Tag Archives: University of Maryland

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 7

Kreativity Open Mic at Clarice Smith, Mar 7

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Open Mic
Thursday, March 7, 2015 at 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!

Festival of Subversive Artists and Minds at Clarice Smith, Mar 7 at 8:15am

The Festival of Subversive Artists and Minds Graduate Symposium at Clarice Smith, Mar 7 at 8:15am

The Festival of Subversive Artists and Minds Graduate Symposium
Subverting Academia and Subversive Academics
Saturday, March 7, 2015. 8:15AM-6PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, general admission.

School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies will host Subverting Academia and Subversive Academics, Saturday, March 7, 2015.

This interdisciplinary symposium aims to offer an opportunity for scholars and artists to engage subversion’s multiple meanings and uses in research, artistic practice, scholarship and pedagogy.
Schedule

8:15AM: Registration and Welcome
9AM-Noon: Sessions
Noon: Lunch Break
1:30-4:30PM: Sessions
5-6PM: Keynote Address

Following the symposium, participants are encouraged to purchase tickets to see Good Kids in the Kay Theatre at 7:30PM.

Rotis, Tortillas & Wonder Bread at Clarice Smith, Mar 3

Rotis, Tortillas & Wonder Bread at Clarice Smith, Mar 3

Rotis, Tortillas & Wonder Bread
March 3, 2015 at 7:30pm
A night of true stories about culture and identity

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Free, no tickets required. Cafritz Foundation Theatre, General Admission.

Description:

Six professional storytellers from SpeakeasyDC tell true stories about their lives, revealing the challenges, rebellions, and celebrations of being part of particular groups that have been pegged in American society as “other” and misunderstood — sometimes comically and sometimes tragically. Stories are expertly crafted and combine humor, honesty, and insight to create an unforgettable night of riveting entertainment.

Black Theatre Symposium: Artistic Housing at Clarice Smith, Feb 28 at 9am

Black Theatre Symposium: Artistic Housing at Clarice Smith, Feb 28 at 9am

Black Theatre Symposium
Saturday, February 28, 2015, all day

A day-long symposium on black theatre, including a performance of Artistic Housing by Seret Scott at 10:30am. Registration fee includes a ticket to the evening performance of Good Kids.

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Who are the exemplars of excellence in black theatre? Which institutions are successfully cultivating black theatre practitioners? How do we facilitate inclusion and diversity in the technical and administrative aspects of the field? How can black performers expand their artistry and marketability?

Theatre professionals, scholars, and students will convene to discuss and take action around these questions as we explore the expansion of of an inclusive presence and influence in the field of theatre.

Sessions will include panel discussions, workshops, a special performance of Seret Scott’s one-woman play, Artistic Housing.

One ticket to The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ production of Good Kids is included with payment of the full registration fee. Students and volunteers participating in the symposium may purchase a ticket for $5.00.

Registration: $35
Free student tickets available February 9, 2015
Lunch and one ticket to the February 28 performance of Good Kids is included in registration fee.

Good Kids at Clarice Smith, Feb 27-Mar 7

Good Kids at Clarice Smith, Feb 27-Mar 7

Big Ten New Play Initiative: Good Kids
By Naomi Iizuka
February 28 – March 7, 2015
Director Seret Scott

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Fri, Feb 27, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 28, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sun, Mar 1, 2015 . 2:00PM
Wed, Mar 4, 2015 . 7:30PM
Thu, Mar 5, 2015 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 . 7:30PM
Sat, Mar 7, 2015 . 2:00PM
Sat, Mar 7, 2015 . 7:30PM

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Description: UMD has partnered with the Big Ten Conference schools to create a new playwriting and performance initiative. Known as the Big Ten Theatre Chairs, the group will commission, produce and publicize new plays in an effort to influence the national dialogue about women playwrights and aim to produce higher-caliber plays that are effective tools for teaching theatre students.

The program’s first commissioned work, Good Kids, is written by Naomi Iizuka, one of the nation’s most acclaimed young authors and head of playwriting at University of California, San Diego.

Good Kids explores a casual sexual encounter gone wrong, and its very public aftermath. Who is telling the truth? Whose version of the story do you believe? What does that say about you? This play responds to actual events that went on to generate a national dialogue.