Hard Bargain Players Theater in the Woods
Location: 2001 Bryan Point Road • Accokeek, MD 20607
On many summer evenings the Amphitheater at Hard Bargain Farm shoots light beyond branch and leaf. Under this canopy of towering trees, local music and theater come alive, and after a brief stroll down a lit path, the best-kept secret in central Maryland reveals itself.
Built in the early 1930s by Alice and Henry Ferguson, the original stage was merely a half-circle of concrete set in a natural amphitheater in the woods of their Hard Bargain Farm. For many years the Fergusons used the amphitheater as a place to gather with their friends and neighbors on summer evenings. They would entertain themselves by dressing up in elaborate costumes and putting on amateur plays.
It became a Hard Bargain tradition.
Theater in the Woods is an outdoor amphitheater and the Hard Bargain Players perform rain or shine. Shows are only canceled in the event of severe weather conditions. There is limited covered seating and umbrellas are encouraged. Comfortable clothing and bug spray are also highly recommended.
Website: http://www.hbplayers.org/
2001 Bryan Point Road • Accokeek, MD 20607
Contact Doris Sharp • 240-766-8830
Via Email: hbplayersboxoffice@gmail.com
Reservations: Making a reservation is as easy as sending an email to hbplayersboxoffice@gmail.com Please be sure to include the show, date of performance, and number of tickets you are reserving.
Upcoming Events:
Bent at Hard Bargain, Aug 9-24
BENT
By Martin Sherman
Directed by Matt Jones
August 9-24, 2019
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm.
Location: Hard Bargain Players.
“Bent is a story of living versus survival. It concerns Max, a gay ‘wheeler-dealer’ who leads a dissolute life of drink, drugs, and sporadic sex in prewar Berlin. One night he and his lover Rudy pick up the wrong man–someone who’s on the Nazi’s wanted list. Max and Rudy are forced to flee Berlin and live underground. Ultimately they are arrested, and sent to Dachau. En route, Rudy is murdered, but Max survives with the help of a ‘pink triangle’ prisoner, Horst. Once in Dachau, Max makes a deal to wear a Jewish star, therefore avoiding the pink triangle, the badge of the ‘lowest,’ the homosexual. He arranges for Horst to be on his work detail, doing pointless and exhausting–but not dangerous–labor. As time goes by, they fall in love. They become lovers through their imagination, and through their words. When Horst is threatened, Max understands, at last, that life is more than mere survival.” – Mad Stage
Tickets for Hard Bargain Players performances are $12 for adults, $10 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.
To reserve tickets, click here.
Tags: Hard Bargain Players, Accokeek Maryland, Bent, Martin Sherman, Matt Jones
‘Night Mother at Hard Bargain, Oct 4-19
‘NIGHT MOTHER
By Marsha Norman
Directed by Matt Jameson
October 4-19, 2019
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm.
Location: Hard Bargain Players.
Tickets for Hard Bargain Players performances are $12 for adults, $10 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.
To reserve tickets, click here.
Tags: Hard Bargain Players, Accokeek Maryland, ‘Night Mother, Marsha Norman, Matt Jameson
