Greenbelt Arts Center
http://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt MD 20770, 301-441-8770.
The Greenbelt Arts Center, known as GAC, is a community theater in Greenbelt that produces 4 to 6 shows per year and hosts an additional 6 guest shows per year. They also have a few musical concerts. Tickets can be purchased through their website.
Upcoming Events:
The Lion in Winter at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Sep 4-19
The Rude Mechanicals, in residence at The Greenbelt Arts Center present:
The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman
directed by Stephen Cox
September 4 – 19, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Join the Rudes for A Very Special Plantagenet Christmas – hosted by that premier dysfunctional family of the 12th century. Henry II of England has reprieved his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine from prison to join their scheming sons to decide who will succeed him. Joining them is Phillip II, the young King of France, to discuss whether his sister will marry one of the sons or remain Henry’s mistress. Alliances shift, betrayals abound, and no one leaves unscathed in this wickedly funny and fiercely intelligent battle for love, power, and the English crown.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Lion in Winter, Rude Mechanicals, Stephen Cox
A Christmas Carol at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 4-19
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
A Christmas Carol
based on the book by Charles Dickens
Directed by Peter Orvetti
December 4 – 19, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
This stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens follows the classic journey of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly businessman who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Through these supernatural encounters, Scrooge confronts the consequences of his actions and ultimately discovers the power of compassion, generosity, and community.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Peter Orvetti
Richard II at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 29-Feb 6
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Richard II
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Ethan Clarkewallis
January 29 – February 6, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Presented by the Rude Mechanicals and set in a 1970s mafia front, Richard II becomes an exploration of the status quo. The current kingpin, Richard II is a frivolous man who abuses his power. The lower ranks of Richard’s family have little recourse, but the recently banished Bolingbroke, Richard’s cousin, has the means to replace the corrupt king. Can Bolingbroke break this cycle of violence, or is the crown forever stained by blood?
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Richard II, William Shakespeare, Ethan Clarkewallis
Frost/Nixon at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 26-Mar 12
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Frost/Nixon
By Peter Morgan
Directed by Rocky Nunzio
February 26 – March 12, 2027
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
British talk-show host David Frost has become a lowbrow laughingstock. Richard M. Nixon has just resigned the United States presidency in total disgrace over Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Determined to resurrect his career, Frost risks everything on a series of in-depth interviews in order to extract an apology from Nixon. The cagey Nixon, however, is equally bent on redeeming himself in his nation’s eyes. In the television age, image is king, and both men are desperate to out-talk and upstage each other as the cameras roll. The result is the interview that sealed a president’s legacy.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan, Rocky Nunzio
The Cemetery Club at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Apr 2-17
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Cemetery Club
by Ivan Menchell
Directed by Vanessa Markowitz
April 2-17, 2027
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
In this comedy/drama, three widows – Ida, Doris, and Lucille – meet once a month at Ida’s home to catch up and to visit their husbands’ graves at the nearby cemetery. The play explores the friendship and humor between the three women as well as how they cope with loss and how all three respond when a potential new suitor for Ida enters the picture.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, The Cemetery Club, Ivan Menchell, Vanessa Markowitz
Falstaff at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 7-15
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Falstaff
Based on the works of William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Orvetti
May 7-15, 2027
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
The Rude Mechanicals tell the tale of Sir John Falstaff, sweet creature of bombast and huge bombard of sack, as told across four Shakespeare plays, here combined into one.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Falstaff, William Shakespeare, Peter Orvetti
Fifth Planet at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 28-Jun 5
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Fifth Planet
by David Auburn
directed by Grass Harness
May 28 – June 5, 2027
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays September 6 & 13 at 2 PM
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Fifth Planet, a one-act play, charts the friendship between two observatory workers as it waxes and wanes over the course of a year.
Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Fifth Planet, David Auburn, Grass Harness
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