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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.

Web of Murder by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Oct 31-Nov 23

Web of Murder by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Oct 31-Nov 23

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Web of Murder
by Jonathan Troy
directed by Randy Tusing

Performance Dates: October 31 – November 23, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

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.

Tickets: $25/Adults, $20/Seniors/Students, click here.

Auditions for Web of Murder by Bowie Community Theatre, July 28-29

Auditions for Web of Murder by Bowie Community Theatre, July 28-29

The Bowie Community Theatre announces auditions for:
Web of Murder
by Jonathan Troy
directed by Randy Tusing

Audition Dates: Monday & Tuesday, July 28 & 29, 2025, 7:00pm
Callbacks, if needed: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Audition Location: 8327 Pondview Drive, Millersville MD

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.

For more information, click here.

The Dining Room by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jul 25-Aug 17

The Dining Room by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jul 25-Aug 17

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
The Dining Room
by AR Gurney
directed by Stacy Kessler

Performance Dates: July 25 – August 17
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Constructed as a series of interrelated vignettes all taking place in the dining room of a well-to-do household, the play takes an in-depth look at the lives of a vanishing species: the upper-class WASP. The ensemble cast has actors changing roles, personalities, and ages as they portray a slice-of-life view from many different families. The varied scenes dovetail and coalesce into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor, and abundant humanity.

Tickets: $25/Adults, $20/Seniors/Students, click here.

Auditions for The Dining Room by Bowie Community Theatre, May 12-13

Auditions for The Dining Room by Bowie Community Theatre, May 12-13

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse announces auditions for:
The Dining Room
by AR Gurney
directed by Stacy Kessler

Audition dates: Monday, May 12, 2025, and Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Audition Location: Grace Lutheran Church, 2503 Belair Drive, Bowie MD 20715

Performances: July 25 – August 17, 2025

Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Constructed as a series of interrelated vignettes all taking place in the dining room of a well-to-do household, the play takes an in-depth look at the lives of a vanishing species: the upper-class WASP. The ensemble cast has actors changing roles, personalities, and ages as they portray a slice-of-life view from many different families. The varied scenes dovetail and coalesce into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor, and abundant humanity.

For more information, click here.