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Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet by Bowie Community Theatre, Nov 4 & 5

Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet by Bowie Community Theatre, Nov 4 & 5

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Women Playing Hamlet
by William Missouri Downs

Audition dates: November 4 & 5, 2025

Performance Dates: March 6 – 29, 2026

Audition Location: 1838 Generals Highway, Annapolis MD 21401. The audition location (VFW Post 304) resembles a house; there is ample parking in the rear.

Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Struggling TV soap actress Jessica is offered a role she’s not sure she wants – Hamlet. As she copes with the insane idea (and the occasional threatening text from Sir Patrick Stewart), she encounters a wide-ranging ensemble of challenging characters – including an abusive acting coach, a bratty hacker niece, a cougar mom, a worldwise bartender, a sexist creep professor and a Shakespearean gravedigger – all played by women. Jessica’s journey to find herself in the role is a humorous and insightful exploration of gender, identity, and the challenges of acting.

All roles are for female-identifying actors.

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

Auditions for By the Way… Meet Vera Stark by Laurel Mill Playhouse, open now until filled

Auditions for By the Way… Meet Vera Stark by Laurel Mill Playhouse, open now until filled

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
By the Way… Meet Vera Stark
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Virtual Auditions open now until roles are filled.

Performances February 20 – March 15, 2026
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Vera Stark, an aspiring Black actress in the 1930s, experiences the racist politics and barriers that were imposed by Hollywood producers and studios – but she will not give up or give in!

For more information, click here.

Auditions for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 28-30

Auditions for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 28-30

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Auditions
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Auditions Sunday, September 28th, 2025, from 11am to 1pm, and
Tuesday, September 30th from 7pm to 9pm

Performances December 5 – 21, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

THE STORY: A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

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Auditions for The Spitfire Grill by 2nd Star Productions, Sep 30-Oct 2

Auditions for The Spitfire Grill by 2nd Star Productions, Sep 30-Oct 2

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse announces auditions for:
The Spitfire Grill
Directed by Karen Fleming

Audition dates: September 30 & October 2, 2025

Performances: January 23 – February 8, 2026

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Based on the hit 1996 film, this musical is a heartwarming and inspirational tale of redemption, perseverance and family.

For more information, click here.

Auditions for The Hollow by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 7 & 8

Auditions for The Hollow by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 7 & 8

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
The Hollow
By Agatha Christie
Directed by Larry Simmons
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Audition Dates: Sunday & Monday, September 7 & 8, 2025 at 7PM

Performance Dates: October 31 – November 23, 2025
Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse.

Web of Murder is a gripping murder mystery who-dunnit filled with dark family secrets, blackmail, greed, and revenge. Set in a brooding mansion high atop a remote cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the play centers on the wealthy heiress Minerva Osterman, who has convened her potential heirs for an advance reading of her will. Confined to a wheelchair for many years, the domineering Minerva has turned her desolate mansion into a virtual prison – not only for herself, but also for her quiet and long-suffering daughter Stephanie and her gentle and sympathetic housekeeper Nora, as they daren’t disobey lest they be disinherited. She is cared for by her personal physician, Dr. Adler, who also resides in the mansion. Fearing that her death may be imminent, Minerva has summoned all her possible heirs to watch their reactions as the will is read. She knows that it will please some and disappoint others – unless they take the sinister steps necessary to protect their interests. She asks her two nieces, Mary and Belle, to come alone, but they arrive with their respective fiancés, whom Minerva grudgingly allows to stay. Before revealing the contents of her will, however, she has the mysterious Dr. Adler put her into a hypnotic trance, during which she picks up a deck of cards and turns over the three of clubs – the card of death. Her prediction is that someone in the room will die before the weekend is over – a prediction that comes true when she herself dies. After that, more bodies turn up, and fear and suspicion grow among those remaining. The will mysteriously disappears before it was ever read. In the end, after agonizing twists and turns a murderer is unmasked – in a chilling, exciting climax that is held off until the final perilous moments of the play.

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