Death Takes a Holiday at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 7-23

Death Takes a Holiday at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Nov 7-23

Friday November 7, 2014 through Sunday November 23, 2014
Death Takes a Holiday
by Walter Ferris
Directed by Mark T. Allen
Produced by Maureen C. Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

This striking drama is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which he falls in love with a beautiful girl and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The character who symbolizes Death is a very human person, with no conventional claptrap dragged in for mere effect. Here is a play that stimulates discussion and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy of the problems of love and death.

Performances run weekends from Friday November 7, 2014 through Sunday November 23, 2014 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 $12. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Auditions for The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 11-14

Auditions for Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 11-14

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Auditions for William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors will be held

October 11, 2014 at 10:00 AM
October 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM
October 14, 2104 at 7:00 PM

Director Joshua McKerrow will be casting:

LMP is seeking actors and performers of all kinds to bring this immersive experience to life in January 2015.

Please prepare a roughly 2-minute classical monologue and be prepared to read sides from the play. Bring a recent headshot and resume. All roles nonpaid.

Performances are scheduled to run from January 2, 2015 to January 18, 2015.

For more information see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Sunday matinee performances will be held at 2:00 PM on October 12 and October 19.

This groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls… offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.

“A triumphant event, filled with humor. Pure theatre.” – New York Daily News “A poignant, gripping, angry and beautiful work.” – Time

Performances run weekends from Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014 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. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Auditions for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 16-22

Auditions for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 16-22

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Auditions for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will be held on:

September 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM
September 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM
September 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Director TJ Lukacsina will be casting:

Principals:
3 Women, 3 Men
Featured: 2 Women, 3 Men
Ensemble: Large singing-dancing ensemble consisting of several different character groups.

Dress comfortably and be prepared for some movement. No flip flops, only dance shoes or sneakers.

There will be cold readings from the script.

Performances are scheduled to run from December 5, 2014 to December 27, 2014.

For more information see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 5-28

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 5-28

Friday September 5, 2014 through Sunday September 28, 2014
The Mousetrap
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Carl Randolph
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Description: A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis. He no sooner arrives, when the jurist is killed. Two down, and one to go. To get to the rationale of the murderer’s pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French. Performances run weekends from Friday September 5, 2014 through Sunday September 28, 2014 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 $12. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.