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Productions and Audition Information
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Montgomery College's College Performing Arts Series productions often contain adult language and situations. Some productions include discussions of sexuality, sexual abuse, and/or cultural and personal violence.

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Students interested in supporting the productions as performers or management may email Professor Alby; and as management, technicians, or crew email Professor Hengen for more information.

Theatre Season 2026-27

Please note: Auditions for both shows for the Fall semester will be at the same audition date at the beginning of the Fall Semester.

Love's the Thang

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Arranged and Directed by Leslie M. Scott-Jones

Auditions
Wednesday, September 9, and Thursday, September 10, 6 p.m.–9 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Callbacks: Friday, September 11, 6 p.m.–10 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Auditionees should prepare a Shakespearean monologue, a monologue from Indecent(mailed upon form submission), and 32 bars of a song. A capella is acceptable.

Audition link available August 24.

Performances
Wednesday to Saturday, October 21–24, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, October 25, at 2 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Please feel invited to our ASL Sign Interpreted Performance and Afterword discussion on Friday, October 23.

Synopsis: 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


Indecent

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Written by Paula Vogel
Directed by Sasha Olinick

Auditions
Wednesday, September 9, and Thursday, September 10, 6–9 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Callbacks: Friday, September 11, 6–10 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Auditionees should prepare a Shakespearean monologue, a monologue from Indecent(mailed upon form submission), and 32 bars of a song. A capella is acceptable.

Audition link available August 24.

Performances
Wednesday to Saturday, November 18-21, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 22, at 2 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Please feel invited to our ASL Sign Interpreted Performance and Afterword discussion on Friday, November 20.

Synopsis: 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.
~ Sasha Olinick, Director


MC Spotlights: The Beat Goes On!

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

Auditions
VOCAL AUDITIONS BY VIDEO - You may submit a vocal video recording of one song to jay.crowder@montgomerycollege.edu beginning July 1, 2026. 
IN PERSON VOCAL AUDITIONS - In Person vocal auditions will be held in the Theatre Arts Black Box (TA148) on August 27 and September 10 from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Please be prepared to sing one song of any style of your choice. 
Please contact Jay Crowder at jay.crowder@montgomerycollege.edu  if you have any questions. 
DANCE auditions will be on Friday, September 11, from 4 p.m.–6 p.m. in the Upper Dance Studio, PE217.
Please contact Alic Howes at alice.howes@montgomerycollege.edu if you have any questions.

Performance
Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena

Synopsis: MC Spotlights: The Beat Goes On! is 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.


Pippin

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

Auditions
Tuesday, December 1, and Wednesday, December 2,  6 p.m.–9 p.m.
Callbacks: Thursday, December 3, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.

Audition link available November 14.

Performances:
Wednesday to Saturday, February 25–28, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena
Please feel invited to our ASL Sign Interpreted Performance and Afterword discussion on Friday, February 27.

Synopsis: '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." ~ Tyler Herman, Director


Spring Dance Concert

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Performances: Friday, May 1, at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m., Parilla Performing Arts Center


Alumni in the Working World

Alumni

Join our network of talented alumni who currently work professionally in theatres across the DC Area and nationally.

Awa Sal Secka (AA Performing Arts, Montgomery College)

  • Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical for Signature Theatre's Ragtime
  • Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical Adaptation for co-writing The Joy That Carries You at Olney Theatre Center
  • Selected credits: NY/Berkeley Rep: Goddess 2021/2023 Workshop (Zawadi), Grace Workshop (Jackie). Regional: PAPER MILL; SIGNATURE: Ragtime (Sarah), Gun and Powder (Flo), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Broadway in the Park, Signature Vinyl. FORD’S: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wiz (Glinda/Dorothy u/s), Christmas Carol (Fred’s Wife). ROUND HOUSE: School Girls (Ama), Caroline, or Change (Dottie). THEATRE J: Intimate Apparel (Mayme), Gloria: A Life (Flo Kennedy). KENNEDY CENTER: Me…Jane (Maisie), Chasing the Wind (Abby). 

Helen Garcia-Alton (AA Technical Theatre, Montgomery College), CNN Staff Lighting Director

  • Helen Hayes nomination for lighting design: How the Light Gets in (1st Stage)
  • M.F.A. Lighting Design University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • B.S. Theatre Design and Production Towson University

Lillie Kahkonen-Timlin, Lighting Designer

  • M.F.A. Theatrical Lighting Design, University of Florida; B.S. Technical Theatre, Towson
  • A Raisin in the Sun Atlas Performing Arts Center (VOCA); Bel Cantanti Opera Company; Digital Lightning

Shaquille Stewart (AA Performing Arts, Montgomery College), Executive Director, Silver Springs Stage

Audra Jacobs (AA Performing Arts, Montgomery College), Connectivity Director, 1st Stage Theatre

  • B.S. Theatre-Acting and Directing Bowie State University

Dan Mori (AA Theatre Performance Montgomery College), Theatrical Technical Director, for City of North Glenn, Denver Colorado

Rooster Skylar Sultan (AA in Technical Theatre), DC Based Freelance Props designer and Teaching Artist at Adventure Theatre

  • Selected Credits: Woolly Mammoth Theatre; MC Summer Dinner Theatre; Rorschak Theatre; Theatre Prometheus; and many others

David Singleton (AA Theatre Performance, Montgomery College), MD based performer, choreographer, and Drag Superstar

  • TOBYS: A Chorus Line (Bobby); The Spongebob Musical (Choreographer) Helen Hayes Nomination Best Choreography) Kinky Boots (Angel/Co Choreographer), Dreamgirls, Young Frankenstein (Ziggy), Newsies, The Bodyguard. OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Kinky Boots (Angel), Beauty, and the Beast, Elf. Artscentric: RENT (Angel), Sister Act (TJ), Snapshots.

Jonathan Hsu, Dancer/Choreographer

  • B.A. in Dance and B.S. in Kinesiology
  • Company member of Orange Grove Dance. Danced with: Rennie Harris Puremovement, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, Project Charma, Treehouse, Culture Shock DC, and VF Dance Theater in the past. International tours: Russia, Cuba, Germany, the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre, Florida, New York, San Diego, as well as many local venues throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

Meredith Rabil Sibley

  • B.A. Dance Performance University of North Carolina at Greensboro 
  • Dance Teacher and Dance Company Director at Northeast High School
  • Selected Dance Credits: Deviated Theatre (2009-2012); Deep Vision Dance Company (2013); VF Dance Theater (2013-2015); and Trajectory Dance Project (2016-2020); Kennedy Center; Millennium Stage; Dance Place; American Dance Institute

Tommy Parlon, Associate Professor of Dance at the Community College of Baltimore County.

  • M.F.A. in Dance (Choreography and Technology) Arizona State University; B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography,Virginia Commonwealth University.
  • Selected Credits: J. Fregalette Janson Dance (NY); Centaur Dance Theatre (NY); Beyondance Inc! (NY); FIASCO (Paris). Worked with: Doug Varone, Stephen Petronio, Alvin Mayes, Laura Dean and Elizabeth Streb. Choreography commissions: Incidents Physical Theater (NY); NEW ARTiculations (Arizona); Lansing Chamber Dance (Michigan).

Jose Abraham, Assistant Technical Director Round House Theatre

Brian McDermott, Technical Director at Catholic University 

Matt Nielson, Sound Designer North Carolina

Soloman Parker III, Actor

  • Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical for Signature Theatre's The Color Purple
  • Kinky Boots at Olney Theatre; Numerous performances at Imagination Stage, Signature Theatre, Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Ford’s Theatre

Gregory Condon, Technical Director, Stephen F. Austin University

  • Selected credits: Design Foundry, Rorschach Theatre, Flying V Theatre and Royal Caribbean Cruises
  •  M.F.A. UNC Chapel Hill; B.S. Theatre, Towson University

Beau Hamilton, Wardrobe Coordinator at the Houston Ballet

Brianna Capps, Stage Manager for Norwegian Cruise Lines

Andrew Griffin, Lighting Designer/Theatre Consultant for Nextstage Design

  • M.F.A. in Lighting Design from Yale
  • NY Credits: Goldstein (Off-Broadway, Actors Temple) The War Boys (Access Theatre); Lucie Pohl: Hi Hitler! (Cherry Lane) Midsummer (TiltYArd). Selected Regional credits: Folger theatre; Yale Rep; Le Petite Theatre du Vieux Carre; Delaware Theatre Company; Woolly Mammoth; Olney Theatre Center; Theatre J; Signature Theatre; Synetic Theatre; American Conservatory Theatre; Old Globe; Seattle Rep.

Marisa “Za” Johns, Paint Shop foreman at Design Foundry

Ian Jordan, Carpenter/Electrician at Design Foundry 

Christopher Gaut, Master Carpenter at Imagination Stage

Juan David Ramirez-Cortes, has mixed sound all over the area, including at Wolftrap

Zoe Tomkins, Technical Director at Spooky Action, and Head Carpenter at 1st Stage