The Learned Ladies at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 8-10

The Learned Ladies at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 8-10

Bishop McNamara High School presents
The Learned Ladies
by Moliere
translated by Richard Wilbur

March 8 – 10, 2024
Friday, March 8 & Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

The Learned Ladies is a romantic comedy originally written during the French Baroque period by Moliere. This translation is by Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry. Henriette and Clitandre are in love and want to get married. However, her mother objects and wants Henriette to marry the poet, Trissotin, who leads the women in the family in academic pursuits. Henriette’s father tries to plead for his daughter to marry the person she loves, but his strong-willed wife resists. Which will prevail – the heart or the mind?

Tickets are TBD. Click here.

Fall Theatre Production TBA at Elizabeth Seton High School, Dec 1-2

Fall Theatre Production TBA at Elizabeth Seton High School, Dec 1-2

Elizabeth Seton High School presents:
Fall Theatre Production
Play To Be Announced

Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm

Play to be announced.

Location: Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg.

http://www.setonhs.org/arts/dramatic-arts, https://www.setonhs.org/about-us/upcoming-events

Tickets: $20. Buy tickets here.

The Improv Group Performance at Prince George’s Community College, Nov 29

The Improv Group Performance at Prince George’s Community College, Nov 29

Prince George’s Community College presents:
The Improv Group Performance

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Location: Prince George’s Community College.

Center for Performing Arts, 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774

This awesome, fast-paced improv show features the PGCC Improv Group using your suggestions as fuel. Our performers will invent custom-made scenes that will make you laugh, cry, or scratch your head in confusion. At the very least, we guarantee to be entertaining.

Free, click here.

Guys and Dolls at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 10-19

Guys and Dolls at Bishop McNamara High School, Nov 10-19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
Guys and Dolls

November 10 – 19, 2023
November 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 7:00 pm
November 12 & 19 at 2:00 pm

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy between Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler and Evangelist Sergeant Sarah Brown, head of Broadway’s Save-a-Soul Mission. Set in New York City in the 1950’s, other colorful characters include showgirls, gamblers, and missionaries. Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell,” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady.”

Tickets are $15. Click here.