Tag Archives: Greenbelt Recreation Department

Stagecraft for the Greenbelt Winter Youth Musical, Nov 24 – Mar 7

Stagecraft for the Greenbelt Winter Youth Musical, Nov 24 – Mar 7

Location: Greenbelt Recreation Department

November 24, 2014 to March 7, 2015

Art Fans – Join us and run away with the circus! Volunteers ages 15 to adult are invited to help make costumes, masks, puppets and props for the upcoming Winter Youth Musical. Chris Cherry’s new edition of Secret Circus is set in a European traveling circus of the 1930s, complete with acrobats, sideshow performers, trained dogs, a lion and more! Sewing skills/machines are helpful but NOT REQUIRED. Learn! Play! Create! Volunteers are welcome to work in our production studio at the Community Center, and/or to work on projects at home. We’ll be building the show now through the end of February. Participate as much as you like and are able. Contact Nicole DeWald at ndewald@greenbeltmd.gov.

See you in the studio!

Beech Tree Puppets presents The Giant Turnip at the Greenbelt Community Center, Sep 7, 1pm

Beech Tree Puppets presents The Giant Turnip at the Greenbelt Community Center, Sep 7, 1pm

Artful Afternoon Sunday, September 7, 1-4pm
Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Rd.

Beech Tree Puppets presents a new show The Giant Turnip, based on a Ukrainian folktale.

An all-ages garden-themed craft workshop with The Butterfly Brigade of CHEARS, 1-3pm.

Studio open house and sale, 1-4pm, with the Community Center’s Artists in Residence.

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium

Performance and craft workshop are free.

Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

Camp Encore presents Lotsa Lazzi at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 10-11

CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17

Lotsa Lazzi!

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.

At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@ gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm

Register for Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Register for Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17

Lotsa Lazzi!

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.

At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.

A four-week pass to the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center is included with tuition.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

TIME: 9:30am-3:30pm (Note that camp will extend until 6:00 pm on July 11 for our late afternoon performance for parents.)

SESSION: DATES: FEES:
346200-1 June 16 – July 12 R: $539, NR: $646
(No camp on July 4)

To register click here.

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm

Register for Summer Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Register for Summer Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Creative Kids Camp

Teen interns (ages 15-17) and adult volunteers (ages 18+) are invited to help make original costumes, masks, props, puppets and set elements (as needed) for this year’s Creative Kids Camp shows. No prior training needed – just an interest in creative collaboration with fellow artists of all ages. Flexible schedule. No fee to participate.

Stagecraft artists work primarily with each other and with a staff mentor in our production studio. Interns and volunteers also help facilitate classes in which the campers themselves can help make elements for their shows, and assist backstage during dress rehearsals and performances. While projects are under construction, stagecraft artists may work for extended periods in the studio without constant staff supervision, although staff are available if questions or issues arise.

To register click here.

Contact person: Nicole DeWald, Arts Supervisor, Production Designer and Stagecraft Program mentor ndewald@greenbeltmd.gov, 240-542-2057