Tag Archives: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Clarice, Feb 21-28

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Clarice, Feb 21-28

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
by Ntozake Shange
directed by Ama Law and Fatima Quander

February 21–28, 2025
Fri, Feb 21, 2025 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 22, 2025 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 23, 2025 . 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 26, 2025 . 7:30PM: Includes an audio description.
Thu, Feb 27, 2025 . 7:30PM: Includes ASL interpretation.
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Ntozake Shange’s highly influential 1976 choreopoem for colored girls… might well be the most performed and important piece of theater created expressly by and for Black women in the history of the United States. The work has been adapted for both film and television and can boast a Tony-nominated Broadway revival as recently as 2022. UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies faculty members Ama Law and Fatima Quander direct a loving rendition of Shange’s masterpiece that proves its timelessness.

Tickets: $25 Public, $10 Students, click here.

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble, Anansi the Spider, by M-NCPPC, Feb 16

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble, Anansi the Spider, by M-NCPPC, Feb 16

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission announces auditions for:
Teen Performance Ensemble
Anansi the Spider

Audition dates: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 3pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Prince George’s County Suite at the Clarice.

Join the Teen Performance Ensemble and be part of an exciting new production of Anansi the Spider, a vibrant African folk tale brought to life through music, dance, and drama! This is your chance to perform in a professional tour, develop your acting skills, and get paid for doing what you love. Rehearsals run from April to June, with performances from June 30 to August 8. Pay is $15/hr. Don’t miss this opportunity to shine on stage!

For more information and to fill in the form, click here.

Contact:
Megan Merchant, Career – Arts Specialist
Megan.Merchant@Pgparks.com

The Fishwife at the Clarice, Feb 14

The Fishwife at the Clarice, Feb 14

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
New Work Reading: The Fishwife
Composed by Ashi Day

Friday, February 14, 2025 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

From traditional arias to jaunty sea Shanties, The Fishwife is an inventive reimagining of the Brothers Grimm The Fisherman and His Wife. Composed by Ashi Day and commissioned by the Maryland Opera Studio, this new work expands on the original story in an operatic collage of musical languages and styles.

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 form to sustain those audiences.

Free, no tickets required, click here.

Kreativity Open Mic at the Clarice, Feb 14

Kreativity Open Mic at the Clarice, Feb 14

Kreativity Open Mic

Friday, February 14, 2025. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Jaha Koo: Cuckoo at the Clarice, Feb 12 & 13

Jaha Koo: Cuckoo at the Clarice, Feb 12 & 13

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Jaha Koo: Cuckoo
February 12 & 13, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Employing bittersweet and humorous dialogues, theatermaker Jaha Koo and his clever rice cookers take you on a journey through the last 20 years of Korean history, combining personal experience with political events and reflections on happiness, economic crises and death.

The play will be performed in Korean and English, with English subtitles.

압력사회, 증발되는 밥. 구자하의 연극 ‘쿠쿠’ 작품은 해킹된 밥솥들과의 대화를 통해, 아시아 금융 위기와 관련한 정치적 사건, 경제 위기 그리고 행복과 죽음에 대해 성찰하며 한국의 지난 이십여 년의 역사를 돌아본다.

본 연극은 한국어와 영어로 공연되고, 영문자막이 제공됩니다.

Tickets: $25 Public, $10 Students, click here.