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The Heroes’ Tale at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 5-13

The Heroes’ Tale at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 5-13

The Heroes’ Tale
A guest production from GroundWork Entertainment
By Cheryl Butler-Poole
Directed by Gregory Poole

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: Told from the perspective of four aging black men that time seemed to have forgotten, one unforeseen event caused them to elevate themselves to neighborhood champions. Named after one of Washington, DC’s famous neighborhoods, the Dupont Circle Heroes experience dramatic events that include racial conflict and wrongful imprisonment.

Friday, September 5, 2014 at 8pm
Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm
Friday, September 12, 2014 at 8pm
Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm

General Admission: $17.00

Auditions for Death by Design at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26 & 27

Auditions for Death by Design at Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 26 & 27

Auditions for Death by Design

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions for Death by Design, by Rob Urbinati, will be held at the theater, on Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, at 7:00. Callbacks, if needed will be Thursday, August 28. Director Ann Lowe-Barrett is casting 4 men and 4 women, ages 20-70.

Rehearsals are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.

Performances run November 7-23.

All roles are open and unpaid.

For more information see: http://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/Default.asp#audition

Macbeth: The Instrument of Darkness at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 15-23

Macbeth: The Instrument of Darkness at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Aug 15-23

Macbeth: The Instrument of Darkness
by William Shakespeare

Directed by Josh Engel

August 15 – 23, 2014

A guest production from The Rude Mechanicals.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Dark, moving, and haunting, Macbeth is the story of power and powerlessness. The Rude Mechanicals take a fresh look at Shakespeare’s classic where “The Instruments of darkness tell is truths”, and the glimmers of sight are worse than knowing nothing at all.

August 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 8:00.
August 17 at 2:00

Ticket prices: $17 General Admission, $14 Students/Seniors/Military.

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Greenbelt Youth Circus presents Game On at the Greenbelt Community Center, Aug 8-10

Greenbelt Youth Circus presents Game On at the Greenbelt Community Center, Aug 8-10

GREENBELT YOUTH CIRCUS
(ages 9-16) presents GAME ON

Friday, August 8 at 7:00pm;
Saturday, August 9 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, August 10 at 3:00pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium

Description: Under the direction of former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, Circus performer Greg May, the young performers of the Greenbelt Youth Circus will astound you with their new full-length circus show, inspired by popular games. Single-point and fabric trapeze, juggling, unicycling, stilt-walking, tumbling and clowning are all on display when this talented troupe takes to the ring to entertain you.

A video of past performances is here.

TICKETS: $5.
Purchase tickets from the Community Center business office. Call 301-397-2208 for information.

Eugenio at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 18-27

Eugenio at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 18-27

Eugenio
by Anthony E. Gallo

Friday July 18th at 8:00 pm
Saturday July 19th at 8:00 pm
Sunday July 20th at 2:00 pm
Friday July 25th at 8:00 pm
Saturday July 26th at 8:00 pm
Sunday July 27th at 2:00 pm

A guest production from Seventh Street Playhouse.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Description: Rome’s aloof and scholarly Chief Rabbi Zolli receives asylum in the Vatican and converts to Roman Catholicism in 1944. A Nazi and a priest also convert to new religions. Why did these three men convert? Does forgiveness play a role? Why do they clash both before and after the conversions?

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