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Auditions for Rope by Upstage Artists, Dec 10 & 12

Auditions for Rope by Upstage Artists, Dec 10 & 12

Upstage Artists announces auditions for:
Rope
by Patrick Hamilton
directed by Rick Bergmann

Audition dates: December 10 & 12, 2024 at 7pm

Performances: February 21 – March 2, 2025

Performances will be March 14, 2025 – April 6, 2025

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

For the mere sake of adventure, danger, and the “fun of the thing,” Wyndham Brandon persuades his weak-minded friend, Charles Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate, a perfectly harmless man named Ronald Raglan. They place the body in a wooden chest, and to add spice to their handiwork, invite a few acquaintances, including the dead youth’s father, to a party, the chest with its gruesome contents serving as a supper table.

For more information and to fill in the form, click here.

Upstage Artists presents It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec 7

Upstage Artists presents It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec 7

Upstage Artists presents:
It’s A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play
By Joe Landry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Show dates: Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

One Night Only Benefit Performance to rais money for Emmanuel Food Distribution. Tickets are free and we will collect donations to support the Emmanuel Food Distribution, which provides free food to those in need in Beltsville.

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Tickets: free, donations accepted. For more information click here.

Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024
February 23, 24, March 1 at 7:30
March 2 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
February 25 and March 3 at 2:00 pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Upstage Artists, Dec 4 & 6

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Upstage Artists, Dec 4 & 6

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Auditions: December 4 & 6, 2023

Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705
Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

For more information click here.

Auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace by Upstage Artists, Dec 2 & 3

Auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace by Upstage Artists, Dec 2 & 3

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Auditions will be on December 2 and 3 from 7 to 9 pm and callbacks, if needed, Dec. 4 from 2-4 pm. All Auditions and shows take place at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Performances are February 17 – 28, 2023.

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705. For more information click here.

For more information including audition preparation and parts to be cast, see: https://laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions/