Tag Archives: Maureen Rogers

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Out of the Blue at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 11

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Out of the Blue – Reflections from Ground Zero
Written and Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performance: Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 8pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Join us for a moving presentation in the form of a staged reading of quotes from First Responders to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These quotes are taken from interviews with men and women who were part of the rescue and recovery mission after the attacks and subsequent collapse of the Twin Towers and surrounding buildings.

A group of talented and dedicated actors will recreate the words of police, firefighters, and volunteers, as they navigated the overwhelming and dangerous tasks of searching for survivors, putting out fires, and evacuating Lower Manhattan to get citizens to safety.

Ticket prices are $20 general admission and must be purchased in advance.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Wounded Warriors.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Auditions for The Hollow by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 7 & 8

Auditions for The Hollow by Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 7 & 8

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
The Hollow
By Agatha Christie
Directed by Larry Simmons
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Audition Dates: Sunday & Monday, September 7 & 8, 2025 at 7PM

Performance Dates: October 31 – November 23, 2025
Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse.

Web of Murder is a gripping murder mystery who-dunnit filled with dark family secrets, blackmail, greed, and revenge. Set in a brooding mansion high atop a remote cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the play centers on the wealthy heiress Minerva Osterman, who has convened her potential heirs for an advance reading of her will. Confined to a wheelchair for many years, the domineering Minerva has turned her desolate mansion into a virtual prison – not only for herself, but also for her quiet and long-suffering daughter Stephanie and her gentle and sympathetic housekeeper Nora, as they daren’t disobey lest they be disinherited. She is cared for by her personal physician, Dr. Adler, who also resides in the mansion. Fearing that her death may be imminent, Minerva has summoned all her possible heirs to watch their reactions as the will is read. She knows that it will please some and disappoint others – unless they take the sinister steps necessary to protect their interests. She asks her two nieces, Mary and Belle, to come alone, but they arrive with their respective fiancés, whom Minerva grudgingly allows to stay. Before revealing the contents of her will, however, she has the mysterious Dr. Adler put her into a hypnotic trance, during which she picks up a deck of cards and turns over the three of clubs – the card of death. Her prediction is that someone in the room will die before the weekend is over – a prediction that comes true when she herself dies. After that, more bodies turn up, and fear and suspicion grow among those remaining. The will mysteriously disappears before it was ever read. In the end, after agonizing twists and turns a murderer is unmasked – in a chilling, exciting climax that is held off until the final perilous moments of the play.

For more information, click here.

Newsies, Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 1-17

Newsies, Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 1-17

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Disney’s Newsies Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Music Directed by Mimi Kuhn McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances August 1 – 17, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.
Friday August 1 at 8pm
Saturday August 2 at 8pm
Sunday August 3 at 2pm
Friday August 8 at 8pm
Saturday August 9 at 8pm
Sunday August 10 at 2pm
Friday August 15 at 8pm
Saturday August 16 at 8pm
Sunday August 17 at 2pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Laurel Mill Playhouse’s Annual Children’s show, ages 8 – 18.

Newsies JR. is a Disney musical based on the 1992 film and 2012 Broadway musical of the same name. It tells the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy who leads a strike against unfair pricing by newspaper publishers. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, the musical features a Tony Award-winning score and includes classic songs like “Carrying the Banner” and “Seize the Day”.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $23, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $18

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Laughing Stock at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jul 11-20

Laughing Stock at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jul 11-20

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents:
Laughing Stock
By Charles Morey
Directed by Tatum Moss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Performances July 11 – 20, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

When “The Playhouse,” a rustic New England summer theatre, schedules a repertory season of Dracula, Hamlet and Charley’s Aunt, comic mayhem ensues. We follow the well-intentioned but over-matched company from outrageous auditions to ego-driven rehearsals through opening nights gone disastrously awry to the elation of a great play well told and the comic and nostalgic season close.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20, Children 18 and under, Seniors 65 and over, and active duty military: $15

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Auditions for Newsies, Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 7

Auditions for Newsies, Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jun 7

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for their annual Children’s show:
Disney’s Newsies Jr. and Kid’s Cabaret
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Ages 8 – 17.

Auditions will be June 7, 8 & 9.
Performances August 1 – 17, 2025
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Registration fee is $65.00 and should be paid at our first meetings/rehearsals (6/7 , 6/8, and 6/9). Individual forms must be submitted for each participant, even for members of the same family. The $65 fee covers participation, a show t-shirt, a show DVD, and a cast party. This fee also entitles each participant to one(1) complimentary ticket to the show.*

On Saturday, 6/7, 11am-1pm, participants will learn two audition songs and a short dance combination. On Sunday, 6/8, 5-7pm, participants will audition for various parts in the show using the songs and the dance they learned. On Monday, 6/9, 5:30-8:00pm, parts will announced and rehearsals begin.

Registration is $65. For more information and to register, click here.

For further information, please call 301-617-9906, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.