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Crowns Gospel Musical at Bowie State University, Apr 16-19

Crowns Gospel Musical at Bowie State University, Apr 16-19

Spring Arts Festival: Crowns Gospel Musical

Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 7:30pm
Friday, April 17, 2015, at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 2:30pm

Description: Crowns, a play with music and dance, is adapted from a book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Crowns weaves together a variety of stories from different characters, time periods and perspectives that, when integrated with music and dance, create a tapestry of voices that transcend time and place. The essential story of Crowns is that of Yolonda, a young African-American girl trying to figure out her identity, her place in the world, and her place in her own culture.

The musical will be directed Professor Elliot Moffitt.

Location: Fine and Performing Arts Center, Main Stage, Bowie State University

Cost: $15 general; $10 students, faculty and staff; $8 children

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 15

Murder Mystery Theater by Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 15

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

Lurking Down the Bunny Trail

When: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM – Murder Mystery starts at 7:00 p.m.

For 20 years, Benson’s Big Beautiful Bunny Boutique has been the premier breeder of rabbits for springtime holidays. Owner Barney Benson built an operation that prides itself in the quality cottontails it provides both to local pet stores and to the public. Benson is renowned for the innovative techniques he uses that have revolutionized rabbit breeding.

Daily, admiring visitors to the boutique take guided tours, then select the perfect bouncing pets from his state-of-the-art rabbit hutch, complete with environmental controls and automated bunny feeder.

But all is not well because, yesterday, as Barney was opening for business, a huge letter “B” from the new sign hanging atop the hutch suddenly dislodged and fell on him, striking Barney in the head and leaving the boutique leaderless.

What at first seemed like a tragic accident was so suspicious to police that they soon declared the bunny breeder had met an untimely demise at the hands of a killer. Someone had done away with the lord of the leap by tattooing him with his own initial.

Flyin’ West by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Apr 10-25

Flyin’ West by the Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse, Apr 10-25

Flyin’ West
by Pearl Cleage

Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances: April 10 to 25, 2015.
Friday, April 10, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 11, 2015 8PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015 2PM
Friday, April 17, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015 2PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015 8PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015 2PM
Friday, April 24, 2015 8PM
Saturday, April 25, 2015 8PM

Description: 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.

Tickets: Adults – $20.00, Seniors/Students – $15.00. Buy tickets on-line. Group rates available.

Dematha High School presents Dead Man Walking at the Bowie CPA, Mar 20-22

Dematha High School presents Dead Man Walking at the Bowie CPA, Mar 20-22

Presented by: DeMatha Catholic High School
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, March 20, 2015 at 8pm.
Saturday, March 21, 2015 8pm.
Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 1pm and 5pm.

Parental advisory: Mature themes.

Dead Man Walking is a 2002 play written by Tim Robbins based on Dead Man Walking, a book by Sister Helen Prejean about her experiences as a chaplain on death row.

“Dead Man Walking” will be presented by the DeMatha Players on March 20 – March 22, at the Bowie Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $5 and will be available in the Stag Store beginning on Monday, March 16. This play is for mature audiences only. It is a student/faculty production. The show is likely to sell out.

Sr. Helen Prejean, C.S.J., will be presenting a program at DeMatha on her ministry against the death penalty.

Ballet Theatre Maryland presents Carmen at the Bowie CPA, Mar 14

Carmen at the Bowie CPA, Mar 14

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Ballet Theatre Maryland presents An American Southwest Carmen
with the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 7pm

On March 14 @ 7 p.m., the Ballet Theatre of Maryland is very excited to present An American Southwest Carmen, featuring the ever popular music of Bizet played live by the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Anna Binneweg.

For tickets and information, please visit the BTM website: http://www.balletmaryland.org or call 410-263-8289.

Says Artistic Director, Dianna Cuatto: “This is a wonderful match of two women artists-a conductor and a choreographer-to amalgamate the two oldest art forms together into a dynamic work of art…we believe this to be the beginning of many, more dynamic collaborations between the two organizations.” This classic work combines fiery Flamenco dancing with classical ballet, intrigue and drama against the backdrop of the American West to portray the story of a real, live “Carmen” who lived and died tragically during the Mexican-American War.

The cost for both the symphony and the ballet are at extremely affordable prices, made possible in part by our collaboration with the BCPA and the City of Bowie. “The theatre at Bowie, according to BTM’s Artistic Director, is a fabulous theatre with all the professional accoutrements set in a more intimate environment, and we really enjoy serving Bowie residents.”

Tickets: Adults $31, Seniors $25, Students $17, Child $13. Buy tickets on-line.

Press Release: BALLET THEATRE OF MARYLAND PRESENTS; AN AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CARMEN.

CONTACT: Dianna Cuatto IMMEDIATE RELEASE 410-224-5644; 410-263-8289 Email: dianna.cuatto@balletmaryland.org

On Saturday, March 14, 2015, the Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM), Maryland’s premier professional ballet company, will perform its critically acclaimed, original theatrical work—An American Southwest Carmen–at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts(BCPA). Featuring the ever-popular music of Bizet, An American Southwest Carmen fuses fiery Flamenco dancing with the athleticism and poetry of Demi-character and Classical ballet in a passionate, poignant portrayal of Bizet’s timeless classic.

Set against the backdrop of the Mexican-American War, this true life Carmen weaves, romance, passion, intrigue and betrayal together to reveal the tragic events surrounding the murder of one of the most notorious female smugglers in the history of the American West. BTM Principal Dancer, Jillian Cyr, will make her debut in the title role of Carmen Candelaria Senna. Her foil, the wealthy Spanish Beauty, Magdalena will be portrayed by Nicole Kelsch, Viejo Wells, her live in lover, will be danced by the dramatically intense, Calder Taylor with the dynamic Alexander Collen as the U.S. Cavalry soldier and marksman who innocently leads Carmen to betrayal and death.

BTM hosts the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra with renowned Conductor Anna Binneweg, who will perform Bizet’s music live for BTM as the first of several collaborations for the two groups. “It is an amazing opportunity amalgamating together the work of two women artists—a conductor and a choreographer—to bring Bizet’s dynamic score alive on stage through the powerful language of dance and symphonic music,” says Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto.

An American Southwest Carmen marks BTM’s final offering for the 2014/2015 Season at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts and is a fitting part of the celebration for the Latino Culture throughout the month of March.

All of BTM’s performances are made possible by our continued partnership with the BCPA and in part by the generosity of the City of Bowie. Purchase tickets online at http://www.balletmaryland.org or call BTM’s office, 410-224-5644, for information.

Ballet Theatre of Maryland, located in Annapolis, MD, is the premier and only fully professional ballet company in Maryland with 30 plus full-time dancers and apprentices and with a fully comprehensive training academy for students. For more information about BTM, visit http://www.balletmaryland .org or call 410-224-5644.