite the hatred pointed her way.

Tickets: $25 general, $10 students. Click here

Auditions for A Christmas Story, the Musical by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 23 & 26

Auditions for A Christmas Story, the Musical by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 23 & 26

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
A Christmas Story, the Musical
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Musically Directed by Mimi McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Audition Dates/Times:
Saturday, September 23, 2023 – 11am – 1pm
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – 7pm – 9pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Performances: December 12th – December 21st, 2023
6 shows – Friday, Saturday, Sunday

This musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie’s friend, Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; Christmas dinner; and many others. The delightfully versatile score ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as “Ralphie to the Rescue!”, “A Major Award,” “Sticky Situation,” “Up on Santa’s Lap,” “Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana” and the inevitable “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those ~ Dramatic Publishing.

Kreativity Open Mic Night at Clarice Smith, Sep 22

Kreativity Open Mic Night at Clarice Smith, Sep 22

Kreativity Open Mic

Friday, September 22, 2023. 7:30PM
Friday, October 27, 2023. 7:30PM
End of Semester show: Thursday, November 30, 2023. 5:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Online.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required. Click here