The submission period for the Greenbelt Arts Center’s 2024-2025 season is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted; we’ll be in touch soon regarding your proposals! If you have questions — or other ideas about projects and partnerships with GAC — please contact our VP Programs with those concerns and consider volunteering at GAC. Thanks again!
Fiveplay
We are pleased to present the Maryland premiere of Fiveplay by local playwright Erica Smith and directed by Rocky Nunzio.
Fiveplay is an affectionate look at polyamory and the modern family. This is a show about a family — Venn House, six people who chose one another. Sure, sometimes poly people’s problems are about relationships. Sometimes they’re about jobs, or money, or haunted antiques. And sometimes family is even more complicated than it seems.
The show will perform on weekends from May 31st-June 15; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; and Sundays June 2 & 9 at 2 pm.
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Announcements
The Rude Mechanicals, in Residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center will be holding auditions for “The School for Scandal” by Richard Sheridan and directed by Alan Duda.
Dates for auditions are Monday, June 3 and Tuesday June 4, with callbacks on Thursday, June 5.
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about these upcoming auditions.
Congratulations to our 2023 WATCH Award Nominees:
- Outstanding Direction of a Play – Rikki Howie Lacewell – The Mountaintop
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play – Ryan Willis as “Martin” – The Mountaintop
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Lydia West as “Carmae” – The Mountaintop
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play – Jim Adams – The Mountaintop
Our Monthly Board Meetings
The Greenbelt Arts Center, a small black box theater, welcomes members to attend our board meetings. Those wishing to comment at a board meeting should be there by the start of the meeting. Meetings are the second Wednesday of a month at 7:30 PM at 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD. To join Greenbelt Arts Center, click here.
The March 13 Board meeting will include an 30 minute open forum to get community feedback on the implementation of the City of Greenbelt’s Background Check policy. More details about the City’s policy and our proposed implementation can be found here.
Volunteer Opportunities!
Volunteer Crowd Managers Needed:
Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) needs volunteer crowd managers. A crowd manager (CM) is an usher trained in crowd management through the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office (MSFMO). The CM welcomes patrons, manages any issues in the lobby prior to showtime, seats people with special needs and latecomers, and greets patrons at the theater door and checks their tickets. They then stay until the audience leaves. Throughout their 2-3 hour shift, they are responsible for making sure egress is not blocked, escorting people to safety in an emergency, and basic monitoring of the crowd. For the most part, they can watch the performance while keeping an eye out in the periphery for emergencies.
Good candidates should be good with managing diverse people, are at least 18 years old, and available for 2-3 performances a month. A typical show is 9 performances over 3 weekends. Both initial and ongoing training is provided. A background check is required by the City of Greenbelt because the volunteers work with children.
Please fill out the Contact Form found here, and our Box Office Manager will reach out to you.
COVID-19 STATUS
As the Greenbelt Arts Center has resumed in-person programming and local mask mandates have been dropped, we are now allowing patrons to be unmasked in the facility. Exceptions to this rule include our masked Sunday matinees (determined by each production) and any conditions set by those using the space for private rehearsals or events.
Click here to read our full current COVID-19 Policy.