Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:
Steel Magnolias
By Robert Harling
Directed by Paul Morris
Performances: February 28, 29, March 1, 6, 7, 8
Friday and Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm.
Location: Barney & Bea (GEWA) Recreation Center, Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.
Tickets $20 in advance; $16 opening night; $22 at the door. Tickets, click here.
Chris Dwyer presents
Leaves of America
February 21 – March 1, 2020
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Aline Kuppenheim/Teatro y Su Doble presents
FEOS
February 13 & 14, 2020 . 8PM
Thu, Feb 13, 2020 . 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 14, 2020 . 8:00PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, general admission.
Teatro y Su Doble: FEOS
Inspired by Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti’s short story “La Noche de los Feos,” Chilean theater troupe Teatro y Su Doble tenderly and playfully express the unlikely meeting of two strangers in line at a movie theater. United by the loneliness caused by their physical deformities, the pair quickly realize that they have much in common. Drawing deeply mature emotions, Teatro y Su Doble craft beautiful scenes that touch the soul, despite—or, perhaps, due to—their fundamental strangeness.
Chilean theater troupe Teatro y Su Doble is a fiercely creative force. Its multimedia storytelling process borrows techniques from puppetry and animation to create a bold analog to traditional theater. “FEOS,” which debuted at Chile’s esteemed Santiago a Mil International Festival in 2015, refines this innovative approach.
Tickets: Regular $25, Student/Youth $10. Click here.
A Doll House
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Kathryn Chase Bryer, director
February 7 – 15, 2020
Fri, Feb 7, 2020 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 8, 2020 . 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 9, 2020 . 2:00PM
Wed, Feb 12, 2020 . 7:30PM
Thu, Feb 13, 2020 . 7:30PM
Fri, Feb 14, 2020 . 7:30PM
Sat, Feb 15, 2020 . 2:00PM
Sat, Feb 15, 2020 . 7:30PM
Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, general admission.
Performed by an all-female cast, this production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic A Doll House questions the roles that society assigns to men and women. Set in late nineteenth-century Norway, the play follows Nora, a woman who seeks self-fulfillment and slams the door on the dollhouse that is her marriage. This fresh perspective on the classic play encourages audiences to question what has changed since 19th-century Europe through the interpretations of six women actors playing male and female characters.
Note: This production uses an alternative translation of the title, A Doll House, rather than the more commonly known title, A Doll’s House.
Join us for a post-performance discussion on Sunday, February 9 following the 2PM performance. Panelists TBD.
Tickets: Regular $25, Student/Youth $10. Click here.
Happenstance Theater: JUXTAPOSE
Friday, January 17th at 8 pm
Saturday, January 18th at 2 pm
Saturday, January 18th at 8 pm
Sunday, January 19th at 2 pm
Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium
The Happenstance Theater quintet is developing a Theatrical Collage inspired by the works of Joseph Cornell. Using the manipulation of objects, puppetry, physical theatre, theatrical clown, and vintage spectacle, we will conjure portals for the audience to engage their imaginations and build stories. It will not follow a linear narrative, but will instead be a series of highly visual vignettes woven together by a thematic thread and consistent historical aesthetic.
The piece will seek to unify the audience by illustrating our common humanity and reminding viewers of our universally shared condition, mortality. The hope is that through this theatrical journey, audiences might feel buoyed by the limitless possibilities of imagination.
Please note this is a NEW work-in-process that has only begun development right here at Joe’s on January 6th. The audience is invited to stay for talk-backs after all the performances to give the artists your candid (but loving) feedback. Performance is appropriate for families but not meant to be a “kids” show.
This performance is made possible by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council Maryland Touring Grant.
ATTENTION FAMILIES!
There will be a FREE hands-on puppet engagement activity at 11 am. Learn more about this most magical and memorable art form, create and play with puppets with Happenstance Theater’s master puppeteers.
Tickets, Adults: $13, Seniors/Students $7. Click here.
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