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Sleeping Giant: A Haunting Vignette Show at the Clarice, Dec 5-6

Sleeping Giant: A Haunting Vignette Show at the Clarice, Dec 5-6

Clarice presents:
Maryland Ghostlight Company presents:
Sleeping Giant: A Haunting Vignette Show
by Steve Yockey

Fri, Dec. 5, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Sat, Dec. 6, 2025 | 2:00 pm
Sat, Dec. 6, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Maryland Ghostlight Co. is excited to announce “Sleeping Giant: A Haunting Vignette Show.” Written by Steve Yockey, Sleeping Giant is a haunting dark comedy set in the backdrop of a quiet small town. When an ancient beast is awakened, its residents must deal with strange occurrences — and the meaning of their own lives.

Maryland Ghostlight Company is a student-led theater club dedicated to straight plays. This will be the company’s fifth production.

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Festival of Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 5

Festival of Lessons and Carols at Clarice Smith, Dec 5

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Jason Max Ferdinand, music director
Tactus, UMD Treble Choir, University Chorale, Voix de Chanson, FreundeMusik

Friday, December 5, 2025. 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

UMD Choral Activities rings in the holidays with its Festival of Lessons and Carols, a tradition now in its 24th year. Choirs, brass quintet and organ combine to perform carols, hymns and spoken word that epitomize hope and bring the joy of the season to life. This event takes place at the UMD Memorial Chapel.

Tickets: Regular $30, Seniors: $20, Student/Youth $10. Click here.

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Amm(i)gone at the Clarice, Dec 4-6

Clarice presents:
Amm(i)gone
By Sophocles
Translated and presented by Adil Mansoor

Thu, Dec. 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Fri, Dec. 5, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Sat, Dec. 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Adil Mansoor is a Virgo Pakistani-American theater queerdo. His mother is an Aquarian hijabi Quranic scholar. Since she discovered Adil’s queerness online, their once-close bond now needs rescue. In Amm(i)gone, a portmanteau of “ammi” (“mother” in Urdu) and the Greek heroine Antigone, Mansoor invites us on a journey of heartbreak and repair between mother and son as they embark on an examination and translation of Sophocles’ Antigone into Urdu. Passionately mining Greek tragedy, Islam and their own memories, they seek to recover their love across faith.

Post-Show Conversation: Don’t miss a post-show conversation and Q&A with the artists immediately following the Thu, Dec 4 & Fri, Dec 5 performances!

Tickets: $35, Students/Youth: $15. Click here.

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

Home at the Clarice, Nov 14-21

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents:
Home
By Samm-Art Williams
Directed by KenYatta Rogers

Fri, Nov. 14, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov. 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Wed, Nov. 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Thu, Nov. 20, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov. 21, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

A biographical tale of country life upended by the Vietnam War, Samm-Art Williams’ Tony Award-winning play follows a young Black farm owner and his indomitable spirit as he leans on faith, love, and the pull of the land in the face of losing everything, including himself.

Tickets: $30, Students/Youth: $10. Click here.

Maryland Ghostlight Company Cabaret at the Clarice, Oct 26

Maryland Ghostlight Company Cabaret at the Clarice, Oct 26

Maryland Ghostlight Company Cabaret
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join Maryland Ghostlight Company for their semesterly cabaret in the Cafritz Foundation Theater! The Fall Cabaret is a collection of student performances, including songs, skits, monologues, and scenes. Each performer will prepare a work of their choice and present it at Maryland Ghostlight Company’s biannual Cabaret. All are welcome to attend!

Free, no tickets. Click here.