2nd Star Productions
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------TICKET PRICES 2009 -----
General Admission - $20
Seniors (60+) and Full Time Students - $17
Discount available for prepaid groups
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Please call our box office for reservations or info at
(410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819
Quality Theatrical Productions
at the Bowie Playhouse
in Bowie, MD Since 1996
This page was last updated on: November 18, 2009
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Our Nonprofit Status...
2nd Star Productions is now incorporated as a non-profit organization, making it possible for you to support us and get a tax break for doing so! Please help support our quest for excellent theater. Your tax-deductible contributions are greatly appreciated and will be well spent. All contributions include membership and an acknowledgment in our show programs.$1000 ------ Super Novas$500 ------- Starmakers$250 ------- Sunbeams$100 ------- Moonbeams$50 --------- Sparklers$25 ---------- Stardusters Contact us at the phone numbers listed above, or by e-mail. Just click the "Contact 2nd Star" button above. Thank you for your support!
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Latest News from 2nd Star ...Fall 2009
2nd Star Productions is supported in part by a grant from
the Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission.
Looking for Volunteers...
2nd Star Productions is always in need of volunteers! If you have a skill you'd like to share, and some free time, let us know.
We are currently looking for help in the following areas:
Ushers,
Seamstresses,
Anyone with a "box truck" that we could use
for transporting our sets to the theater.
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Please contact our volunteer coordinator, Patti Mangum
at pamangum(at)aol.com (use the @ symbol for 'at')
2nd Star Productions proudly presents
Lerner and Loewe's classic musical
"Brigadoon"
Nov. 6 thru Dec. 5, 2009
at the BOWIE PLAYHOUSE
in Whitemarsh Park
Directed by Jane B. Wingard
Co-Directed by Brian Douglas
Musical Direction by Chuck Hastings
Choreography by Christine Asero
Fridays Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM
Closing performance is
Saturday Dec. 5 at 3 PM
Beautiful music, stunning voices and wonderful highland dance lead this miraculous tale through a maze of love and loss. Set in the 18th century in the Highlands of Scotland, Brigadoon teaches a hardened modern day New Yorker that though "'Tis the hardest thing in the world to give everythin', "tis usually the only way to get everythin'."
Featured vocalist include John Day, Barbara Hartzell, Nic Petersen and Hannah Thornhill.
Featured dancers include Sammi Thornhill, Vivian Wingard, James Poole, Karen Hastings, Zac Fadler and Nathan Bowen. All are backed by an outstanding chorus of singers and dancers.
Now On Stage - "Brigadoon"
2nd Star News Update
The 2nd Star Newsletter is out for Summer 2009.
To read the latest news, please click the button "2nd Star News" in the blue bar at left.
Don and Loretta Smith Retire!
After thirty one outstanding productions with 2nd Star, our esteemed Music Director, Mr. Donald K. Smith has announced that "Man of La Mancha" will be his last show with us. Mr. Don and his wife Loretta have been with us since our 2nd season! Their perfectionism and great skills have helped mold 2nd Star from very near the beginning. Their expertise will be missed both in the musical productions and in the business of running the house.
Should they get bored, the 2nd Star door is always open, but in the meantime, enjoy your extra time, Don and Loretta, knowing that you are loved and appreciated. Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts!
Below: Don Smith (center) and his Orchestra on the set of "Man of La Mancha"
2nd Star Wins Ruby Griffith Award!
In 1969 the British Embassy Players established the Ruby Griffith Awards for outstanding achievement in theatrical productions in Washington, DC and surrounding areas.
On July 12th, 2nd Star Productions was awarded the 2008-2009 Ruby Griffith Award for
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical for “Man of La Mancha”. This year approximately 30 theatre companies were considered, twelve of those for musicals. This the third Ruby Griffith for 2nd Star, the former being Outstanding Achievement for Mame in 2004 and 2nd runner up in 2002 for Guys and Dolls. Pictured are, from left: presenter Sarah Frankland, Michael Galizia (Don Quixote), Christine Asero (Dulcinea), Brian Douglas (Sancho).
Congratulations to the cast and crew, and a special thanks to Don Smith and his orchestra!
NEW! To see a clip of thre show,
(You will be taken to the City of Bowie's website)
2nd Star Productions recently closed
Neil Simon's comedy
"The Dinner Party"
Sept. 4 thru Sept. 19, 2009
at the BOWIE PLAYHOUSE
in Whitemarsh Park
Directed by Charles W. Maloney,
the cast featured Heather Tuckfield, Heidi Toll,
Joanne Bauer, Dave O'Brien,
Jerry Khatcheressian, and Steven Rosenthal.
Great job, everyone!
Congratulations to the Cast of "The Dinner Party"
