Camp Encore presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 13-14

Camp Encore presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 13-14

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
What fools these mortals be!
By William Shakespeare

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on an adventure of magic and mischief, set in the Forest of Athens, where Fools, Fairies and Folly abound! The script will use Shakespeare’s original language, combined with original music, movement, and stage combat. Teen actors will tell the story of two groups of mortals — the mismatched lovers and the hilarious amateur actors (the ‘rude mechanicals’) — who retreat to the forest, only to find it inhabited by a troupe of feuding and mischievous faeries. Will everything be set right before the royal wedding in the morning? Come find out, as we present one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies!

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 1:00pm and Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 4:00pm and 7:00pm.

Performance Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Tickets: Email katemagill3@gmail.com with: Your name, the performance you wish to attend, and the number of seats you’re requesting. You will receive a reply, confirming your reservation. There are no physical tickets. All seats are general seating (no reserved seats). Audience members will check in with the reservation list upon arrival, so if you make a reservation for a large group, please tell them what name to give upon arrival.

The Eaton Woman at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 8-17

The Eaton Woman at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jul 8-17

The Eaton Woman
By Anthony Ernest Gallo
Directed By Beatrix Whitehall
Guest Production From The Seventh Street Playhouse

July 8 – 17, 2016
Friday, July 8, Saturday, July 9, Friday, July 15, Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 10 and Sunday, July 17 at 2:00 PM

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: The Presidential Election was More Barbaric in 1828 than 2016. The Eaton Woman is not well suited for people who hate gossip. But the play dispels any notion that Washington was once a kinder, gentler city. This historically based two-act dramedy is all about morals, adultery, lies, deception, women’s roles in Washington Society, the quasi downfall of the Jackson Administration, and the most beautiful woman in Washington history. Others say the most immoral and abrasive.

$20 adult, $16 senior/student/military, $14 youth

Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Eaton Woman

The Hollow at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jun 17-26

The Hollow at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jun 17-26

The Hollow
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Rick Starkweather
Guest Production from Thunderous Productions

June 17, 18, 24, 25, 2016 – Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00
June 19 & 26, 2016 – Sunday Matinees at 2:00

An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell. Dr. Cristow is at the center of the trouble when his mistress Henrietta, ex-mistress Veronica, and wife Gerda, simultaneously arrive at The Hollow. Also visiting are Edward (who is in love with Henrietta) and Midge (who loves Edward). Veronica ardently desires to marry Cristow and succeeds in reopening their affair but is unable to get him to divorce his wife. Veronica unwisely states that if she cannot have him, no one shall. Within five minutes Cristow is dead. Nearly everyone has a motive and most had the opportunity. Enter Inspector Colquhoun and Sergeant Penny to solve the crime.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

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

Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Hollow, Agatha Christie, Rick Starkweather, Thunderous Productions

Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack presents kinK at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 20-29

Wolf Pack Theatre Company presents
kinK
Written and directed by William Leary
May 20 – 29, 2016

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Parental notice: contains adult language, strong sexual situations, graphic violence, and partial nudity. No children to be admitted.

This is an original script that looks at vigilante justice in the leather community after one of their own (Eric) is killed during a scene, and the courts rule the death accidental. Eric’s lover Jody, and his friends decide to put the accused ‘On Trial’ and decide what his ultimate fate should be. The show does have adult language, strong sexual situations, themes, graphic violence and partial nudity. The show is set in a leather/levi bar over the course of two days.

May 20 – 29
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military
Buy Tickets here.

Wyrd Sisters at MAD, May 6-21

Wyrd Sisters at MAD, May 6-21

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:

Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters
Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs.

Directed by Jon Gardner
Produced by Dave Buckingham

A spoof of Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III and King Lear, with more witches than any of them. Terry Pratchett takes Shakespeare’s tragedies and then turns them up ‘till the knob comes off. It’s all in there–a wicked duke and duchess, a wise fool, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, a land in peril. And who stands between the Kingdom and destruction? Three witches: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. Destiny is at work, but where will it all end up?

Click here for a theatrical trailer.

Presented by NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club.