Past Productions

Skin Deep

Directed by Bruce Hirsch

We are pleased to announce that Kentlands Community Players will present "Sink Deep" as part of the 2023 MCTFA one act festival to be held February 10th and 11th, 2023

Just because it's glitters, doesn't mean it's pretty! Told in mockumentary style through the eyes of six pageant-obsessed women, Skin Deep is a scathing comedy about the world of child beauty pageants.

Winner Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Festival.

The Hollow

Directed by Amber Champ

The Hollow was produced January 13-29, 2023 at the Gaihersburg Arts Barn. Read the review here: https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/01/18/a-fun-staging-of-agatha-christies-the-hollow-baffles-at-the-arts-barn/ An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame. Dr. Cristow, the Harley Street lothario, is at the center of the trouble when, assembled in one place, we find his dull but devoted wife, Gerda, his mistress and prominent sculptor, Henrietta and his former lover and Hollywood film star, Veronica. Also visiting are Edward and Midge, whose romantic assertions are likewise thrown into the mix. As the list of romantic associations grows so does the list of potential suspects when Cristow is shot dead. Nearly everyone has a motive, but only one of them did the deed.

Shakespeare in Love

THE REVIEW IS IN: https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2022/05/11/kentlands-community-players-shakespeare-in-love-is-a-delight/

KENTLANDS COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCES MAY PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Stage Adaptation of Oscar-Winning Film Will Be Presented Over Two Weekends

Kentlands Community Players produced Shakespeare in Love, based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard and adapted for the stage by Lee Hall, for a limited run May 6-8 and a special Memorial Day weekend reprise May 28 and 29, 2022. The show was staged at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road in Gaithersburg.

One-Acts

Kentlands Community Players, in partnership with Montgomery Playhouse, presented two one acts plays virtually on January 16, 2021

The One Acts were produced by Elizabeth Weiss and Meredith Fogle

Overtones, Director: Michael Abendshein

Cast:

Kiersten Harris: Harriet

Elizabeth Weiss: Hetty

Laura Searles: Margaret

Naomi Lorie: Maggie

The 146 Point Flame, Director: Laura W. Andruski

Assistant Director: Aaron Skolnik

Cast:

Kira Simmons: Tessa

Cassandra Redding: Lena

Elizabeth Weiss: Yetta

Meredith Fogle: Vincenza

Joe Mariano: Male Ensemble

Together Again for the First Time - Virtually

KCP's first virtual production an adaptation of the musical "Together Again for the First Time," revolves around seven friends who performed musically together while they were in college. Peter & Evelyn had planned to host a reunion at their lake house in beautiful Lake Arrowhead, California, a few hours outside of Los Angeles. Then the COVID pandemic hit. So now, seven forty-something friends will gather online for a reunion to re-connect and reminisce about their younger days as a group of college student-musicians in Southern California. It’s not ideal, but it’s what life allows right now.

We are excited to announce our talented cast:

Evelyn - Tracy Husted

Peter - Mark Steimer

Bruce - Kevin Paige

Sally - Meredith Fogle

Marcie - Kryss Lacovaro

Annie - Cassandra Redding

Danny - Chris Penick

Written and directed by Mark Steimer

TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME - VIRTUALLY

Will be performed via Zoom on September 12th at 8:00 PM. Register by emailing info@kentlandscommunityplayer.org

"Shoulda Coulda Woulda" was presented by Kentlands Community Players on November 22 and 23 at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn

Shoulda Coulda Woulda is an interactive play about five community theatre volunteers holding auditions for an upcoming production. The audience becomes the group gathered to audition for the play-within-the-play. Surrounding the two scenes in which audience members audition by reading scenes from the play-within-the-play, guided by the production crew, we get a peek into some of the background drama behind the auditions. We also find out that two of the crew members have recently found themselves in a budding romance after years of shared friendship.

For more information and ticket sales, please email info@kentlandscommunityplayers.org.

Kentlands Community Players presented "Play On!" as its debut production!

”Play On!” was performed April 26th and 27th, 2019 at 8:00 PM at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn.

Play On! By Rick Abbot

One plucky community theatre is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation whatsoever. The director/theatre manager, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, had no idea what disasters awaited her: the show is hilariously amateur, the “murder mystery” plot doesn’t really have a murder, and to top it off the playwright keeps changing the story and script only two days from its premiere! It doesn’t help that the cast is disgruntled, and the playwright accidentally deletes the entire sound effect board. All of the disasters come to fruition in Act III when the company performs the actual show with hilarious mishaps as every turn. Play On! is a hilarious love letter to community theatre.