The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, College Park
Located on the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park, Maryland, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center combines student productions with professional companies. It features a wide variety of music, dance, lectures and plays; only the theatrical productions are listed here.
Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/
Location: 3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2635
Ticket Office: 301.405.ARTS (2787)
Main Office: 301.405.7794
Upcoming Events:
Maryland Opera Studio Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 2 & 3
Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera Scene Study
May 2 & 3, 2024 • 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props. Opera Scene Study Part 2 will take place on May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.
Free, no tickets required
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Free performance, Maryland Opera Studio, Opera Scene Study
The Muses – Original Works Project at Clarice Smith, May 5
The Muses – Original Works Project
Sunday, May 5, 2024. 3PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
The Muses proudly present their Original Works Projects, a memorable night of short plays written, directed, and performed by women who are either current UMD students or alumni. This event showcases new works that are sure to excite and inspire you.
Free, no tickets required
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, The Muses, Original Works Project, Free performance, World Premiere, Variety Show, One-Act Play Festival
Kreativity End of Semester Show at Clarice Smith, May 7
Kreativity Open Mic
End of Semester show: Tuesday, May 7, 2024. 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
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.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Kreativity, Variety Show, Open Mic
An Auction with the Phantom of the Opera at Clarice Smith, May 5
An Auction with the Phantom of the Opera
University Orchestra
Thursday, May 9, 2024 • 8PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Venture into the “haunted” corridors of the Paris Opera House as the University Orchestra brings one of the most iconic musicals to the concert hall for their final performance of the year. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a young opera star and the mysterious masked figure who becomes obsessed with her. The longest-running show on Broadway, the musical is presented here by full orchestra and narration.
This program has something for everyone, including orchestral masterworks, opera and musical theatre.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: selections from The Nutcracker
Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
Camille Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Andrew Lloyd Weber: Symphonic Suite from Phantom of the Opera
Led by students of the graduate conducting studio, UOrch (formerly UMRO) is a unique orchestra of musicians from across campus that performs four full concerts each season. Repertoire varies based on instrumentation and consists of works for both chamber and full orchestra.
Free, no tickets required
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, An Auction with the Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, University Orchestra, Free Performance, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Carl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz, Camille Saint-Saens, Danse Macabre, Andrew Lloyd Weber
Compagnia TPO: +ERBA • A Forest in the City at Clarice Smith, May 11
Compagnia TPO: +ERBA • A Forest in the City
Saturday, May 11, 2024 • 9:30AM & 11:30AM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
+ERBA is an interactive show with two dancers who create together with children an imaginary city. The “architect” dancer observes the landscape and draws the city with houses and streets. The other dancer loves the earth, the insects and draws grass and trees. The two characters move in an empty scene where projections on two large aligned screens evoke a room of wonder. Here, their ideas, imagination and projects are drawn from movement and come to life. The architect creates houses full of color and light, the other dancer redesigns them by adding grass and trees. Slowly, an imaginary city grows by combining their different sensitivities. The newborn city becomes a living environment and new characters and new events are added. The children come to color and populate the city. Insects appear, the seasons change and the city gets bigger, busier and more complex. Their dream of a green city is coming true. But there is also a factory that grows and grows, scaring away insects, birds, people and making greenery disappear. Together with the children, the dancers will design a new space where nature will grow and where a “tree concert” can be expected. Take part of this creative experience: audience seating is on risers closer to the ground and audience participation is encouraged throughout!
This event is appropriate for ages 4 and up!
Tickets: $15 (Public), $10 (Age 3-17), Free (Age 0-2). Click here.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Compagnia TPO, +ERBA, A Forest in the City, Dance
Peter and the Wolf, Pedro y el Lobo at Clarice Smith, Jun 16
NOI+F Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
Sunday, June 16, 2023 • 2PM
Concierto Familiar NOI+F: Pedro y el Lobo
Sunday, June 16, 2023 • 4PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic fairy tale returns to NOI+F! The young Peter goes out into the forest–against his grandfather’s advice. Join Peter as he makes friends with whimsical forest creatures and faces a ferocious gray wolf!
The 2PM presentation will be performed in English and will include ASL interpretation. The 4PM performance will be performed in Spanish.
PROGRAM
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Julia Cruz, directora
¡El amado cuento de hadas sinfónico del compositor Sergei Prokofiev viene al Centro de las Artes The Clarice! El joven Pedro sale al bosque a pesar que su abuelo se lo prohibió. En el bosque hace amigos con criaturas fantásticas y se enfrenta al temido lobo.
La presentación de las 2PM se realizará en inglés e incluirá interpretación de ASL. La presentación de las 4PM se realizará en Español.
Prokofiev: Pedro y el Lobo
Free, no tickets required. Click here or aqui.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Peter and the Wolf, Pedro y los Lobos, Prokofiev, Richard Scerbo, Julia Cruz, NOI+F, Family Concert, Free Performance
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