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Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 7pm

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery

Death Plays a Role

Eileen Sullivan, the Irish actress whose fame extends to both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, was the star attraction at the Killarney Lake Theatre last night in the premiere performance of Pader O’Connor’s new play, Death Be Not Pretentious.

O’Connor, for reasons known but to himself, had not authored a play for two decades. This new production was to have been his triumphant return to prominence as a playwright. And – in what was considered a major coup – he was able to secure Sullivan for the lead role. Not only would he be assured of presenting a stellar theatrical attraction, but he would also be certain that the story of his return to the theatre would be covered by members of the international press.

Yet, as Sullivan was acting out the scene that would make this play one for the ages, she suddenly grabbed at her throat and fell to the stage. At first, the hushed audience thought this was part of the plot, but it soon became apparent that the actress would no longer appear in front of the footlights. She was dead.

Now, who could aspire to take her place and be recognized as one of the 10 greatest living actresses in the British Isles?

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Feb 18

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 7pm.

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

BCT’s Murder Mystery Troupe will present the interactive Murder Mystery

The Curse of the Comet

It is September 17, 1945 . . .

The world is free from war for the first time in over a decade. The young men who had fought for their respective causes have returned home and claimed their places in history.

In a spot that had remained secluded from the conflict, a gathering occurred last night – one that proved both intriguing and tragic. For this morning, the body of archeologist Myron Mason was found draped over the thorn bushes of his twin brother’s Beverly Hills home.

Last night also, the comet Hopkay made its first appearance in the heavens in over 400 years. The celestial messenger was last seen in 1545, the year that the native Central American chief Hopkay met an untimely demise. His people, the Intecs, interred him in a tomb which they said must be sacrosanct for all time.

Yet, a little over 10 years ago, Myron Mason found that tomb and robbed it of its treasures. An inscription on the wall of the crypt proclaimed that whoever desecrated the spot would be cursed. When the comet reappeared, said the writing, the chief’s revenge would be carried out.

In a carnival mood, Mason and a few acquaintances awaited the event at his brother’s home. They laughed and talked into the night, peering through telescopes to catch the first glimpse of the comet. As it came into view, they joked of the supposed consequences. It was the curse of an uneducated, emotional people. Or was it?

Auditions for Death in Them Thar Hills by Bowie Community Theatre, Feb 13

Auditions for Death in Them Thar Hills by Bowie Community Theatre, Feb 13

Bowie Community Theatre

Bowie Community Theatre (BCT) is holding auditions for Death in Them Thar Hills, an audience-­participation dinner theatre murder mystery to be performed on March 21, 2015 from 6pm­-10pm, at a local Prince George’s County location.

If you are interested in auditioning, please respond via email to secretary@bctheatre.com by February 13, 2015.

This murder mystery production is not one of our usual Wendy’s fundraising nights, so please be aware that costumes and makeup will be required and at least two rehearsals will be held.

BCT is an all-­volunteer, 501(c)(3) corporation, and no monetary compensation will be offered. Dinner will be provided for all participants.

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Jan 21

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre

Solve A Murder on the third Wednesday of every month at the Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre.

Starring Role – for You! Be the investigator who solves this Murder Mystery!

Location: Wendy’s located at 16400 Harbour Way in Bowie, MD 20716.

Third Wednesday each month, starting at 7:00PM

Visit our Facebook page to find out this month’s current murder: https://www.facebook.com/BowieCommunityTheatre

FREE! Be a Captive Audience and Support YOUR Local Theatre! We hope you enjoy dinner at Wendy’s between 6pm-9pm on this night as 20% of all your food and drink purchases (as well as drive-through sales) are donated to Bowie Community Theatre.

Murder Plays a Sour Note

It’s New Year’s Eve at The Pitz, the city’s most famous (or is it infamous?) supper club. The usual mix of customers, some noteworthy and some notorious, decorate the tables that surround the crowded dance floor. Everyone in the gregarious group of rarified revelers hoists a glass of champagne and readies their noise makers preparing to celebrate the arrival of the year 1955.

As the clock strikes midnight, Lou Gumbardo and his band, “The Loyal Geraniums,” begin the familiar strains of Auld Lang Syne. The moment has arrived – a new year that promises to continue the post-war boom of the Eisenhower administration.

Suddenly, without warning, the club is in darkness and, amid the rumbling of the assembled guests, three shots ring out. When the lights go on again, it’s deadly obvious that the darkened room provided a killer with the opportunity to put a strategic bullet hole into a surprised victim. Someone had dictated the dastardly demise of Sammy Fenetra, lead singer of the band. His mellow tones had made women swoon and music fans turn somersaults.

Auditions for Flyin’ West by Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 19 & 20

Auditions for Flyin’ West by Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Jan 19 & 20, 2015

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Auditions for Flyin’ West
By: Pearl Cleage
Directed by: Estelle Miller

Audition dates:
Monday, January 19, 2015, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Performances of Flyin’ West run April 10-25, 2015.

Location: Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie, MD, 20715

Audition Process: Two-minute memorized monologue required. Cold readings from script will follow. For additional information, call director, Estelle Miller, at 410-757-4193 or email eimiller@cablespeed.com.

Available Roles: All African-American cast.
* 4 women (2 ages 30-40s, 1 age mid 20s, 1 age 60-70s)
* 2 men 30-40s. One male role is the son of an inter-racial relationship, and the actor playing this role must be able to pass for Caucasian.

Synopsis: Following the end of the Civil War, many former slaves, anxious to leave the South and the increasing disappointments and dangers of Reconstruction, took advantage of The Homestead Act and went West to build new lives for themselves and their families. Many of these homesteaders were black women who overcame tremendous odds to work their own land and make a place for themselves in an often harsh and forbidding environment. Set in 1898, FLYIN’ WEST is the story of some of these African-American female pioneers who settled, together, in the all-black town of Nicodemus, Kansas. “Pearl Cleage’s FLYIN’ WEST…[is] a real crowd pleaser, and its characters have humor and vitality…Cleage [is] a natural-born storyteller…” —Washington Post.

For more information see: http://www.bctheatre.com/audition.html.