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.

Auditions for A View from the Bridge by Upstage Artists, Mar 17 & 18

Auditions for A View from the Bridge by Upstage Artists, Mar 17 & 18

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
A View From The Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Directed By John Cusumano
Assistant Directed By Michael and Megan Safko

Auditions: March 17 and 18, 2023

Performances: June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 2023

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife Beatrice and his niece Catherine. When Beatrice’s cousins Marco and Rodolpho enter the US illegally, desperate to find work having fled the poverty of Sicily, the pair is welcomed into the Carbone home. But as Rodolpho and Catherine fall in love, Eddie’s adoration of his niece is no longer touching, but terrifying. Simmering with jealousy and obsession, Italian-American immigrant life of 1950s Brooklyn colours Miller’s searing drama of tragic proportions. The universal story of family, immigration and justice cuts deeply.

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Auditions for The Patchwork Girl of Oz at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 6-15

Auditions for The Patchwork Girl of Oz at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 6-15

Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
based on the 7th book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series
directed by Eliot Malumuth

Auditions: March 6 – 15, 2023
March 6, 9, 14, and 15 with callbacks by invitation if needed on March 20.
All will begin at 7 PM.

Performances: June 16 – July 8, 2023

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Patchwork Girl of Oz is a musical adventure story set in the marvelous land of Oz. While trying to create a servant for himself, Dr. Pipt sprinkles his “Powder of Life” on a patchwork quilt doll and voila!

Scraps – a bubbly and brassy young girl with no intention of being his slave – comes to life.

Scraps and her Munchkin friend, Ojo the Unlucky, set off to collect the ingredients needed to revive Ojo’s uncle who has been accidentally turned into a statue. It’s a journey of understanding – of self, of the wonders of Oz, and of the world around us.

For more information including audition sides and parts to be cast, see: https://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/auditions/

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.