College Performing Arts Series

Written and Directed by Leslie Scott-Jones

Performances will be held in the Theatre Arts Arena on the Montgomery College Rockville campus.

Shakespeare made over 2,300 references to love, lovers or beloved within the entire body of his work. Just as every play has a banquet scene, surely there are as many love scenes. Right? That’s what one would think. The truth is that actual love scenes as we think of them today are few and far between, which begs the question, what is The Bard’s relationship to love? And does his version of love truly stand the test of time?

Love’s the Thang! is a blend of Shakespearean love scenes paired with foundational Black music, spoken word, and poetry. It’s the ultimate Shakespearean love remix that tries to define the thing that even Shakespeare could never quite wrap his head around…love.

~ Leslie M. Scott-Jones, Director

Written by Paula Vogel, Score and Original Music by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva

Directed by Sasha Olinick

Performances will be held in the Theatre Arts Arena on the Montgomery College Rockville campus.

In 1906 a young, up and coming Jewish/Polish writer, Sholem Asch, penned "God of Vengeance",  a play attacking religious hypocrisy and lovingly depicting a romantic relationship between two women. The play quickly became a hit as it toured throughout Europe and was translated from its original Yiddish into several different languages.  But in America, when an English translation opened on Broadway in 1923, the play was quickly shut down and the cast, director and producer were jailed and prosecuted for violating obscenity laws. Indecent, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, charts the history of this incendiary drama and the path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it.

INDECENT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.

Arranged and Directed by Dr. Jay Crowder & Lisa Carrier-Baker
Choreographed by Alice Howes

An energetic and engaging look at themes of unrequited love through music and dance featuring songs from popular musicals and choreographed dance pieces featuring MC students studying Musical Theatre and Dance.

Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Tyler Herman
Music Directed by Marci Shegogue
Choreography by Megan Kempton

Performances will be held in the Theatre Arts Arena on the Montgomery College Rockville campus.

We'll always be there, anytime you want. We're right inside your head". Follow young Pippin as he sifts through the allures and pitfalls of smartphones and social media, searching for his purpose in life. Pippin tries out being a viral content creator, and influencer, and struggles with dating apps and fake news, all to realize that a meaningful life is found not through phones, but through people. With infectious music and lyrics by "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz and witty dialogue by Roger O. Hirson, MC's Pippin takes a fresh, contemporary look at what has always made this musical endure for generations: how hard it is to grow up and make a life for yourself."

PIPPIN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.