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Auditions for The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 22-23

Auditions for The Sound of Music by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 22-23

2nd Star Productions announces auditions for:
The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Director Beth Terranova
Music Director Vashti Burgess
Choreographer Summer Moore

Auditions: August 22 & 23, 2022 at 7pm at the Bowie Playhouse.

Performances: November 18 – December 17, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

Audition Dates & Times: Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23 at 7 pm
Audition Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715
*Auditioners should attend either the Monday or Tuesday dates, but not both.
Unavailable for the audition dates but interested in an alternate audition time? Please email info@2ndstarproductions.org.
Callbacks Date & Time: Wednesday, August 24 at 7pm
Callbacks Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715
*Please keep Wednesday evening clear in case you are called back. If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by email by noon on Wednesday, August 24.
Performances: November 18 – December 17, 2022, Fridays through Sundays. *Closing Saturday performance is a matinee.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will primarily be held on Tuesday nights (7-10 pm), Thursday nights (7-10 pm), and Saturday mornings (11-3 pm) beginning in late August or early September. Not all actors will be required for all rehearsals, and conflicts can be honored. Load-in is Saturday, November 5, and technical rehearsals will run almost every day until opening on November 18.
COVID-19 Policies: 2nd Star is requiring that all participants in our productions are fully-vaccinated and boosted (as eligible). Please bring proof of vaccination to auditions. Auditioners must mask when in the Playhouse, but may unmask for the audition itself if comfortable. Performances will be unmasked (audiences will be masked and required to provide proof of vaccination).
Additionally, all participants will be masked for all rehearsal until tech week. Beginning with tech week, participants will be tested weekly. 2nd Star is happy to provide tests for those who do not have access to them.
All Volunteer: 2nd Star Productions is an entirely volunteer-run organization. No acting or production team roles are paid.

For more information including audition preparation, parts to be cast, audition forms and sides, see: https://www.2ndstarproductions.org/auditions/

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Miss Cody Jones
produced by Nathan Bowen

August 19 – September 3, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of the 2017 Pulitizer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine at the Bowie CPA, Aug 6-27

The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine at the Bowie CPA, Aug 6-27

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts presents
The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine
a new 4-part adventure for families
book & lyrics by Tori Boutin
musical & lyrics by Madeline Belknap

Part 1: Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 2: Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 3: Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10am and noon
Part 4: Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 10am and noon

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Let’s go on a Seaside adventure with Zoey Brine in the original musical The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine. With catchy songs in four thirty minute episodes, this is a can’t miss opportunity for the community to have a playdate at the BCPA every Saturday morning in August. Parents can have some coffee and the kiddos can watch an interactive 30-minute musical. If you missed last week’s show, don’t worry! Each episode is designed to stand on its own. Did your kids love last week’s episode? Then come back next week for a new adventure starring the same cast of characters.

Tickets: $10 to $12. Click here.

No Sleep Till Brooklyn at the Bowie CPA, Jul 29

No Sleep Till Brooklyn at the Bowie CPA, Jul 29

The Naomi Group Presents:
No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Friday, July 29, 2022 at 7pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Most people look at Jamal Jenkins and envy his life. He has everything a 17 year old boy could dream of. He’s the star of his school’s basketball team, handsome, lives in a beautiful home, drives a sports car, has a long list of admirers, and most importantly he is the son of John Jenkins, starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets..

Everyone except Jamal thinks his life is perfect. Although Jamal has everything a young boy could ever imagine, he’s not happy because he feels as if his dad never wants to spend time with him and to add insult to injury his mom got remarried to a pastor of a well known mega church in the DC area, and is always doing first lady/family stuff which makes him feel as if he doesn’t belong there either .

Jamal is secretly struggling with depression and doesn’t know who to ask for help so he decides that suicide is the only way out…..until he meets Brooklyn a beautiful girl that goes to his step father’s church. Brooklyn knows what loss is , she loss her mother at an early age and just recently had to attend the funeral of her best friend. She is what most people would consider the poster child for pain, but through it all she has managed to remain positive, happy and faithful to God. Brooklyn’s presence in Jamal’s life catapults him in another direction and gives him hope, determination and a desire to live.

Tickets: $20. Click here.