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Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 21

Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure at the Publick Playhouse, Mar 21

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Gus Goes Green: A STEM Adventure

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Wacky Professor Parsnip takes audiences on an adventure through science while teaching young people how to make good choices with diet, exercise and the environment. Exciting science experiments from the lab of Professor Parsnip reinforce healthy habits and good character traits. Interactive and fun, this production features a lots of fun and interesting science experiments.

Recommended for Grades Pre-K – 5. Curriculum Connections: Literature, Mathematics, Reading

Tickets: $8/person; $6/groups of 20 or more

Register for Summer Camps

Registration is now open for summer theater camps put on by Prince George’s County, the City of Greenbelt and Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Prince George’s County camps:

Registration for 2017 Summer Camps & PreSchool courses begins…
Saturday, February 25, 9am for Prince George’s County residents
Saturday, March 4, 9am for non-residents
Click here for more information.
NOTE: These are the theater camps. The M-NCCP also has summer camps in the areas of Visual Arts, Sports, STEM, and others.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park
2017 Comedy Arts Camp at Clarice Smith, Jun 19-30, 2017
2017 Exploring Theater Arts for Children Camp at Clarice Smith, July 3-14, 2017
2017 Making a Musical Camp at Clarice Smith, July 31-August 11, 2017
2017 Performing Arts Workshop at Clarice Smith, July 17-28, 2017

Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington
2017 Exploring Theater Arts Camp for Mixed Ages at Harmony Hall, Jun 19-30 & Jul 17-28, 2017
2017 Performing Arts Workshop at Harmony Hall, Jul 3-14, 2017

Huntington Community Center in Bowie
2017 Theater Camp for Teens at the Huntington Community Center, Aug 7-18, 2017

Lake Arbor Community Center in Mitchellville
2017 Exploring Theater Arts Camp for Mixed Ages at Lake Arbor, biweekly, Jun 19-Aug 11, 2017

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse in Cheverly
2017 Making a Musical Camp at the Publick Playhouse, July 3-14, 2017
2017 Theater Improvisation Camp at the Publick Playhouse, July 17-21, 2017

Temple Hills Community Center
2017 Theater Camp for Children at the Temple Hills Community Center, June 19-30 & July 31-Aug 11, 2017

City of Greenbelt Recreation Department

Registration for 2017 Spring and Summer camps opens February 1, 2017 for residents and February 15, 2017 for non-residents of the City of Greenbelt. Click here for all opportunities.
NOTE: These are the theater camps. Greenbelt also has summer camps in the areas of Sports, Outings, and others.
2017 Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, biweekly June 19-Aug 11, 2017
2017 Performance Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, Aug 14-18, 2017
2017 Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, June 19-July 14, 2017
Show: Camp Encore presents Romeo and Juliet at the Greenbelt Arts Center, July 12-13
2017 Circus Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department, June 19-Aug 25, 2017

Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier

2017 Art Exposed Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, weekly June 19-Aug 18, 2017
2017 Cultural Journey Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, June 19-July 14, 2017
Show: Cultural Journey Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 14, 2017, 5:30pm
2017 Creative Robotics Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 10-28, 2017
2017 Dance Theater Experience Camp at Joe’s Movement Emporium, July 17-Aug 11, 2017
Show: Dance Theater Experience Camp Show at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Aug 17, 2017, at 5:30pm

My Heart in a Suitcase at the Publick Playhouse, May 9

My Heart in a Suitcase at the Publick Playhouse, May 9

Midweek Matinee
Monday, May 9, 10:15 am & 12 noon
GEICO Gecko Series: My Heart in a Suitcase

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Anne Lehmann and her family no longer feel safe in their Berlin home. Life in 1938 Germany is deteriorating quickly for the Lehmanns and all Jews living there. This gripping production about Anne and her family’s decision whether or not to send her on the Kindertransport is a tribute to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of a family’s love.

Recommended for grades 4 – 8. Curriculum Connections: Family Relationships, Historical, Literature-Based, Values-Based.

Tickets: $8 /Person; $6/Groups of 20 or More; Free to Title 1 Public Schools.

This performance is supported by the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation

Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 21

Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 21

Midweek Matinee
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 10:15 am & 12 noon
GEICO Gecko Series – Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Each stage of the journey is brought to life by giant puppets, fun songs and dances. Hudson Vagabond Puppets, known for amazing, untraditional, larger-than-life puppetry and masks, examines the amazing metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar to adult butterfly.

Recommended for grades Pre K – 5. Curriculum Connections: Science, Music, Theatre, Dance and The Arts.

Tickets: $8/person, $6/groups of 20 or more, Free to Title 1 Schools

This performance is supported by the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation

Tags: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, Cheverly Maryland, Midweek Matinee, Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle, Puppets

Chicken Dance at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 14

Chicken Dance at the Publick Playhouse, Apr 14

Tiny Tots Thursday
Thursday, April 14, 9:30 am & 11:15 am
Chicken Dance

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Description: Marge and Lola are two barnyard chickens on a mission to win the barnyard talent contest. First prize is two tickets to see the great Elvis Poultry in concert! But first, they must present a performance that will score higher than a flock of very talented ducks who seem to have the contest locked up. Can Marge and Lola face their challengers, against all odds, and win the talent contest?

Recommended for grades Pre-K – 2.

Tickets: $5/person