This is Our Youth at Clarice Smith, Nov 15

This is Our Youth at Clarice Smith, Nov 15

The Weekday Players
This Is Our Youth
Sunday, November 15, 2015. 2PM & 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, Free Admission, no tickets required.

PARENTAL ADVISORY: This performance contains adult subject matter and strong language.

The Weekday Players are proud to present “This is Our Youth” by Kenneth Lonergan for this fall.

A hit off-Broadway in 1996 and in a a Broadway revival in 2014, This is Our Youth follows three young adults in the Upper West Side of Manhattan over the course of one evening. Dennis Ziegler’s friend Warren Straub has been kicked out of his house, and has also stolen $15,000 from his father. Dennis and another friend, Jessica, have their own agendas and plans for the money, which ultimately ties the characters together as the play explores themes of materialism, adolescence, and maturity.

The Weekday Players are excited to present this timely show, as organized, acted, and produced by University of Maryland students. The show is free to the general public.


Tartuffe at Clarice Smith, Nov 6-15

Tartuffe at Clarice Smith, Nov 6-15

Tartuffe
By Moliére
Translated by Richard Wilbur

Fri, Nov 6, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 8, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sun, Nov 8, 2015 . 7:30PM
Wed, Nov 11, 2015 . 7:30PM
Thu, Nov 12, 2015 . 7:30PM
Fri, Nov 13, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Nov 14, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sun, Nov 15, 2015 . 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kogod Theatre, General Admission.

First performed in 1669, Tartuffe is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Molière. The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies explores how Molière’s brilliant portrait of corruption mirrors contemporary themes in religion, politics, duplicity and extremism, as relevant in the 17th century as today.

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 4

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Nov 4

Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 7:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

With beauty and humor, Margot Greenlee’s Medicine by the Book explores the relationship between movement, imagination and the body’s inherent capacity to heal. Inspired by her experiences as a resident choreographer in healthcare settings across the greater DC region, the work combines the excitement of performance with the satisfaction of meaningful discussion and creative involvement. Weaving together compelling scenes from literature and graphic novels with the daily frustrations and long-range aspirations of healthcare professionals, Medicine by the Book reveals the power of our creative minds to heal our ailing bodies. Designed as a focal point for discourse and creativity, Medicine combines theater, storytelling and movement followed by a facilitated audience-and-cast ‘lab’ session to immediately propel the work further. This preview performance will feature faculty members from University of Maryland’s School of Public Health.

Free, or pay what you want.

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Oct 30

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Oct 30

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic Night
October 30, 2015. 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!

Free, no tickets required.

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy at Clarice Smith, Oct 29

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy at Clarice Smith, Oct 29

Dante at 750: A Dramatic Reading of the Divine Comedy
Thursday, October 29, 2015. 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC in collaboration with the University of Maryland at College Park cordially invites you to a dramatic reading of Dante’s Divine Comedy done by students from the Department of French and Italian (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies.