Ms. Story’s Living History at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 16-Mar 3

Ms. Story’s Living History at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 16-Mar 3

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Ms. Story’s Living History
written and performed by Shemika Renee
directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

February 16 – March 3, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Meet an eccentric bookstore owner who brings history to life. She tells the stories of people and their relationships, some of which may surprise you. Come meet women from the past, some famous (like Harriet Tubman or Sojourner Truth), others not so much, but all important because they lived. Each weekend is a new chapter. Come for one, two or all three, you’ll see something different each chapter. So take a journey and find out that history doesn’t have to be a mystery.

Content warning: “This show is about BIPOC women in American history. The subjects of enslavement and civil rights will be addressed in a compassionate manner suitable for all ages.”

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

Auditions for A Man of No Importance at Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 5-6

Auditions for A Man of No Importance at Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 5-6

Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
A Man of No Importance
music by Stephen Flaherty
lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
book by Terrence McNally
based on the 1994 Albert Finney film
directed by Julia Arbutus

Auditions: February 5-6, 2024, 7pm to 9pm each night
Callbacks on Wednesday February 7, 7pm to 9pm

Performances: April 12 – May 4, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

This musical is really about a man finding himself and his place in the world far later in life than maybe he had planned to. I really want this production to be a celebration of that journey to self-acceptance and self-actualization — no matter what time of our lives we’re at, we deserve to feel like we belong.

For more information click here.

Macbeth at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 2-10

Macbeth at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 2-10

The Rude Mechanicals in Residence at The Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Liana Olear

February 2 – 10, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

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

An innovative staging of a Shakespeare classic. In a near-future Scotland beset by rebellion, treason, and troublesome prophecies, who is fit to govern?

Merrily We Roll Along at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 5-20

Merrily We Roll Along at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 5-20

The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
Merrily We Roll Along
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by George Furth
directed by Roy Hammond
music directed by Joe Biddle
choreography by Rikki Howie Lacewell

January 5 – 20, 2024
Fri, Jan 5th, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Jan 6th, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Jan 7th, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Jan 12th, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Jan 13th, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Jan 14th, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Jan 19th, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Jan 20th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The show tells the story of how three friends’ lives and friendship change over 20 years; it focuses particularly on Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of musicals who, over those 20 years, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. Like the play on which it is based, the show’s story moves backward in time. It begins in 1976 at the friends’ lowest moment and ends in 1957, at their youthful best.

Ticket prices: $27 General Admission, $24 Seniors/Military, $14 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Auditions for Merrily We Roll Along by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 8-10

Auditions for Merrily We Roll Along by Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 8-10

Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
Merrily We Roll Along
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by George Furth
directed by Roy Hammond
music directed by Joe Biddle
choreography by Rikki Howie Lacewell

Audition Dates: October 8 – 10, 2023
Sun. Oct. 8, Mon. Oct. 9, and Tues. Oct. 10, at 7:00pm; Callbacks will be Wed. Oct. 11 at 7:00pm, if needed.

Performances: January 5 – 20, 2024

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The show tells the story of how three friends’ lives and friendship change over 20 years; it focuses particularly on Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of musicals who, over those 20 years, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. Like the play on which it is based, the show’s story moves backward in time. It begins in 1976 at the friends’ lowest moment and ends in 1957, at their youthful best.

For more information, including parts to be cast, click here.