2025 Shakespeare in the Parks: The Comedy of Errors, at various locations, Jun 23-Jul 1

2025 Shakespeare in the Parks: various locations, Jun 23-Jul 14

The Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division Presents the Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival.

Performances Sunday, June 15 – Sunday, July 6, 2025

2024 Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks presents The Comedy of Errors

Description: Join Shakespeare in the Parks for a vibrant 2025 tour of The Comedy of Errors, set during Italy’s lively Carnival season. With masquerades and mistaken identities, this uproarious production brings Shakespeare’s classic farce to life in a whirl of chaos and comedy. Don’t miss the laughter, mischief, and magic of this unforgettable show! Bring your lawn chair, a picnic, and enjoy the Bard under the stars.

Note: The Publick Playhouse is an indoor venue and therefore seating is limited. Doors will open one hour prior to the performance; seating is first come, first served.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a FREE performance in your favorite park!

Sunday, June 15, 2025, 7:30 PM, Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6:30 PM, Riverdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737

Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 6:30 PM, Darnall’s CHance House Museum, 148900 Governor Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro MD 20745

Friday, June 20, 2025, 7:00pm, National Harbor Plaza Stage, National Harbor Blvd, Oxon Hill MD 20745

Sunday, June 22, 2025, 7:30 PM, Fort Washington Park, 13551 Fort Washington Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Tuesday, June 24, 7:30 PM, Montpelier Mansion Grounds, 9650 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD 20708, Sign Language Interpreter

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:30 PM, David C. Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton St, Hyattsville, MD 20781

Saturday, June 28, 2025, 6:00 PM, Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20784

Sunday, June 29, 2025, 3:00 PM, Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20784, Sign Language Interpreter

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 7:00 PM, Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton MD 20902

Thursday, July 3, 2025, 7:30 PM, Meadowside Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Ln, Rockville, MD 20855

Saturday, July 5, 7:30 PM, Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr. Kettering, MD 20774

Sunday, July 6, 2025, 7:30 PM, Ridgeley Rosenwald School, 8507 Central Ave, Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Enjoy free, entertaining, and accessible productions of the work of the greatest playwright of the English language at parks and arts centers throughout Prince George’s County! Each summer Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks tours a professional, family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s plays throughout the county, making great theatre available to everyone. For more information, call 301-446-3232; TTY 301-699-2544.

Cirque de Paris and Carnival at MAD, May 16-24

Cirque de Paris and Carnival at MAD, May 16-24

MAD presents the 2025 Spring Show:
Cirque De Paris, a Musical Dream, and Carnival
Music and Lyrics by Bob Marrill
Book by Michael Stewart
Based on Material by Helen Deutsch

Director: Richard Richardson
Music Director: Chris Wells
Producer: Linda Pattison

May 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2025, at the Goddard Recreation Center
Doors open at 7:15pm, show begins at 7:30pm
If you need a badge prior to entering the Center, please arrive at the badging office by 6:45pm

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Featuring a tribute to Paris by our Moulin Rouge Cabaret, followed by scenes and songs from the musical “Carnival” by our Cirque de Paris players.

Audience members without NASA employee badges will need to purchase their tickets by Wednesday (5/14 for weekend 1 and 5/21 for weekend 2) to get special event badges (to be picked up at the NASA badging office prior to coming on Center for the show)

For tickets click here.

Much Ado About Nothing at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-17

Much Ado About Nothing at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 9-17

The Rude Mechanicals in Residence at The Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Shirley Long

May 9 – 17, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Beatrice and Benedick are bitter exes who can’t stand each other. Hero and Claudia find love at first sight. The Prince just wants to play cupid. And the vengeful Don Jon is bent on ruining everyone else’s lives just because he can. Will the villain get his way, or – even in this day and age – does love really conquer all? Set in today’s world, with updated characters and incorporating modern technology, the Rudes present a contemporary spin on one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most beloved comedies.

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

Tick, Tick… Boom! at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 21-Apr 12

Tick, Tick… Boom! at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 21-Apr 12

Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Tick, Tick… Boom! an autobiographical musical
by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Margo McCready

March 21 – April 12, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Jon is an aspiring musical composer struggling to find success in the industry approaching his 30th birthday. He contemplates whether he should continue to struggle doing what he loves or follow the paths of his girlfriend Susan, choosing family as a means of stability, or his best friend Michael, changing careers to find stability. This autobiography of Jonathan Larson, best known for creating “Rent”, was made into a movie in 2021

Ticket prices: $27 General Admission, $25 Seniors/Military, $15 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Almost, Maine at MAD, Mar 7 – 22

Almost, Maine at MAD, Mar 7 – 22

MAD presents the 2025 Winter Show:
Almost, Maine
by John Cariani
directed by Aly Bayens and James Pildis
produced by Jon Gardner

March 7 – 22, 2025, at the Goddard Recreation Center

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Almost, Maine is a play about love, loss, and a bit of magic in a fictional town in Maine. The play is made up of nine short stories about the residents of Almost, Maine who find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected ways.

For tickets click here.