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:
Henson Awards Showcase 2023 at Clarice Smith, Mar 30
Henson Awards Showcase 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
The talented student recipients of the Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry will perform/present their funded projects.
The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies hosts an annual competition and recipients are awarded funds to create a puppet project or performance. The Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry was established by Jane Henson ’55 to honor the memory of Jim Henson ’60, creator of the world famous Muppets.
Free, no tickets required. Click here.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Henson Awards Showcase, Puppet, Jim Henson
Kreativity Open Mic Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 3 & Mar 31
Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Fri, Feb 3, 2023 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 . 7:30PM
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. Online, here
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Kreativity Diversity Troupe, Variety Show
When Aliens Fall from the Sky at Clarice Smith, Mar 31
When Aliens Fall from the Sky–Work-in-Progress Reading
Friday, March 31, 2023 . 7PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
When Aliens Fall from the Sky is the long-awaited return to the stage of Tony Award winning poet and performance artist Lemon Andersen. Prepared for the Latinx diaspora, Anderson speaks truth to power of the unidentified and undocumented. He spits searing, insightful rhymes about the communities that are the bone marrow of our nation. A one-man show influenced by the autobiographical monologues of Spalding Gray, When Aliens Fall from the Sky is a rally cry for the melting pot of Latinidad to speak and act on the identity crisis in America and join in a collective path forward. Brown fisted, black skinned.
Created, Written and Performed by Lemon Andersen
Directed & Developed by Elise Thoron
Sound Design by Germán Martínez, with additional music by DJ Mode
Creative Producer: Paola Soto
Production Manager/Line Producer: Chisa Yamaguchi
Executive Producer: Rika Lino
Pay what you wish. Click here.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, When Aliens Fall From the Sky, Lemon Andersen, Elise Thoron, Play Reading
Romeo and Juliet at Clarice Smith, Apr 14-16
Maryland Shakespeare Players Spring 2023 Mainstage Production
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
April 14-16, 2023
Fri, Apr 14, 2023 . 7:00PM
Sat, Apr 15, 2023 . 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 15, 2023 . 7:00PM
Sun, Apr 16, 2023 . 2:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Vampires. Werewolves. Two households, both alike in dignity.
The Maryland Shakespeare Players are proud to present Romeo and Juliet, fully realized as we believe Shakespeare originally intended –with magic, music and creatures of the night.
We hope you will join us in the Cafritz Theater for a story of deep-seated rivalry, passionate romance, and woeful tragedy. Admission is free.
Audience Advisory: This show features fake blood, staged violence, choreographed intimacy, themes of self harm and portrayal of suicide.
Free, no tickets required. Click here.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Maryland Shakespeare Players
Maryland Opera Studio presents Don Giovanni at Clarice Smith, Apr 14-23
Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist
Craig Kier, conductor
Corinne Hayes, director
April 14-April 23, 2023
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Grand Pavilion, general admission.
While fleeing the scene of his crime, the lascivious Don Giovanni commits an unimaginable murder. This depraved act unleashes hell itself in an opera that masterfully combines dark comedy with the darkest of acts. With themes that continue to resonate today, Mozart and Da Ponte create a world as troubling and complicated in our time as it was at its premiere. This opera will be performed in Italian with English supertitles. Under the direction of Craig Kier, 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.
Pay what you wish. Click here.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Maryland Opera Studio, Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Craig Kier, Corinne Hayes
The Late Wedding at Clarice Smith, Apr 21
The Late Wedding
By Christopher Chen
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
April 21-28, 2023
Fri, Apr 21, 2023. 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 22, 2023. 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 22, 2023. 7:30PM
Wed, Apr 26, 2023. 7:30PM
Thu, Apr 27, 2023. 7:30PM
Fri, Apr 28, 2023. 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Inspired by the writings of Italian writer Italo Calvino, Christopher Chen presents a series of interconnected love stories that take place in a dialogue, a memory, a honeymoon, an interview, a rebellion, a spy hunt and a boat traveling through space. Revolving around a strange tribal custom for marriage, The Late Wedding leads audiences through an unpredictable, surprising and whimsical theatre experience.
Pay what you wish. Click here.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, When Aliens Fall From the Sky, Lemon Andersen, Elise Thoron, Play Reading
Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 4 & 5
Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera Scene Study
Maryland Opera Studio
Part 1: Thursday, May 4, 2023 . 7:30PM
Part 2: Friday May 5, 2023 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
First-year Maryland Opera Studio (MOS) students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring duet 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.
MOS is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from the classic repertoire to provocative new works, MOS is building audiences and advancing the art that sustains them.
Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Click here.
Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, Maryland Opera Studio, Opera Scene Study, Free Performance
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