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Hip Hop Anansi at the Clarice, Apr 18-26

Hip Hop Anansi at the Clarice, Apr 18-26

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Hip Hop Anansi
by Eisa Davis
directed by Paige Hernandez

April 18–26, 2025
Fri, Apr 18, 2025 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 19, 2025 . 1:00PM: Includes ASL interpretation.
Sat, Apr 19, 2025 . 4:00PM
Fri, Apr 25, 2025 . 7:30PM: Includes an audio description.
Sat, Apr 26, 2025 . 11:00AM
The April 26 performance is free and not ticketed as part of Maryland Day 2025.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The story of Anansi and his trickster family is put into a sleek hip hop context for Hip Hop Anansi, a modern, all-ages adaptation of a traditional Ashanti folktale. Anansi wants the Golden Fly Pie Award for Tricksterism and is not above outwitting his own family to win it. But his rhyming, break dancing, graffiti-ing children are ready to claim the prize in their own right. Paige Hernandez, Associate Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, directs this new vision of a classic African folk tale as penned by the acclaimed actress, playwright and singer-songwriter Eisa Davis.

Tickets: Tickets: $25 Public, $10 Students, click here.

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) at the Clarice, Apr 11-19

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) at the Clarice, Apr 11-19

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Maryland Opera Studio:
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor)
April 11–19, 2025
Fri, Apr 11, 2025 . 7:30PM
Sun, Apr 13, 2025 . 3:30PM
Wed, Apr 16, 2025 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 19, 2025 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber Von Windsor) is a German adaptation of Shakespeare’s beloved play, telling the story of notorious drunkard and womanizer Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to woo two married women. After receiving identical letters from Falstaff suggesting illicit affairs, Frau Fluth and Frau Reich decide to teach him a well-deserved lesson and prove their fidelity to their husbands. At the same time, the Reich’s youngest daughter must thwart her parent’s plans to marry her off.

Decorated with a rich orchestration, Nicolai’s comic opera is a tale of love and empowerment, depicting the triumph of cleverness over folly.
ABOUT THE MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.

Tickets: Tickets: $25 Public, $10 Students, click here.

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents Deadline at the Clarice, Apr 11

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents Deadline at the Clarice, Apr 11

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Maryland Ghostlight Company Spring Cabaret
Deadline: a murder mystery comedy

Friday, April 11, 2025 • 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Maryland Ghostlight Company presents, Deadline: a murder mystery comedy.

When eight mystery writers arrive at a legendary writer’s fog-shrouded island mansion in the North Atlantic, they think they’re ready for the Deadline Challenge—twenty-four restful hours to write as much of their new novel as possible. But the Deadline Challenge is anything but restful. In reality, the writers are brought together to solve a murder—the victim yet be determined, and the killer yet to strike. If a writer can design and execute a perfect murder and get away with it, they’ll win a million dollars (which is a lot of money for a writer). Who will live? Who will die? Who will survive the Deadline?

Ghostlight provides a place for UMD students to produce, perform and design published contemporary plays in a student-run environment.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required, click here.

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Apr 5

Experimental Performance Series at the Clarice, Apr 5

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Experimental Performance Series #4
Saturday, April 5, 2025 • 2PM & 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Experimental Performance Series is a collection of self produced works from undergraduate and graduate students in theatre and dance, ranging from production of established works to brand new plays and choreography.

Tickets: free, tickets required, click here.

The Muses Spring Production at the Clarice, Apr 3

The Muses Spring Production at the Clarice, Apr 3

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
The Muses Spring Production

Thursday, April 3, 2025 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The Muses proudly present their Original Works Projects, a memorable night of short plays written, directed, and performed by women who are either current UMD students or alumni. This event showcases new works that are sure to excite and inspire you.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required, click here.