NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club
MAD’s season consists of a large-cast musical each Fall, a drama or comedy in the Winter and a variety show in the Spring.
Website: http://www.madtheater.org/
Location: NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt MD, 20771.
Contact email: admin@madtheater.org
Phone: (240) 475-8800.
MAD is a club and auditions may have some restrictions. The shows take place at the Goddard Recreation Center, 9998 Good Luck Road, Greenbelt MD 20771.
Upcoming shows:
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at MAD, Nov 14-Dec 7
MAD’s 2025 Fall Show:
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Directed by Eliot Malumuth
Produced by Aly Bayens
Music Directed by Susan Breon
Performances will be between November 14 and December 7, 2025.
November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 and December 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Evenings at 7:30, Sundays at 2:00pm
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, performing at:
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
10755 Scaggsville Rd., Laurel, MD 20723
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a holiday romance based on the 1954 movie, featuring the songs “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing,” “Count Your Blessings,” “I Love a Piano,” and (of course!) “White Christmas.”
The show is double-cast; check https://madtheater.org/ for the performance schedule.
$2/Ticket Off for Purchases during Furlough! Use Ticket Code “shutdown” at Checkout.
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Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo at MAD, Apr 10-25
MAD’s 2026 Winter Show:
Moon Over Buffalo
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Randy Barth
produced by Sue Breon
Performances: April 10 – 25, 2026.
Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30, Sundays at 2:00pm
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.
The play is a comedy about a husband-and-wife acting duo, George and Charlotte Hay, who are performing in repertory in Buffalo, New York in 1953. Their careers are on the brink of disaster when they learn famous film director Frank Capra might be coming to see their show, giving them a potential last chance at Hollywood stardom. However, everything that can go wrong does go wrong, including a visit from their daughter’s fiancé, confusion over which play they are performing, and complications from Charlotte’s mother. The style is similar to Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor, which Randy directed for MAD in 1996. With slamming doors, mistaken identities, and costume malfunctions, the hilarious play has all of the classic elements of a farce.
Tags: MAD, Music and Drama, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GSFC, Greenbelt Maryland, Moon Over Buffalo, Ken Ludwig, Randy Barth, Sue Breon
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