Auditions for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Dec 10-11

Auditions for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Dec 10-11

Auditions for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
December 10-11, 2019
Direction by John Wakefield
Produced by Mary Wakefield and Allison Baudoin
Music Direction by Karen Monteith

Auditions are Tuesday (12/10) and Wednesday (12/11) at 7 pm at the Bowie Playhouse (16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, MD 20715). Doors open at 6:40 pm, please arrive by 7 pm if at all possible. Callbacks will be Thursday (12/12) at 7 pm (by invitation only).

Those who wish to audition may attend either the Tuesday or Wednesday auditions. Please keep Thursday night clear in case you are called back. If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by phone and/or email by Thursday at 10 a.m.

Regular rehearsals will be held on Tuesday nights (7-10 PM), Thursday nights (7-10 PM), and Saturdays (11 AM – 3 PM). Not all actors will be required for all regular rehearsals. Technical rehearsals run every night of the week leading up to opening (2/1 – 2/6)

Performances are February 7 – 22, Fridays through Sundays, at the Bowie Playhouse in Bowie, MD (16500 Whitemarsh Park Dr, Bowie, MD). Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 PM, and Sundays are at 3 PM. Our closing performance on Saturday, February 22nd is a 3 PM matinee.

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

The classic musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip, Peanuts.

For more information, click here.

The National Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker at the Bowie CPA, Dec 5-8

The National Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker at the Bowie CPA, Dec 5-8

The Nutcracker

Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 10:30am
Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:30am
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 7:00pm
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

The National Ballet, Inc., Maryland’s oldest professional ballet company continues its tradition of winter holiday performances with the holiday favorite The Nutcracker. All performances are open to the public and run from December 5-8 2019 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Weekday morning performances are geared toward arts in education with special discounts for school groups. All performances are open to the public.

Audiences of all ages will enjoy the magic wonderland of sweets in a Christmas dream of Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker. Many local children who are students of the National Ballet Institute for the Arts and others have been given the opportunity to begin realizing their dreams of dancing in a professional production as they appear as toy soldiers, candy canes, and bon-bons. The children dance along side an international cast of professional dancers from as far away as Japan and China.

Tickets: $25 to $35. Click here.

Laughing Inspite Of at the Bowie CPA, Nov 23

Laughing Inspite Of at the Bowie CPA, Nov 23

Picket Fences, Rosalyn Morgan and DREES presents:
Laughing Inspite Of
Based on the book: Laughing to Keep From Crying by Rosalyn Morgan
Playwright: Elaine Hutchinson

Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 5:00pm.

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

A Comedy-Drama based on a true story of a daughter’s devotion and attention to her mother during her mother’s onset of Alzheimer’s disease. While taking the journey into the unknown, she finds humor in her struggle.

Tickets: $40 in advance; $45 at the door..

For tickets click here.

The Home at the Bowie CPA, Nov 16

The Home at the Bowie CPA, Nov 16

Nubia Filmworks, LLC,
in association with The “T” Collection and Portraits of Faith Productions,
presents a gospel stage play

The Home
Written by John McCoy
Directed by Shuaib Mitchell

Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm.

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

A Dramedy of how a family’s perfect world is turned upside down when they are faced with the unthinkable.

Starring:
Tony Award Winner Melba Moore as Mrs. Martha
Gospel Recording Artist Charles Butler, Jr. as Rev. Bates
Raio One Host Spirit 1340 Lyndia Grant as Lou Ann
Radio One On-Air Personality Cheryl Jackson as Mrs. Kelly

For additional info: portraits@gmail.com; brothershuaib@nubiafilmworks.com

Tickets: General admission $40, Seniors $35, VIP $55.

For tickets click here or see http://www.nubiafilmworks.com.

A Christmas Carol, the Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 15-Dec 14

A Christmas Carol, the Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Nov 15-Dec 14

A Christmas Carol, the Musical
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent
Direction by Brian Douglas
Assistant Direction by Mary Wakefield
Music Direction by Mimi Kuhn McGinnis
Choreography by Kristin Rigsby

November 15 to December 14, 2019
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 PM, and Sundays are at 3 PM. Our closing performance on Saturday, December 14th is a 3 PM matinee.

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

A Christmas Carol is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ most well-known story. Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island), breathe fantastic new life into the classic tale!

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $22.00 for General Admission, $19.00 for seniors (60 and over) and full time students, and $12 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.