Monthly Archives: February 2020

Auditions for Arcadia by Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 26 & 27

Auditions for Arcadia by Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 26 & 27

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
Arcadia
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Randy Barth

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 6:30pm
Thursday, February 27, 6:30pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center, located at 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, on Wednesday February 26 and Thursday the 27th beginning at 6:30 pm. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Audition scenes will be posted in advance on this site to allow actors to be familiar with them, though no memorization is expected.

Rehearsals will be held three weekday evenings a week beginning March 16, leading up to nine performances beginning on May 15 and ending on May 31. Be prepared to detail all conflicts you may have throughout the rehearsal and performance schedule.

For more information including parts to be cast, click here, or email the Director at Randy.Barth@comcast.net.

Let It Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 25

Let It Shine at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 25

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 10:15 am & noon

Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: This powerful production will introduce audiences to poignant events and notable names of the Civil Rights Movement. This acclaimed show focuses on the tumultuous years between 1955 and 1968 and shines light on important milestone in our history, including: the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Brown v. Board of Education, the Sit-In Movement, the Freedom Riders, the March on Washington, and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Viewers can expect to meet important figures and hear inspiring songs of the era.

Recommended for grades 3 to 8.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/person in groups of 20 or more

Auditions for Romeo and Juliet by the Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 24 & 25

Auditions for Romeo and Juliet by the Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 24 & 25

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
The Rude Mechanicals present:
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Monday, February 24, 2020
Monday, February 25, 2020

Auditions will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center, located at 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt MD, 20770.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Opera Lafayette presents Leonore at the Bowie CPA, Feb 23

Opera Lafayette presents Leonore at the Bowie CPA, Feb 23

Opera Lafayette presents:
Leonore
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Joseph Sonnleithner, Librettist
Ryan Brown, Conductor

Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 3:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets: $10. Click here.

The centerpiece of Opera Lafayette’s 25th-anniversary season is Beethoven’s Leonore (1805), the composer’s first version of his opera Fidelio. The company’s first opera sung in German and its largest production to date, these performances are the culmination of Opera Lafayette’s Leonore Project, which aims to recapture the origins of this touchstone of the operatic canon.

The story of bravery and injustice speaks to us today. A wife disguised as a man seeks to rescue her husband, wrongfully imprisoned and awaiting his death. The score, filled with heartbreaking arias, delightful love duets, and transcendent choral and instrumental works, is recognized as among the most powerful opera compositions.

Moonlight and Magnolias at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 21-Mar 15

Moonlight and Magnolias at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Feb 21-Mar 15

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents
Moonlight and Magnolias
by Ron Hutchinson
Directed by Ilene Chalmers
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Friday February 21, 2020 through Sunday March 15, 2020
Matinee performances on March 8 and March 15 at 2:00 P.M.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

It’s 1939 and Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Publishing Company. Performances run weekends from Friday February 21, 2020 through Sunday March 15, 2020 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link below. For further information, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2, or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Buy tickets here.