Register for Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, starting Feb 17

Register for Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, starting Feb 17

CREATIVE KIDS CAMP Ages 6-12

Hidden Lands

Campers spread their wings and soar at Creative Kids Camp, where the emphasis is on self-expression, creativity and fun! Each camp day is spent exploring: Acting and Theater, Singing and Music, Dancing and Movement, Ceramics and Visual Art.

Creative Kids Camp
Greenbelt Community Center – 15 Crescent Road*
Ages 6-12
In addition to daily creative activities, campers enjoy supervised free swim twice per week and daily outdoor recess. To balance all the excitement and help campers to rest and recharge, we have a quiet time after recess, during which older campers can read or play a quiet game and younger campers can hear a story read aloud.

Instead of going on field trips, our campers perform in a show for parents and others to come and see.

Our show this year is Hidden Lands, which tells the story of three schoolchildren who are transported by a magic ring to an enchanted island, where they meet the powerful Phoenix and help a down-hearted prince. Imagination and sharing are the true magic they discover – and your camper will, too.

8:45am-3:30pm

Costs: Residents: $295, Non-Residents: $354

Session: 336202-1, Dates: June 22 – July 2**, Performances: Thursday, July 2 at 10:00am and 2:15pm.
Session: 336202-2, Dates: July 6 – July 17, Performances: Friday, July 17 at 10:00am and 2:15pm
Session: 336202-3, Dates: July 20 – July 31, Performances: Friday, July 31 at 10:00am and 2:15pm
Session: 336202-4, Dates: August 3 – August 14, Performances: Friday, August 14 at 10:00am and 2:15pm
*Performances take place at the Greenbelt Arts Center – 123 Centerway.
**This session is prorated 10% to account for the July 3rd holiday camp closure.

Performance Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 17

Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 17

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Art Reach presents a drama with music about the life of the woman behind Dr. Martin Luther King. Born in Alabama, Coretta Scott King overcame childhood racism and adversity in the segregated South. A talented singer, she graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. As Dr. King’s wife, the “First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement” often used her singing voice to inspire people to act. After Dr. King’s 1968 assassination, she took on a major leadership role in the movement. An author, public speaker, singer, and activist, she inspired the nation and the world.
Curriculum Connections: American history, social studies, civics and politics, music, language arts and self-esteem
Recommended for grades 3-8 Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 13

Aloniz Improvisation at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Feb 13

Aloniz Improvisation

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7pm in the ERHS auditorium.

ALONIZ! is Roosevelt’s theater improv team. Improv is like acting but without a script. The team makes up scenes as they go along!

A Box Marked Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 10-11

A Box Marked Freedom at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 10-11

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 10:15 am & 12 noon

One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom

Henry “Box” Brown was an African American born into slavery in 1816 Virginia. As a child, his family was torn apart. The same thing happened again years later, when Brown’s wife and children were wrenched away. That devastation was his breaking point, spurring him on to devise an ingenious plan to escape the fierce oppression of slavery. Sealed in a wooden box, he shipped himself to friends and freedom in Philadelphia. This engrossing drama by Mike Wiley Productions of North Carolina epitomizes the courage, creativity, and resourcefulness people can find within themselves. Curriculum Connections: American history, social studies, language arts, theatre arts
Recommended for grades 3 and up Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more
Artwork illustrated and donated by Kent Barton

How a Town Fought Hate at the Publick Playhouse, Feb 3

How a Town Fought Hate at the Publick Playhouse, February 3, 2015

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 10:15 & 12 noon
How a Town Fought Hate

Catskill Puppet Theatre and Young Audiences of New Jersey team up to tell the true story of an American town overcoming hate groups. Based on the award-winning children’s book “The Christmas Menorahs”, and underscored by original music, beautiful large puppets depict the struggle of Billings, Montana during the 1993 holiday season, when the community defeated the local bullies threatening their minority neighbors.

Curriculum Connections: anti-bullying, history, social studies, literature, character building, theatre arts
Recommended for grades K-5. Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more