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Auditions for Twelfth Night: Or What You Will by The Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Online, Nov 1 & 2

Auditions for Twelfth Night: Or What You Will by The Rude Mechanicals at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Online, Nov 1 & 2

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center announce auditions for:
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tiffany Waters

Auditions: November 1 & 2, 2020, via Zoom

Visit http://www.rudemechanicals.com/aud/ for audition info & materials

Performance location: Online.

In the spirit of continuing live performance during uncertain times, this production will focus on collaborating with actors to find new ways to navigate this new medium. Twelfth Night will seek to explore themes of personal identity, relationships, isolation, love, loss, and reunion.

When: Sunday, November 1st & Monday, November 2nd, 6:30-9:30 PM
Request an audition slot here.
Please attach a headshot or recent photo, and a resume if you have one!

Auditions will consist of sides provided by the director and will be sent along via email with your audition time slot. Actors may then choose any monologue they wish to read, as some roles will be open to cross-gender casting. Each audition time slot will be 10 minutes.

OPTIONAL: Actor-musicians may also prepare a piece of music (up to one minute, vocals and/or instruments)

Rehearsals will be scheduled Mondays-Thursdays from 7:00-10:00 PM, beginning November 9th

Performances will be the weekend of January 8th-10th, exact time and dates TBD by the cast and crew

All rehearsals, meetings, and performances will be held via Zoom. There will be no in-person requirements for this production (sadly).

We look forward to seeing you all soon, and please spread the word!

The Revenger’s Tragedy at Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 30-31, Online

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
The Revenger’s Tragedy
by Anonymous circa 1605
directed by Jaki Demarest

Performances Friday and Saturday, October 30 & 31

By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.

The Revenger’s Tragedy is a darkly comic masterpiece by an unknown writer. Just in time for Halloween, we have a Jacobean revenge tragedy with vivid and muscular prose, Hamlet without the indecision. A little touch of Tarantino in the night, with intrigue, murder, mayhem, infidelity, a poisoned skull, a mistaken execution, a battle royale with the improbable weapon of a severed head, and a twist ending that manages to subvert all the tropes and expectations.

Notice: this play contains adult themes and references to sexual violence.

Online performance, click here.

All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”

The Quadroon and the Dove at Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 24-25, Online

The Quadroon and the Dove
by Charlene A. Donaghy
directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

2 Live Online Performances
Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 6pm
Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 6pm

The live performances will be offered free, but will not be recorded for future viewing, so don’t miss it!

By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.

Greenbelt Arts Center presents a workshop reading of The Quadroon and the Dove, a new work by Charlene A. Donaghy. This play is in preparation for its Off-Broadway debut.

In 1840s New Orleans, Clarice, a free woman of color mistress to Lucien, a wealthy French Creole, obsesses and schemes to have Lucien bound to her alone, in a life away from repressive laws and intruding paramours. As the Quadroon Ball approaches, she sees her life spinning out of control as Lucien’s desires for new love and family intertwine with a growing slave uprising.

To register to attend a performance, please fill out the form at this link and the Zoom information will be emailed to you. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”

Auditions for The Revenger’s Tragedy by The Rude Mechanicals on Zoom, Sep 10 & 11

Auditions for The Revenger’s Tragedy by The Rude Mechanicals on Zoom, Sep 10 & 11

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center announce auditions for:
The Revenger’s Tragedy
By Thomas Middleton
Directed by Jaki Demarest

Auditions: September 10 & 11 via Zoom

Visit http://www.rudemechanicals.com/aud/ for audition info & materials

Performance location: Online.

Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be online via Zoom. Performances will be the evenings of Friday and Saturday 30&31 October.

The Revenger’s Tragedy, written by Thomas Middleton around 1605, is a vivid and often violent portrayal of lust and ambition in an Italian court, with the satiric tone and cynicism of Jacobean tragedy. Notice: this play contains adult themes including sexual violence.

Rude Mechanicals present Romeo and Juliet live on Zoom and YouTube, Aug 15 & 16

Rude Mechanicals present Romeo and Juliet live on Zoom and YouTube, Aug 15 & 16

The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Claudia Bach

Location: Online. Click here.

Saturday, August 15, 8 PM
https://zoom.us/j/93683802792?pwd=RmdEc1B1Ri9VaVgrUUNKSXdVTEZXdz09

Sunday, August 16, 2 PM — followed by a talkback with the cast and crew
https://zoom.us/j/96560142195?pwd=ckFqeEQrOTJEVERiREJKRW5DTUJmUT09

Or join us live via YouTube on our channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVlprjEIx23iMoy1ff5ghA/featured

The Rude Mechanicals and the Greenbelt Arts Center present this online production of Romeo & Juliet, the story of two young women in rural America fighting against the prejudices of their families and even themselves in order to be together. This cast brings new life, heart, and insight to this classic play.

From the Director:
“I wanted to explore how we overlook and miss the voices of young people. There is a striking lack of trust and communication between the young people in this community and the adults, and the consequences are dire. What does it mean for two young women, living in a town so small they’re practically isolated, to learn something about themselves — their love for each other — that suddenly makes them an Other? Alienated from the few people around them, who would they go to? Who would they trust? Suddenly, as the grapple not only with their secret infatuation but with the secret of their own identities, we can feel the full weight of the stakes Shakespeare is presenting to us, and the story begins to shed new light on what it is to love others and yourself.”

Performances will be online and open to the public. Please consider a suggested donation of $10 to support the work and expansion of both the Rude Mechanicals and the Greenbelt Arts Center.