Category Archives: Drama

Off the Quill presents A Few Good Men at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 29-Aug 14

Off the Quill presents A Few Good Men at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 29-Aug 14

Off the Quill presents
A Few Good Men
by Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Patrick Mullen
July 29 – August 14, 2016
July 29 & 30, August 5, 6, 7, 12 & 13, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

When do the ends no longer justify the means? This is just one of the questions raised in Academy-Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s hit Broadway debut. A Few Good Men follows the court martial of two Marines in the summer of 1986, put on trial for the suspicious death of PFC William Santiago. Assigned to the case is Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a young JAG with a penchant for plea bargaining. Under pressure from Lt. Cmdr. Jo Galloway, Kaffee and the Defense find themselves uncovering a conspiracy, confronting the morality of war, and indicting the Marine Corps Code of Honor.

Charlotte’s Web at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jul 8-24

Charlotte’s Web at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Jul 8-24

Charlotte’s Web
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Based on the book by E. B. White
Directed by Patrick Pase
Produced by Julie Rogers
Executive Producer: Maureen C. Rogers

Friday July 8, 2016 through Sunday July 24, 2016
There will be one Thursday performance at 8:00 PM on July 21.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Charlotte’s Web

The Children’s Literature Association named this “the best American children’s book of the past two hundred years,” and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling and utterly practical theatrical presentation. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “Some pig.” It’s the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. Performances run weekends from Friday July 8, 2016 through Sunday July 24, 2016 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.

Special opening weekend pricing: all seats are $15 on July 8th and 9th only!

The Eaton Woman at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 8-17

The Eaton Woman at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 8-17

The Eaton Woman
By Anthony Ernest Gallo
Directed By Beatrix Whitehall
Guest Production From The Seventh Street Playhouse

July 8 – 17, 2016
Friday, July 8, Saturday, July 9, Friday, July 15, Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 10 and Sunday, July 17 at 2:00 PM

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: The Presidential Election was More Barbaric in 1828 than 2016. The Eaton Woman is not well suited for people who hate gossip. But the play dispels any notion that Washington was once a kinder, gentler city. This historically based two-act dramedy is all about morals, adultery, lies, deception, women’s roles in Washington Society, the quasi downfall of the Jackson Administration, and the most beautiful woman in Washington history. Others say the most immoral and abrasive.

$20 adult, $16 senior/student/military, $14 youth

Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Eaton Woman

Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
kinK
Written and directed by William Leary
May 20 – 29, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Parental notice: contains adult language, strong sexual situations, graphic violence, and partial nudity. No children to be admitted.

This is an original script that looks at vigilante justice in the leather community after one of their own (Eric) is killed during a scene, and the courts rule the death accidental. Eric’s lover Jody, and his friends decide to put the accused ‘On Trial’ and decide what his ultimate fate should be. The show does have adult language, strong sexual situations, themes, graphic violence and partial nudity. The show is set in a leather/levi bar over the course of two days.

May 20 – 29
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military
Buy Tickets here.

Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

Garbage Kids at Venus Theatre, May 19-June 12

GARBAGE KIDS BY JAYME KILBURN

May 19 – June 12, 2016
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

Location: Venus Theatre Play Shack.

Belly and Scuzzy are friends; friends who have been abandoned by their parents, live in and out of foster care, and have a hard time feeling normal. Act one is a memory play experienced through the lens of its main characters. The play begins in a waiting room. Belly and Scuzzy sit anxiously waiting for their arms or legs to be cut off, they’re not sure which. Belly returns from the doctor’s office with a gaping hole in his arm, Scuzzy with a piece of candy. As Belly and Scuzzy grow into adulthood, Scuzzy befriends a lonely woman who pesters her to take the place of her daughter. While Belly struggles with perfecting his street singing, ultimately giving up his aspirations for a job at KFC. Act two focuses on adulthood, in real-time. Belly and Scuzzy’s relationship is put under duress, the two ultimately finding that they are a harsh reminders of the other’s inadequacy and loneliness.

Tickets are $20. Buy tickets here.

Tags: Venus Theatre Play Shack, Laurel Maryland, Garbage Kids, Jayme Kilburn