Online and Recorded Activities 2021
Off the Quill presents Frankenstein, Audio Recording Online
Off the Quill presents:
Listen to Off the Quill, On the Air, with our adaptation of Frankenstein, newly updated and recorded, for audio distribution!
Posted October 31, 2021
Location: Online. Click here to listen.
For more information click here.
Tickets: free recorded audio performance
Tags: Off the Quill, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Free Performance, Online
Three Short Comedies by A. A. Milne, presented by MAD, Now Online
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
An online public reading of:
Three Short Comedies
By A. A. Milne
Directed by Jon Gardner
Produced by Eliot Malumuth
Music Directed by Susan Breon
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 8pm, online
The Princess and the Woodcutter
Wurzel-Flummery
The Red Feathers
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, online.
We present three short comedies by A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. (1) The Princess and the Woodcutter: The King and Queen set a test to determine which of three Princes will marry their daughter. But the Princess and her friend, the Woodcutter, have a different plan. (2) Wurzel-Flummery: A Member of the British Parliament receives a bequest of 50,000 pounds, with a very unusual condition attached. (3) The Red Feathers: An operetta in one act. A traveling group of musicians come across a country home in which a young woman is singing.
Performance will be live online. Click here.
Tags: MAD, Music and Drama, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GSFC, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Free Performance, MAD Play-Reading Group, A. A. Milne, One-Act Play Festival, The Princess and The Woodcutter, Wurzel-Flummery, The Red Feathers, Eliot Malumuth, Jon Gardner, Susan Breon
Pygmalion by MAD, Now Online
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
An online public reading of:
Pygmalion
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Eliot Malumuth
Produced by Jon Gardner
Saturday, July 31, 2021, 8pm, online
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, online.
MAD is forming a play-reading group, which will rehearse several times and then perform public readings of scripts. The goal of the group is to have fun participating.
Performance will be live online. Click here.
Tags: MAD, Music and Drama, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GSFC, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Free Performance, MAD Play-Reading Group, Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, Eliot Malumuth, Jon Gardner
Gallathea at Greenbelt Arts Center, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Gallathea
by John Lyly
Live Online Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 8pm.
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
The Rude Mechanicals set a challenge: Put up a Zoom production in two weeks, from script cutting to filming. We picked Gallathea because it’s not as well-known as it deserves to be; it’s the story of two young women who disguise themselves as boys, and fall in love. Fair warning that this play has adult themes of gender identity and sexuality, and occasionally adult language. It might not be for everyone, but we hope it’s for you.
All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, Gallathea, John Lyly
24-Hour Play Festival at Greenbelt Arts Center, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
The 2nd Annual 24-Hour Zoom Fest
Live Online Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 8pm.
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
Several short plays will be written, rehearsed and performed all in just 24 hours. Final performance online at 8pm.
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, 24-Hour Play Festival
Doctor Faustus at Greenbelt Arts Center, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Doctor Faustus
by Christopher Marlowe
directed by Claudia Bach
Performances : recorded live Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22, 2021
Set in a modern, internet-forum world, Faustus connects with some dangerous minds online and is dragged into a world of conspiracy, magic, and evil. After making a deal with a servant of Hell to unlock the truth and powers of the world, Faustus gets more than he bargained for when his payment comes due. On a backdrop of reddit, Qanon, and internet indoctrination, this production explores what it means to access the truth and to confront reality, whatever it may be.
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe, Claudia Bach
Lady Windermere’s Fan by MAD, Now Online
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
An online public reading of:
Lady Windermere’s Fan
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Randy Barth
Produced by Jon Gardner
May 22, 2021, 8pm, online
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, online.
MAD is forming a play-reading group, which will rehearse several times and then perform public readings of scripts. The goal of the group is to have fun participating.
Performance will be live online. Click here.
Tags: MAD, Music and Drama, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GSFC, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Free Performance, MAD Play-Reading Group, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Oscar Wilde, Randy Barth, Jon Gardner
Free Play Series Toward an Antiracist Tomorrow by Eleanor Roosevelt High School and Greenbelt Arts Center, Archived Recording Online
mecca lartigue & anya wilkinson in association with Greenbelt Arts Center present:
a series of FREE PLAYS toward an ANTIRACIST TOMORROW
by idris goodwin
directed by andi fontaine, rikki howie, danya ford, kate magill and niya john
Performance DATES: May 1 – 2, 2021
Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7pm
Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 3pm
Discussion to follow each show
FREE PLAY Series by Idris Goodwin
Produced by Eleanor Roosevelt High School students Mecca Lartigue and Anya Wilkinson in association with Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
THE WATER GUN SONG
finds a parent trying to find the words to explain to a child why a water gun isn’t simply a toy
Directed by Niya John
#MATTER
is a two hander about former high school friends debating matters of life and race.
Directed by Andi Fontaine and Rikki Howie
BLACK FLAG
finds two new dorm-mates excited to start their freshman year together, until one decides to decorate their room with a little piece of ‘Southern pride.’
Directed by DaNya Ford and Kate Magill Robinson
Click here for more information.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Free Play Series Toward an Antiracist Tomorrow, Idris Goodwin, Mecca Lartigue, Anya Wilkinson, The Water Gun Song, Niya John, #Matter, Andi Fontaine, Rikki Howie, Black Flag, DaNya Ford, Kate Magill Robinson, Free Performance
Two Noble Kinsmen at Greenbelt Arts Center, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Two Noble Kinsmen
by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
Directed by Joshua Engel and Liana Olear
Live Online Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 8pm.
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, Two Noble Kinsmen, John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Joshua Engel, Liana Olear
2021 Shakespeare in the Parks presents The Tempest: An Audio Adventure, Online
The Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division Presents the Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival.
Shakespeare In the Parks 2021
The Tempest: An Audio Adventure
By William Shakespeare
Shakespeare in the Parks Presents: The Tempest: An Audio Adventure
Have you ever imagined being shipwrecked on a lonely island? What if the air was full of whispering voices? Suddenly a mysterious fairy appears, who can control the wind and the waves, while flying from one palm tree to the next! Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks presents The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Let your imagination soar as you listen to this audio drama, with magical music and exciting sound effects, and a love story between two young people who meet on the shores of the sparkling sea.
This audio drama is produced by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division, with support from the Maryland State Arts Council.
Click here to listen to “The Tempest: An Audio Adventure” on Spreaker.
Tags: Shakespeare in the Parks, Christopher Dwyer, Free Performance, Online, The Tempest, The Tempest: An Audio Adventure, William Shakespeare
Sherlock Holmes by MAD, Now Online
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club presents:
An online public reading of:
Sherlock Holmes – A Drama in Four Acts
By William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by Jon Gardner
March 27, 2021, 8pm, online
Now available on YouTube. Click here.
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, online.
MAD is forming a play-reading group, which will rehearse several times and then perform public readings of scripts. The goal of the group is to have fun participating.
“Sherlock Holmes – A Drama in Four Acts,” was written by William Gillette with help from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is an original story, not an adaptation. It was first produced in 1899 with Gillette playing Holmes; a role that he repeated many times over the next 35 years. Gillette’s use of a deerstalker cap and curved pipe in his depiction of Holmes have become enduring symbols of the character. In another important element of theatrical history, an early production featured a teen-aged Charlie Chaplin playing the pageboy Billy.
Notice: This play depicts cocaine use.
Performance will be live online. Click here.
Tags: MAD, Music and Drama, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, GSFC, Greenbelt Maryland, MAD Play-Reading Group, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes – A Drama in Four Acts, William Gillette, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jon Gardner
Hamless at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 12-21, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Hamless
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Erin Nealer
Live Online Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, March 12-21, 2021.
Showtimes are 7 pm on March 12, 13, 19, 20; 2 pm on March 14 & 21
“Hamless” is a Zoom adaptation of Shakespeare’s most famous play that tells the story behind “Hamlet” – focusing on the personal and political drama – without ever introducing the audience to Prince Hamlet himself.
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, Hamless, Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Erin Nealer
The Tamer Tamed at Greenbelt Arts Center, Feb 13 & 20, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
The Tamer Tamed
by John Fletcher
directed by Liana Olear
Performances : Saturday February 13th & 20th, 2021, at 8 PM
Ever watched Taming of the Shrew and wished Petruchio got what he deserved? So did Shakespeare’s contemporary, Fletcher, who wrote a fanfic about Petruchio’s second wife.”
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
All performances are free. We are asking a suggested donation of $10 to help support our continuing efforts to provide theater to Greenbelt and the larger community; please click on Donate and select “Support Online Shows.”
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, The Tamer Tamed, John Fletcher, Liana Olear
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will at Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 8-10, Archived Recording Online
The Rude Mechanicals in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center present:
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tiffany M. Waters
Performances January 8 – 10, 2021
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
In the spirit of continuing live performance during uncertain times, this production will focus on collaborating with actors to find new ways to navigate this new medium. Twelfth Night will seek to explore themes of personal identity, relationships, isolation, love, loss, and reunion.
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Rude Mechanicals, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night: Or What You Will, William Shakespeare, Tiffany M. Waters
Greenbelt Arts Center Old-Time Radio, Online
Greenbelt Arts Center presents
Old Time Radio
Directed by Rikki Howie
By Greenbelt Arts Center, Online.
December 2021:
Candy Matson: Jack Frost
Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber Snoops for Presents in the Closet
Grand Central Station: Miracle for Christmas
October 2021:
Dracula
September 2021:
Sterling Detective – Boston’s Lone Wolf Terror
August 2021:
A Logic Named Joe
July 2021:
Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders
The Black Museum: Four Small Bottles
June 2021:
The Green Hornet – The Ghost Who Talked Too Much
May 2021:
Columbia Workshop “Now Playing Tomorrow”
April 2021:
The Black Ace – Skyward
March 2021:
The Shadow – The Silent Avenger
Mystery in the Air – The Mask of Medusa
February 2021:
Fibber McGee and Molly – Valentine Candy
Lights Out – The Locked Room Mystery
January 2021:
My Pal Patsy
Death Calls at Dinner
Cat Wife
Additional performance in 2020.
Online performance, click here.
Tags: Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt Maryland, Online, Free Performance, Old Time Radio, Rikki Howie Lacewell
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