Star Makers Academy of Dance Musical Theater Program presents:
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr!
Thursday, December 9, 2023 at 5pm
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
Join Star Makers Academy of Dance Musical Theater Program for a presentation of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR!
Tickets: $25. Click here.
Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
A Christmas Story, the Musical
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Musically Directed by Mimi McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Performances: December 8 – December 17, 2023
6 shows – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Friday December 8 at 8pm
Saturday December 9 at 8pm
Friday December 15 at 8pm
Saturday December 16 at 2pm
Saturday December 16 at 8pm
Sunday December 17 at 2pm
Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse
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.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $23
Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $18
Must purchase your tickets online.
Buy tickets here.
For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Jason Max Ferdinand, music director
Tactus, UMD Treble Choir, University Chorale, Voix de Chanson, FreundeMusik
Friday, December 8, 2023. 8PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
UMD Choral Activities continues the holiday tradition of bringing Festival of Lessons & Carols to campus for its 22nd year. Choirs, brass quintet and organ combine to bring the joy of the season to life with carols, hymns and spoken word that epitomize hope and goodwill. This event takes place at the UMD Memorial Chapel.
Tickets: Regular $20, Seniors: $15, Student/Youth $10. Click here.
Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods
December 7-9, 2023
Thu, Dec 7, 2023 . 7:00PM
Thu, Dec 7, 2023 . 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 . 7:00PM
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 . 9:00PM
Sat, Dec 9, 2023 . 7:00PM
Sat, Dec 9, 2023 . 9:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
A multimedia performance installation about “human value,” Food for the Gods is a three-part expression of rage and indifference. Inspired by the killings of Black men, this work uses object and puppet performance to explore dehumanization, light, invisibility and well…the magical-less-ness of it all.
Nehprii Amenii is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, production designer and educator. As a theater artist, she has a passion for personal narratives, puppetry and grand-scale spectacle. She is known for creating experiences that dismantle the wall between players and audiences, enchant the imagination and inspire new ways of seeing and thinking. Amenii has worked with Bread & Puppet Theater, Alvin Ailey, La Mama, The O’Neill, NY Philharmonic and more. She is a member of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and a resident director with the Drama League. Amenii is artistic director of Khunum Productions, a platform for creative anthropology.
Food for the Gods has been presented at Sarah Lawrence College, The University of Cape Town, South Africa, Connecticut Repertory Theatre and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company, NYC.
Tickets: $25 general, $10 students. Click here
Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann
Auditions: December 4 & 6, 2023
Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024
Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705
Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
For more information click here.
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