Category Archives: Play

The Beaux’s Strategem at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 24-Apr 1

The Beaux’s Strategem at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 24-Apr 1

The Rude Mechanicals in Residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
The Beaux’s Strategem
by George Farquhar
directed by Jaki Demarest

March 24 – April 1, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays, March 24, 25, 31 & April 1, 8 PM
Sunday, March 26, 2 PM

By Greenbelt Arts Center.

The Beaux’ Stratagem follows the adventures of two charming Manhattan rakes, Archer and Aimwell, as they work their way through Lichfield, Kentucky society in search of a wealthy wife. Whichever one of them marries ‘their wife,’ they’ve agreed to share equally in her fortune. The plan starts going hilariously off the rails, of course, when Aimwell actually falls in love with their intended target.

Tickets: $24 General Admission; $22 Senior/Military; $12 Child/Student.
Masks required. Tickets available here.

Beech Tree Puppets presents Anansi and the Talking Melon at College Park Arts Exchange, Mar 18

Beech Tree Puppets presents Anansi and the Talking Melon at College Park Arts Exchange, Mar 18

Beech Tree Puppets presents
Anansi and the Talking Melon

March 18, 2023 at 3pm

Sponsored by : College Park Arts Exchange.

Location: The Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park MD

Beech Tree Puppets presents Anansi and the Talking Melon.

Free performance

The Mouse That Roared at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

The Mouse That Roared at Bishop McNamara High School, Mar 17-19

Bishop McNamara High School presents
The Mouse That Roared
Adapted by CHRISTOHER SERGEL
From the book by LEONARD WIBBERLEY

March 17 – 19, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 18, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023 – 2:00 PM

Location: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville.

The Mouse That Roared is a political farce set in the mythical country of Grand Fenwick. This tiny country is facing bankruptcy, so their unique solution is to declare war on The United States of America in the hopes of receiving economic aid after they lose the war. Complications arise when the Grand Fenwick attack on the United States unexpectedly succeeds! Grand Fenwick wins the war, and the terms for peace must be negotiated by their young ruler. Although the novel on which the play is based was originally written during the Cold War, modern audiences will recognize elements of current events in this comedy.

Tickets are $10, and can be purchased here.

Please note COVID protocols in place.

For more information click here.

The Joy Gods Return at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 4-11

The Joy Gods Return at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 4-11

2023 Greenbelt Youth Musical
The Joy Gods Return
by Chris Cherry

Saturday, March 4, 7 pm
Sunday, March 5, 3 pm
Saturday, March 11, 2 pm and 7 pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

A year after 9/11, actress Felicity Knox makes a surprise appearance as Iris, the messenger goddess of joy, on the Channel Four morning news. The stunt is meant to publicize the Broadway premiere of her late husband’s retro-musical, The Joy Gods Return, but it blossoms into a campaign of joy that lifts the spirits of the entire city. New York falls in love with Iris, and so does jaded newscaster Brian Banning, whose quest for an exposé
nearly wrecks everything. The Joy Gods Return celebrates the resurgence of joy after isolation and grief. It’s about the return of laughter, music, color, glamour, life – and love. After the hiatus of the pandemic, it’s exactly the show we need.

Tickets: $5; advance sales at (301) 397-2208

Arcadia at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 3-18

Arcadia at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 3-18

The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
Arcadia
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Randy Barth

March 3 – 18, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM
The performance on Saturday, March 18 will be a 2PM MATINEE

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia has won awards and accolades ever since its first appearance in 1993. It is set in an English country house, and takes place in both early 1800s and the present day in 2000. There scholars debate the relationships between past and present, order and disorder, and certainty and uncertainty. The (often inaccurate) sleuthing of the modern researchers is contrasted with those who lived there before and provide both comedy and drama. And indeed, there are scandals, both academic and personal, that keeps the plot shifting. It presents a rich combination of farcical elements, clever wordplay, and omens of a dark future.

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.