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Dinner with Friends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 4-20

Dinner with Friends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 4-20

Dinner With Friends
by Donald Margulies
Directed by Bob Kleinberg

November 4 – 20, 2016
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sunday at 2:00

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Married couples Karen and Gabe and Beth and Tom have been best friends for years, raising their children like a family, sharing their summers at Martha’s Vineyard and dreaming how they will grow old together. Yet one evening at dinner, with Tom heading out of town, Beth breaks down and tells Karen and Gabe that her marriage to Tom is falling apart, starting a chain reaction as each one attempts to come to terms about their relationship with each other.

Ticket prices: $22 General Admission, $20 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy Tickets here.

Special Note: Dinner With Friends is teaming with So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.). To help out those in need during this upcoming holiday season, GAC has committed to donating 10% of its net proceeds for the Dinner With Friends run. In conjunction with this, GAC is also sponsoring a Can for Candy program. We will exchange a candy of the patron’s choice at the concessions bar for a can or non-perishable box of food.

Auditions for A Visit From Scarface by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 10 & 11

Auditions for A Visit From Scarface by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 10 & 11

Auditions for A Visit From Scarface will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Monday, October 10, and Tuesday October 11 at 7:30. Call-backs if needed will be Wednesday, October 12.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Story: The year is 1932 and the famous Hollywood writer Ben Hecht has just finished his screenplay for a movie produced by Howard Hughes called SCARFACE, loosely based on the real life story of Al Capone. Hecht’s agent shows up at his Hollywood apartment to get the script but it’s missing! Capone has sent a couple of his associates to have a little “talk” about the script with Ben. The action and dialog flies faster than bullets as Hecht tries to get the script back while dodging the gangsters, his agent, a blond starlet, a woman from the movie censor board, a drunk neighbor and the house detective.

Please click here for more information, or contact Director Keith Brown at kdbrown55g@gmail.com.

Wolf Pack presents Memories and Legends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 23-Oct 9

Wolf Pack presents Memories and Legends at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 23-Oct 9

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
Memories & Legends
Book, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Geddes
Directed by William Dean Leary
September 23 – October 9, 2016
Sept 23, 24, 25, 30 and October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

When a contentious, self centered, fading rock star (Oran Tobin) gets an ultimatum from his girlfriend to attend his estranged father’s wake to purge the life infiltrating hate and resentment he feels toward the man or the couple’s relationship is over, the last thing he expects to happen is to be held captive in a small, virtually deserted Newfoundland fishing station, by an odd but lovable group of locals. There he learns a bit about his family’s history and heritage, his fathers deep love for him and eventually, the truth regarding why the man disappeared suddenly so many years ago.

Ticket prices: $22 General Admission, $18 Students/Seniors/Military, $14 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets here.

Henry V at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 1-11

Henry V at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 1-11

The Rude Mechanicals present:
Henry V
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Rebecca Speas

September 1 – 10, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Henry IV is dead. An untested Prince Hal sits on the throne, having forsaken the taverns and raucous days of his youth. England, still reeling from years of rebellion and civil strife, has fallen into an uneasy peace. Determined to unite his troubled realm against a common enemy, the young Henry V musters his armies and sets forth across the water to conquer France for the crown. But as the English army burns its way through the French countryside, and the personal cost of battle becomes more and more dire, Henry must wrestle with the havoc he has caused and what it really means to be a king.

September 1 – 10
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sunday at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult)

Auditions for Seussical by Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 18-21

Auditions for Seussical by Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 18-21

Auditions for Seussical
August 18, 20 & 21, 2016

Seussical, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Directed by Jon Gardner. Choreographed by Rikki Howie Lacewell. Circus coached by Laura Adams

Please click here for more information.

Auditions for Seussical will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Thursday, August 18 at 7pm, Saturday, August 20 at 2pm and Sunday, August 21 at 2pm. Call-backs will be Thursday, August 25, if necessary.

Rehearsals will begin October 1 and will be 3 or 4 times per week until tech week with the final schedule depending on conflicts. There will be nine performances from December 2 to 18 on each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with afternoon matinees on each Sunday and on Saturday December 10, and evening performances on the other days.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

All the leads, feature roles and ensemble sing in the show. Most roles dance. We will also be including circus performers throughout the show; the circus performers may also sing or dance if they are able. Leads and others could incorporate circus skills if they have them, but prior circus experience is not required.

Please prepare a short song (up to 32 bars) in the style of the show, or from musical theater. Bring sheet music for the piano accompanist or sing a capella; we will not use backing tracks for the auditions. Auditions will include movement or dance, so please dress appropriately; do not wear jeans and bring dance sneakers or jazz shoes if possible. There will be readings from the script. If you wish to audition for the circus roles, please bring any necessary equipment, such as a unicycle, stilts, juggling balls, etc.

Bring a headshot and theatrical resume if you have one, or be prepared to list previous acting, singing, dancing and circus training and experience. Bring a complete list of conflicts for October 1 to December 18, including all days of the week. We will try to accommodate rehearsal conflicts, but performance conflicts will not be allowed for those with lead, speaking or singing parts.

The Story:
The characters of Dr. Seuss are brought to life as The Cat in the Hat tells the stories to Jojo. Horton the Elephant Hears a Who and Hatches the Egg. Gertrude McFuzz bemoans her one-feather tale and falls for Horton while Mayzie La Bird leads Gertrude astray. The Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers tease Horton and don’t believe in the Whos. The Whos are led by the Mayor and his Wife while the Bird Girls back up the singing and join in the fun. Our production will incorporate circus skills throughout the play, which will be featured during the Circus McGurkus scene.

Cast:
We expect to cast a combination of adults, teens and children; all ages are encouraged to audition and many of the roles are open to a wide range in ages. We welcome a diverse cast and all roles are open to all ethnicities. People of any gender may audition for any role; casting will depend on the ability to sing the vocal range and to portray the role. People with disabilities are encouraged to audition. Although circus skills are required for the Circus Performers, it is not necessary for the lead and ensemble actors to have circus abilities, but any skills that exist may be used in the show. All roles are unpaid.

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