Published on: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

TEZA

In celebration of Black History Month, the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc. and the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, in cooperation with the City of Hyattsville, present the premiere Maryland showing of TEZA, the latest release from world-renowned, independent filmmaker Haile Gerima. A one-week limited engagement of TEZA will begin showing on Feb. 26 at Regal Entertainment’s Royale Stadium 14, at the University Town Center, in Hyattsville, Maryland. Movie Tickets will be on sale at the Regal Royale’s box office or online at www.fandango.com or www.regalentertainmentgroup.com.

Starting Friday, Feb. 26, there will be four screenings of TEZA daily at Hyattsville’s Regal Royale. The filmmaker will take part in question and answer session opening night at the Regal Royale Stadium 14. Show times are as follows: Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Black Box Theatre

4185 Indian Head Highway, Indian Head.For information, visit IndianHeadBlackBox.org or call 301-743-3040.

“Anne & Emmett,” an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank (one of over 1 million children who died in the Holocaust) and Emmett Till (a 14-year-old, African American boy from Chicago, murdered in Mississippi). An imaginary conversation between the two of them takes place in this one-act play by Janet Langhart Cohen.

Ticket Price: $ 15 at the door only. Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Bowie State University

Jericho Park Road, Bowie

www.bowiestate.edu.

301-442-2166

“Life of the Late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall,” Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

Bowie State University’s Performing Arts Center partners with The Elder Theodore L. Barber Scholarship Foundation, Inc. to present a play on the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m.

The event takes place at the University’s Samuel Meyers Auditorium of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Communications Art Center. Leading up to the play, at 6:30 p.m., the Oxon Hill High School Choir will present a mini-concert. The event proceeds will be donated to the scholarship foundation for Bowie State University students.

Tickets are $20 for general admission; $10 for students with identification. 

Greenbelt Arts Center

123 Centerway, Greenbelt.

301-441-8770 or visit www.greenbeltartscenter.org.

“Planes, Trains & Automobiles” – Postponed shows moved to Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. From Thunderous Productions, produced by Celeste Campbell with various directors.

Six original one act plays by Nina Mansfield: “Smile,” “Missed Exit,” “Pedestrian Casualty,” “Text Misdirected,” “Crash Bound,” “No Epilogue”

Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors and Students For reservations, call 301-441-8770.