Baltimore at Clarice Smith, Feb 26-Mar 5

Baltimore at Clarice Smith, Feb 26-Mar 5

Baltimore
Big Ten New Play Initiative
By Kirsten Greenidge
Director Leslie Felbain

Fri, Feb 26, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 27, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 28, 2016 . 2:00PM
Wed, Mar 2, 2016 . 7:30PM
Thu, Mar 3, 2016 . 7:30PM
Wed, Mar 4, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 5, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 5, 2016 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge is a contemporary story about the loss of innocence and the coming of age of a student forced to encounter the social ramifications of difference and her own cultural relevance.

Baltimore is a Big Ten Theatre Consortium’s New Play Initiative for women playwrights.

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $10 Students. Buy tickets here.

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Twelfth Night at Clarice Smith, Feb 26 & 27

Filter in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company presents
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare

Fri, Feb 26, 2016 . 8:00PM
Sat, Feb 27, 2016 . 8:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

Warning: loud noises.

A venerable institution teams up with an upstart theater company to create an explosive, radically-cut, fast-paced version of Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity in which nothing is hidden. Everything is revealed. The stage is awash with cables and instruments, costume changes occur in front of the audience and performance decisions are made on the hoof.

Combined, the live chemistry between actors, audience, text and sound explode into a vital and exhilarating theatrical experience. In Filter’s hands, Twelfth Night is constantly shifting and never the same twice.

“Filter’s lo-fi, 90min remix of Shakespeare’s comedy infects the audience with the play’s celebratory spirit of madness from the start…You leave feeling slightly changed yourself.” — The Metro (London)

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10.

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Feb 19

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Feb 19

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7:30pm.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

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

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

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

Troilus and Cressida at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-20

Troilus and Cressida at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-20

Troilus and Cressida
By William Shakespeare

Director Matthew R. Wilson

Fri, Feb 12, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 13, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 14, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sun, Apr 17, 2016 . 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 18, 2016 . 7:30PM
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 20, 2016 . 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 20, 2016 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, General Admission.

The classic love tale of Troilus and Cressida set in the Trojan war is re-envisioned to feature students cast as icons, and a homecoming atmosphere where everything is about TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student/Youth: $10, NextLEVEL (Limit 2 per show): Regular: $20. Buy tickets here.

God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball at Clarice Smith, Feb 12-13

God Bless Baseball
by Toshiki Okada

February 12 & 13, 2016 . 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission.

When baseball (Yakyū) was imported from the United States early in the last century, it almost immediately gained popularity, spreading across Japan to the point that it became the most watched and played sport in the country. A similar wave of excitement swept Korea.

A huge baseball fan, Toshiki Okada, playwright and director of the company chelfitsch, is already recognized as one of the most exciting artists of his generation. In this new work, he uses the most American of sports to reflect on the over-reaching influence the United States has on everyday life in Japan and Korea.

Like so much of his work, God Bless Baseball looks at contemporary life and asks how much has been gained and what is lost when our traditions and culture become more porous in a shrinking world.

General Public: Regular: $25, Student: $10.