Tag Archives: Free Performance

Henson Awards Showcase at Clarice Smith, Apr 3

Henson Awards Showcase at Clarice Smith, Apr 3

Henson Awards Showcase
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 . 7:30PM

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

The talented student recipients of the Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry will perform/present their funded projects. This year’s student presenters are Kristen Ahern (MFA Design candidate), Olivia Brann (MA candidate), Chris Brusberg (MFA Design candidate), and Stacey Carlson (MFA Dance candidate).

The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies hosts an annual competition and recipients are awarded funds to create a puppet project or performance. The Jim Henson Fund for Puppetry was established by the Henson family to honor the memory of Jim Henson (1960), creator of the world famous Muppets.

Free, no tickets required.

Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One at the Beltsville Public Library, Mar 25

Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One at the Beltsville Public Library, Mar 25

Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One

Monday, March 25, 2019 at 7:00pm

Location: Beltsville Public Library 4319 Sellman Road, Beltsville MD 20705.

Description:
“Harriet Tubman – The Chosen One” is a dynamic one-woman show that takes its audience on one of the many journeys Ms. Tubman took on the Underground Railroad.

Free Performance.

Beech Tree Puppets presents The Fisherman and His Wife at College Park Arts Exchange, Mar 23

Beech Tree Puppets presents The Fisherman and His Wife at College Park Arts Exchange, Mar 23

Beech Tree Puppets presents:
The Fisherman and His Wife

Sunday, March 24, 2019, 3:00 pm, Old Parish House

Location: College Park Arts Exchange

A classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, presented in Beech Tree’s serene and mesmerizing style.

Free and Open to the Public

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 1

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 1

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic Night
Friday, March 1, 2019 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!

Free, no tickets required.

Welcome to Sis’s at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Feb 16

Welcome to Sis’s at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Feb 16

Ally Theatre Company presents:
Welcome to Sis’s

Saturday, February 16, 2019, Reception: 2pm, Reading: 3pm

Location: Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, 4318 Gallatin St, Hyattsville, MD

A Performance by Ally Theatre Company of an original play written by Doug Robinson. Welcome to Sis’s, reimagines the story of Sis’s Tavern in North Brentwood. The play takes place during the 1920-30s and explores the meaning of community, the commonplace, and how it was shaped through racial segregation. Blending the genres of original comedy and drama, and based on historical inspiration, this play presents a unique view of racial inequality, oppression, and segregation right in our own backyard.

Free.

This is the first reading of an original play. The play will be performed at Joe’s Movement Emporium, May 3-5, 2019.