Greenbelt Community Creative and Performing Arts Festival
Featuring participants from all of the Greenbelt Schools
Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.
Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7pm – Strings.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 7pm – Drama, Piano and Guitar.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 7pm – Band.
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7pm – Choir.
Presented by NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club.
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:
Urinetown
Music and lyrics by Mark Hollman, book and lyrics by Greg Kotis
Produced by Eliot Malumuth
Directed by Katrina Jackson
In the world of Urinetown, there has been a severe drought for decades, so private toilets are banned and everyone must pay a fee to use regulated public toilets, owned by the Urine Good Company.
Oct. 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, and 14, 2015
All Sunday performances and Halloween are Matinees
Evenings: Doors open 7:30 PM – Curtain up 8:00 PM
Matinees: Doors open 2:00 PM – Curtain up 2:30 PM
Special Post-Show Discussions ABOUT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND NASA’S ROLE IN STUDYING DROUGHTS November 1 & 8
Tickets: $20 + $1 service fee.
Buy tickets here.
Tru
by Jay Presson Allen from the Words and Works of Truman Capote
directed by Gayle Negri
With Larry LaRose as Truman Capote
October 9-18
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays at 2:00
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center.
Truman Capote wrote a book that traded on the confidences of his socialite friends. They spurned him and it left him bereft and prone to self-destructive behavior. In this production we see Tru over 2 days, in which he talks about his life and how he hopes to ingratiate himself once again with high society.
Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets.
Ballet Theatre Maryland presents Alice in Wonderland (abridged) at the Greenbelt Community Center
Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 3:00pm
Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd.
Journey With Alice to Wonderland where you will enter a “Caucus Race”, laugh at the antics of TweedleDee and TweedleDum, attend the zany Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, paint the roses red, play croquet with the Queen of Hearts and her jabberwocky raven, meet the mysterious Cheshire Cat, and rescue the Mad Hatter from the Red Queen when he goes on trial for stealing her tarts. Lewis Carroll’s “classic” tale is transformed as BTM meshes dance, theater, and music together to bring all of these whimsical characters to life through the power of dance.
Sunday, October 4. All-ages DIY Halloween Costume Clinic, 1-4pm: bring your ideas and reference images, and get started on a great costume!
Facilitated by professional designer and Artist in Residence Celestine Ranney-Howes. Cardboard and other basic supplies available. See the current Art Gallery exhibit featuring costumes and sculpture by artist Hoesy Corona. Plus a studio open house and sale and Greenbelt Museum programs.
Free admission.
AUDITIONS: WINNIE-THE-POOH AT THE GREENBELT ARTS CENTER
Auditions for Winnie-the-Pooh will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center Monday and Tuesday, September 28th and 29th at 6:30pm, with callbacks Thursday, October 1st, if necessary.
Dramatized by le Clanche du Rand from the stories of A. A. Milne. Music by Allan J. Friedman, Lyrics by A. A. Milne and Kristin Sergel with additional lyrics by le Clanché du Rand.
Director: Jon Gardner, Producer: Malca Giblin, Music Director: Susan Breon, Choreographer: Samantha Fitschen.
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Bring a headshot and theatrical resume if you have one, or be prepared to list previous acting, singing and dancing experience. Bring a complete list of conflicts for October 25 to December 20. We will try to accommodate rehearsal conflicts, but performance conflicts will not be allowed for those with speaking parts.
Rehearsals will begin October 26th and will be 3 times per week until tech week, Monday through Thursday evenings with the final schedule depending on conflicts. There is also the possibility of some Saturday afternoon rehearsals. Performances will be afternoon matinees only on Saturdays and Sundays from December 5 to 20.
Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga and Eeyore each have solo songs. Owl, Christopher Robin and Roo sing one solo line each in the finale. Please prepare a short song (up to 32 bars) in the style of musical theater, a folk song or a nursery rhyme. Bring sheet music for the piano accompanist or sing a capella; we will not use backing tracks in the auditions. Auditions will include movement or dance, so please dress appropriately; do not wear jeans and bring dance sneakers or jazz shoes if possible. There will be readings from the script. The acting style is that each character will be played authentically without comment or “cuteness.”
All roles are unpaid and non-union. Actors who are offered parts will agree to become a member of the Greenbelt Arts Center for $20 (individual) or $40 (family), which includes one or two free tickets, respectively.
The Story: The beloved characters of the Hundred Acre Woods are brought to life in this small cast musical dramatization of A. A. Milne’s stories. Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet try to trap a Heffalump, search for Eeyore’s tail and scheme with Rabbit to get rid of Kanga, the new animal in the woods.
Cast: We expect to cast a combination of adults, teens and children; all ages are encouraged to audition. We welcome a diverse cast and all roles are open to all ethnicities. Except as noted on the website, most of the roles are open to any age and any gender.
For additional information including roles to be cast, click here or contact Director Jon Gardner at jongreenbelt@yahoo.com.
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