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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at Clarice Smith, Oct 7-15

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at Clarice Smith, Oct 7-15

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Alvin Mayes and Scot Reese

October 7-15, 2022
Fri, Oct 7, 2022 . 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 9, 2022 . 3:00PM
Thu, Oct 13, 2022 . 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 14, 2022 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 15, 2022 . 2:00PM
Sat, Oct 15, 2022 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.

Pulitzer Prize winning Lynn Nottage’s comedy By The Way, Meet Vera Stark creates a microcosm of race and culture in the Golden Age of Hollywood that resounds to this day. Vera Stark, maid to aging Hollywood star Gloria Mitchell, is given a stereotypical role in an antebellum film starring none other than Gloria! This deeply complex but stirring story tackles the paradox faced by Black actors due to the entertainment industry’s continued racial stereotyping.

“Critic’s Pick! It is such a good show! So clever, so playful, so keen to shapeshift and timeslip and whiz through half a dozen separate genres.” –The New York Times

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Tickets: Pay What You Wish. Click here.

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Aug 19-Sep 3

Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Miss Cody Jones
produced by Nathan Bowen

August 19 – September 3, 2022

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Winner of the 2017 Pulitizer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $25.00 for General Admission, $22.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $15 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Auditions for Sweat by by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, May 31 & June 2

Auditions for Sweat by by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, May 31 & June 2

2nd Star Productions announces auditions for:
Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Miss Cody Jones
produced by Nathan Bowen

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Audition Dates & Times: Tuesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 2 at 7 pm.
Audition Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715

Winner of the 2017 Pulitizer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Those who wish to audition may attend either the Tuesday or Thursday dates, not both. Doors open at 6:45 pm and auditions will start at 7:00 pm. Please arrive no later than 8:00 pm. Callbacks Date & Time: Saturday, June 4 at 11am-2pm. Callbacks Location: Online via Zoom. Please keep Saturday clear in case you are called back. If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by email by noon on Friday, June 3. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will primarily be held on Tuesday nights (7-10 pm), Thursday nights (7-10 pm), and Saturday mornings (11-3 pm) beginning early June. Not all actors will be required for all rehearsals; and conflicts can be honored. Load-in is Saturday, August 13, and technical rehearsals will run each evening until opening on August 19.

Performances: August 19 – September 3, 2022, Fridays through Sundays.

For more information about these auditions, click here.

Intimate Apparel at Clarice Smith, Oct 9-17

Intimate Apparel at Clarice Smith, Oct 9-17

Intimate Apparel
By Lynn Nottage

Fri, Oct 9, 2015. 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 10, 2015. 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 11, 2015. 2:00PM
Wed, Oct 14, 2015. 7:30PM
Thu, Oct 15, 2015. 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 16, 2015. 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 17, 2015. 2:00PM
Sat, Oct 17, 2015. 7:30PM

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

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage explores the strength of the human spirit through the story of Esther, an African American seamstress in New York in 1905 when social and class lines were clearly drawn and seemingly impassible. Directed by Helen Hayes Award nominee Jennifer Nelson.

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