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(Gaithersburg, MD) – In-person theatre returns to the Arts Barn this fall and include plays, musicals, and youth theatre performances. Enjoy our sneak peek of the 2021-2022 theatre season and our returning theatre partners: Damascus Theatre Company, Kensington Arts Theatre-Second Stage, Sandy Spring Theatre Group, The Montgomery Playhouse, and ANKH Repertory Theatre. Murder at the Mansion Dessert Theatre also resumes this fall. Uncover the clues and partake in the delectable sweet treats at the historic Kentlands Mansion.
More Arts Programming is being added daily! Arts on the Green plans a full season of in-person and hybrid (both in-person & virtual ) concerts, family programming, classes and workshops, and special events. For more information, please visit the Arts Barn at gaithersburgmd.gov/AOTG or call 301-258-6394.
Area theaters have been busy preparing to safely present productions this summer.
Oakville’s Phoenix Stage Company has extensive safety measures in effect in preparation for its reopening in August.
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Phoenix Stage Company in Oakville is making plans to welcome back live audiences in August. Seen here is a rehearsal from a 2012 production.
uired in August,” executive director Ed Bassett said. But Phoenix has taken many steps to make patrons feel comfortable to return to in-person shows. Masks will be required while moving about the building. Hand sanitizer stations are in place. Hands-free soap dispensers have been installed in the restrooms.
The adventurers work together. From left to right: Spencer Pilcher, Meghan Edge, Paige Teryn Breese, Rocky Nunzio, Elizabeth A. Weiss, and Bayou Elom. Photo by Catherine May Taylor Photography.
Live theatre is finally making its much anticipated return, though still cautiously and virtually in most cases. Personally, it’s been far too long of a hiatus, a sentiment that I am sure is shared by many theater lovers. There is a hopeful light at the end of the arduous tunnel that has been this past year. This past Friday night, I was able to spend an evening basking in the glory of live theater, streaming from the Art Barn where Montgomery Playhouse is presenting its female-centric production of “She Kills Monsters” to honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Tom Barylski
This March, The Montgomery Playhouse, in cooperation with Arts on the Green, will present a virtual performance of “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen, from the City of Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn stage. Director Tom Barylski provides insight into this fanciful and ingenious comedy.
What is “She Kills Monsters” about and how did the Montgomery choose this play?
“She Kills Monsters” is about Agnes, a woman dealing with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. Agnes is finally able to get to know her sister through her Dungeons and Dragons campaign. In simpler terms, the play is about finding closure after the death of a loved one.