Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

GARBAGE KIDS BY JAYME KILBURN

May 19 – June 12, 2016
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Belly and Scuzzy are friends; friends who have been abandoned by their parents, live in and out of foster care, and have a hard time feeling normal. Act one is a memory play experienced through the lens of its main characters. The play begins in a waiting room. Belly and Scuzzy sit anxiously waiting for their arms or legs to be cut off, they’re not sure which. Belly returns from the doctor’s office with a gaping hole in his arm, Scuzzy with a piece of candy. As Belly and Scuzzy grow into adulthood, Scuzzy befriends a lonely woman who pesters her to take the place of her daughter. While Belly struggles with perfecting his street singing, ultimately giving up his aspirations for a job at KFC. Act two focuses on adulthood, in real-time. Belly and Scuzzy’s relationship is put under duress, the two ultimately finding that they are a harsh reminders of the other’s inadequacy and loneliness.

Tickets are $20. Buy tickets here.

Tags: Venus Theatre Play Shack, Laurel Maryland, Garbage Kids, Jayme Kilburn

Assassins at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 29-May 22

Assassins at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 29-May 22

Assassins
book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim

Friday April 29, 2016 through Sunday May 22, 2016

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American dream.

Performances run weekends from Friday April 29, 2016 through Sunday May 22, 2016 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $17. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

I Hate Hamlet at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 1-17

I Hate Hamlet at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Apr 1 – 17

I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday April 1, 2016 through Sunday April 17, 2016

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

A young and successful television actor relocates to New York, where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there’s one problem: He hates Hamlet. His dilemma deepens with the entrance of John Barrymore’s ghost, who arrives intoxicated and in full costume to the apartment that once was his. The contrast between the two actors, the towering, dissipated Barrymore whose Hamlet was the greatest of his time, and Andrew Rally, hot young television star, leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television, and yes, the apartment.

Performances run weekends from Friday April 1, 2016 through Sunday April 17, 2016 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Fur at Venus Theatre, Mar 17-Apr 10

Fur at Venus Theatre, Mar 17-Apr 10

FUR BY MIGDALIA CRUZ

March 17 – April 10, 2016
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Fur is the story of Citrona, a hirsute young woman who is purchased by Michael at a sideshow to be his bride. Michael has a fetish for animals and runs a pet shop in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles which has become a giant sand pit. He hires Nena, an animal trapper to catch and bring food to the caged Citrona. But Citrona falls in love with Nena who’s in love with Michael. A tragi-comic triangular retelling of the Beauty & the Beast where the beast wins.

Tickets are $20. Buy tickets here.

Man of La Mancha at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 26 – Mar 20

Man of La Mancha at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 26 – Mar 20

Man of La Mancha
Written by Dale Wasserman
Directed by Daniel Douek
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Musical Director: Mimi Kuhn McGinniss

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Friday February 26, 2016 through Sunday March 20, 2016.

The classic story about tilting with windmills and reaching the unreachable star, set in a Spanish dungeon in the 16th century. Don Quixote de la Mancha’s quest for honor and right in a world gone mad is deeply moving but laced with humor and superb music.

Performances run weekends from Friday February 26, 2016 through Sunday March 20, 2016 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $18. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.