MAD Holiday Chorus Concert, Dec 18

MAD Holiday Chorus Concert, Dec 18

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
2023 Holiday Chorus Concert

Monday, December 18, 2023 at 11:30am

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

MAD presents a Holiday Concert on Monday, December 18 at 11:30 a.m. in the GSFC Visitor Center. Admission is $3 payable at the door with free cookies! Our director is Chris Wells and our accompanist is Susan Breon. Come to support our twenty-four chorus members and soloists and hear beautiful music to get you in the holiday mood! No badge is required for Visitor Center entry so we expect a large turnout of MAD members and guests. Turn into the new GSFC main gate on Icesat Road then take the first left and go straight to the Visitor Center on your right. Call Producer Kathy Nieman 301-805-4286 for further information.

Tickets: $3 at the door. Click here.

The New Deal Nut at the Greenbelt Community Center, Dec 9 & 10

The New Deal Nut at the Greenbelt Community Center, Dec 9 & 10

The New Deal Nut: A Greenbelt Nutcracker

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 2:00pm
Sunday, December 10, 2023, 11:00am and 2:00pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

Greenbelt Dance Studio, a program of Greenbelt Recreation, presents an original production inspired by holiday favorite, The Nutcracker. Set in Greenbelt past and present, The New Deal Nut: A Greenbelt Nutcracker features a range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary, performed by a talented cast of dancers from elementary through high school. See a unique interpretation of the Nutcracker, performed by students of the Greenbelt Dance Studio, a program of Greenbelt Recreation. Advance ticket purchase recommended ($5), now available. Visit the Community Center business office or call 301-397-2208.

Tickets (on sale Tuesday, November 19): $5: To order tickets, call or visit the Community Center business office (301-397-2208) Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm.

A Little Night Music by MAD, Nov 3-17

A Little Night Music by MAD, Nov 3-17

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
A Little Night Music
by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Randy Barth

Performances: November 3 – 17, 2023
Friday and Saturday evenings; Sunday matinees
Note closing weekend will be Thursday and Friday Nov. 16 and 17 at 8:00
There is no performance on Saturday Nov. 18

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik’s town, the estranged lovers’ passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée; Fredrik; Fredrik’s wife, Anne; Desirée’s current lover, the Count; and the Count’s wife, Charlotte. Both men – as well as their jealous wives – agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée’s mother’s estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises.

Shows are November 3-17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2:30pm, plus an additional show on Thursday, November 16 at 8pm. Please note that closing night is Friday, November 17, due to the possibility of a government shutdown on November 18.

Note that the role of Petra is double-cast:
Laura Fisher: November 3, 4, 5, 17
Marianne Virnelson: November 10, 11, 12, 16

Tickets must be bought in advance and shown to the guard at the gate. No door sales!
Tickets: $25 + $1 fee. Click here.

For more information, click 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.

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Devil You Don’t at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Oct 6-21

The Greenbelt Arts Center Presents:
The Devil You Don’t
with Christopher DePamphilis

October 6 – 21, 2024
Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 8th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 14th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Oct 15th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Oct 21st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

“A one hour sleight of hand magic show detailing how, as a minority, I got into the craft.”

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