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Ballet Company M Nutcracker at Clarice Smith, Dec 5, In person

Ballet Company M Nutcracker at Clarice Smith, Dec 5, In person

Ballet Company M Nutcracker
Sunday, December 5, 2021 . 3PM EST

Sun, Dec 5, 2021 . 3:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

Ballet Company M is proud to present a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s classic holiday ballet, The Nutcracker.

With the help of her Nutcracker, the audience will travel with Clara from her mother’s holiday party, through a beautiful snowstorm and into the magical Land of the Sweets.

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Click here.

Mozart’s Die Zauberflote at Clarice Smith, Nov 17-21, In person

Mozart’s Die Zauberflote at Clarice Smith, Nov 17-21, In person

Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
Maryland Opera Studio
W.A. Mozart, composer
Emanuel Schikaneder, librettist
Craig Kier, conductor
Amanda Consol, director

November 17-21, 2021
Wed, Nov 17, 2021 . 07:30PM to 10:00PM
Thu, Nov 18, 2021 . 07:30PM to 10:00PM
Fri, Nov 19, 2021 . 07:30PM to 10:00PM
Sun, Nov 21, 2021 . 03:00PM to 05:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

In Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Mozart’s miraculous blend of the human and the supernatural, comedy and romance, draws us into a world where a prince, Tamino, and a princess, Pamina, triumph over every obstacle in their search for wisdom and enlightenment and are finally united in love. With an enduring love story at its heart, plus complex villains and an unforgettable comic sidekick in Papageno, Die Zauberflöte weaves an enchanting tale from start to finish. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Pared down to simplified costumes and minimal production, the fall opera is the art form at its most elemental: the singer, the story and the music take center stage. In addition to the MOS singers, this performance features undergraduate students from UMD Choral Activities and the work of M.F.A. design students from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

About the Maryland Opera Studio:
Under the direction of Craig Kier, the Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art that sustains them.

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Tickets: Pay what you wish, suggested price: $20 Regular, $10 Student. Click here.

Hookman at Clarice Smith, Nov 13-21, In person

Hookman at Clarice Smith, Nov 13-21, In person

Hookman
By Lauren Yee
Nathaniel P. Claridad ’04, director
November 13-21, 2021
Sat, Nov 13, 2021 . 07:30PM
Sun, Nov 14, 2021 . 02:00PM
Sun, Nov 14, 2021 . 07:30PM
Wed, Nov 17, 2021 . 07:30PM
Thu, Nov 18, 2021 . 07:30PM
Fri, Nov 19, 2021 . 07:30PM
Sun, Nov 21, 2021 . 02:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

In what playwright Lauren Yee describes as an “existential slasher comedy,” Hookman tells the story of Lexi, a college freshman who is haunted by the sudden death of her childhood best friend—all while navigating the pressures of being a young woman entering adulthood. The production brings the horror film genre to the stage, inviting audiences to explore themes of grief, trauma and guilt in an up close and personal way.

“Yee’s skill in crafting all the conversations is the great gift of her ‘Hookman,’ and not just for the character-specific comedy and deft social and generational satire packed within them. Beneath all the laughs is a yearning quest for connection and self-definition, struggling to break through the distractions of youth and digital immersion.” — Robert Hurwitt, SFGATE

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Tickets: Pay what you wish, suggested price: $20 Regular, $10 Student. Click here.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Clarice Smith, Nov 7, In person

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Clarice Smith, Nov 7, In person

Young Artists of American present:
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
By Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sunday, November 7, 2021 . 4PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

The story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a tale that follows the journey of a dreamer. Joseph is the son of Jacob and one of twelve brothers. He is given a coat of many colors by his father, which is symbolic of his favor and an object of his brothers’ jealousy. The brothers decide to sell Joseph into slavery after initially plotting to have him killed. Convincing their father that his favorite son has died, they reveal his tattered coat and believe that they are rid of him once and for all. From his homeland of Canaan, Joseph is taken to Egypt where he becomes the slave of Egyptian millionaire Potiphar and earns his trust. Managing his household, he soon has to ward off the affections of Potiphar’s wife. Enraged and unwilling to assess the situation, Potiphar has Joseph thrown into jail where he interprets the dreams of his cellmates. The prisoners are awed by his hidden talents of interpretation and encourage Joseph to pursue dreams of his own.

Joseph’s fortunes take a turn for the better as the Pharaoh hears rumors of his talent. Having strange recurring dreams about cows and ears of corn, the Pharaoh asks Joseph what his mysterious dreams could mean. Joseph determines that they are omens of a famine that will swipe the land in seven years. This foresight allows actions to be made to prevent devastation and grants Joseph a position as the second most powerful man in Egypt. Back in Canaan, Joseph’s brothers are afflicted by starvation and regret their treatment of Joseph. Hearing of the prosperity of Egypt, they unknowingly ask for Joseph’s help. He devises a test to see if his brothers have changed their ways, and finally reveals himself donning his Technicolor dreamcoat once again.
Health + Safety

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Join Young Artists of America at Strathmore as over 80 talented young performers kick off YAA’s 10th anniversary season as well as their return to the mainstage with this timeless production!

Please enjoy a video of a previous YAA performance at The Clarice.

Tickets: $30 Regular, $28 Senior, $20 Student. Click here.

The World is on Fire and Chiffon at Clarice Smith, Oct 29-31, In person

TDPS Experimental Performance Series at Clarice Smith, Oct 29-31, In person

TDPS Experimental Performance Series
October 29-31, 2021

The World is On Fire, but Here is A Dance choreographed by Maggie Laszewski, M.F.A. Dance ’23
Chiffon written by Ayanna Hill, B.A. Theatre ’22

Fri, Oct 29, 2021 . 07:30PM to 09:30PM
Sat, Oct 30, 2021 . 07:30PM to 09:30PM
Sun, Oct 31, 2021 . 02:00PM to 04:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. In Person.

The World is On Fire, but Here is A Dance choreographed by Maggie Laszewski

This physical theater performance is an episodic exploration that mirrors the “rule of three” in comedy, a practice in repetition that creates an element of surprise. Staged as a low-budget comedy club experience, this work explores how subtle shifts of meaning reverberate and create chaos in a system of repeated words and actions.

Chiffon written by Ayanna Hill

Chiffon is a play about a young girl fighting against the expectations of femininity during the drastic shift in self-image that comes during early adolescence. She fights against the molds that she feels pressured to fit into and struggles with her ability to embrace her femininity and the body she was born into.

Health + Safety: There may be COVID safety policies such as mask requirements in place when you attend this event. Please see our health & safety page for the most up to date information about attendance!

Tickets: Free, tickets required. Click here.