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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.

Secret Circus at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 1-8

Secret Circus at the Greenbelt Community Center, Mar 1-8

2025 Greenbelt Youth Musical
Secret Circus
written and directed by Chris Cherry

Saturday, March 1, 2024, 7 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2024, 3 pm
Saturday, March 8, 2 pm and 7 pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.

As the tide of fascism rises in 1930’s Europe, a traveling circus races against time to smuggle a disabled girl named Anya to safety. With each glittering performance, the border draws nearer — and the danger grows.

Tickets: $5; advance sales (highly recommended) at (301) 397-2208, starting February 4