Theatre Performances

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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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
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 and 32 bars of a song. A capella
is acceptable.
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
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 and 32 bars of a song. A capella
is acceptable.
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: Indecent, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, is a deeply moving play
inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem
Asch’s God of Vengeance – a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture,
and by others as an act of traitorous libel. Indecent charts the history of an incendiary
drama and the path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it.
~ Concord Theatricals
MC Spotlights: The Beat Goes On!

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
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.
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.
Purchase tickets here.
Synopsis:
"With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time
Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one
young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including
Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to
captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.
Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to
true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the
temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of
his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness
lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that
happen every day."
~ MTI shows
Spring Dance Concert
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
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