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Salome at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 7-16

Salome at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 7-16

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Salome
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Wes Dennis

May 7 – 16, 2026
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM
Sunday, May 10 at 2PM
Pay What You Will Performances:
Thursday May 7 8pm
Thursday May 14 8pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Oscar Wilde’s classic tragedy based on the Biblical story of the beheading of John the Baptist. Much has been made of the supposed immorality of the play. When the script was published in 1893, The Times newspaper described it thusly: “an arrangement in blood and ferocity, morbid, bizarre, repulsive, and very offensive…”

…And now the Rude Mechanicals are presenting Salome as a tribute to 1990s media and culture, with a plethora of edits and changes to the Lord Alfred Douglas translation in the service of that end. Also? It’s now a comedy. In short: it’s Oscar Wilde’s Salome as only the Rude Mechanicals would stage it. Cue laugh track.

*This show contains comedic violence, suicide, and murder*

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

Sweat at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 10-25

Sweat at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 10-25

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Bob Kleinberg

April 10 – 25, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Taking place in two time periods – Spring through Fall of 2000 and Fall of 2008 – the story revolves around a bar where a small group of factory workers in a small town in Pennsylvania spend time together discussing their lives, sharing secrets and laughs and of course, drinks. In response to the owners of a manufacturing factory deciding to pressure the workforce into concessions on wages and benefits, the workforce has decided to strike. Consequently, the owners have decided to bring in “scabs” to break the strike, thus setting the stage for conflicts involving economic strain and race relations, working-class disillusionment and personal shame, regret, and the difficulty in forgiving others, all playing out through the group of friends who meet regularly at the bar.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us. Yet along with the rage, despair and violence, there’s humor and abundant humanity. It is a cautionary tale of what happens when you don’t know how to resist, and provides a cautionary tale to all of us in the changing political, social and economic climate.

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

A View From the Bridge at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 6-21

A View From the Bridge at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 6-21

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
A View From the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
directed by Stephen Cox

March 6 – 21, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The tragedy of a good, simple man ( a Brooklyn longshoreman) whose subconscious sexual attraction to the seventeen year old niece that he has raised as a daughter, collides with her attraction to one of his wife’s illegal immigrant cousins whom he has taken into his home out of his own generosity and love of his wife. Extremely moving tragedy with scattered humorous moments displaying both the air of 1950’s Brooklyn and a timeless, universal sense of the human condition. Contains subthemes relevant to current topics of controvery: such as the treatment of illegal aliens and anyone who seems “different” from the norm. Script published by Dramatists Play Service.

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

Wifey Unknown at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 13-21

Wifey Unknown at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 13-21

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Wifey Unknown
written and directed by Abhisek Bhattacharya

February 13 – 21, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

“Wifey Unknown” revolves around love, estrangement, and redemption. Under the thin veil of humor, it shows the story of a lonely, disabled wife, Rita, roaming like a wraith in the vast mansion her husband, Yardley, built for her. It tells how Rita slowly fades away from the busy life of Yardley without Yardley even consciously realizing what is happening. Then there is Alice, Yardley’s old friend and Rita’s supposed primary care physician, who appears in the beautiful vacation rental with lousy phone and internet connections when Rita suddenly starts “sleep acting.” Alice and Yardley try to determine what is happening to Rita and, in the process, discover much more about themselves than anticipated. As Yardley encounters events Rita and he went through together, he realizes that love needs to be nurtured, shown, and maintained- not just professed. “Wifey Unknown” tells about how a business tycoon dreaming of connecting the whole world loses and re-establishes a connection with his wife.

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

Romeo and Juliet a comedy at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 30-Feb 7

Romeo and Juliet a comedy at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 30-Feb 7

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Romeo and Juliet, a comedy
by Lope de Vega
directed by Liana Olear

January 30 – February 7, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM
Sunday, February 1st at 2PM – mask required*
Wednesday, February 4th at 8PM is Pay What You Will

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Contemporary with Shakespeare’s famous work and based on the same older story, Lope de Vega’s hilarious twist on the star-crossed lovers offers plenty of laughs to anyone who might have ever wished Romeo and Juliet a happier ending.

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