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The Wild Party


  • Greenbelt Arts Center 123 Centerway Greenbelt, MD, 20770 United States (map)

Performances: Aug 30 - Sept 15, 2019, Weekends: Fri/Sat: 8pm, Sun Matinees: 2pm

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By Andrew Lippa
Directed by Jeffery Lesniak
Music directed by Elizabeth Alford
Choreographed by Rikki Lacewell

A steamy prohibition tale, based on Joseph Moncure March's 1928 narrative poem of the same name. Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party-to-end-all-parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs' jealousy, which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned, Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who's been shot?

Earlier Event: September 6
The Piano Guys
Later Event: September 7
Community Day in Suitland