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Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center

Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center


The Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center is the hub of cultural activity at the Montgomery College Rockville campus. For the 2024 – 2025 season, patrons can select from a wide variety of performances including music, drama, dance, and comedy. Discover our Guest Artist Series, Saturday Morning Children’s Series, the College Performing Arts Series, and the College Music Series.

Upcoming Events

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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten blocks

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 11 a.m.
Ages 10 and up!

The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences on Tour Presentation.

Take a step in a new direction.
Written by New York Times Best-selling Author Jason Reynolds.

This world premiere is a co-production with Theater Alliance, adapted by El Chelito and Raymond O. Caldwell, and directed by Caldwell.

Tickets are $13 Adults, $13 Kids and Students with Valid MC I.D. (student tickets must be purchased through the box office)

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Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Spend an evening with HENRY WINKLER! From his breakout role as “The Fonz” on Happy Days to his co-starring role as acting coach Gene Cousineau on the hit HBO dark comedy Barry (which earned Winkler his first Primetime Emmy Award), Henry Winkler has enjoyed over four decades of success as an actor, producer, and director, and is widely regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood. Beyond this Emmy Award-winning actor’s success, Winkler is also a New York Times bestselling author with his captivating memoir, Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond. In this engaging evening, Henry Winkler shares humorous anecdotes and inspirational lessons from his life and storied career.

TICKETS: $45 Regular, $43 Seniors, $5 Students with Valid MC I.D. (student tickets must be purchased at the box office)

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The String Queens trio - 3 women with string instruments
The String Queens

Friday, May 9, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Praised for their authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, the String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine! With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that take listeners on a rousing musical journey through time and a multitude of musical genres.

Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ has been featured in performances at renowned concert halls and venues across America, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital. Notable appearances include a special performance dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris at the “We Are One” Presidential Inauguration Concert in January 2021 and rendering a spotlight presentation of TSQ’s electrifying arrangement of Harry Styles’s hit song “Golden” for the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament “The Championships, Wimbledon” in June 2021. As an ensemble who frequents the D.C. jazz scene, other headlining performances include multiple appearances at the DC Jazz Festival and the Capital Jazz Fest.

Tickets: $25 Regular, $23 Seniors, $5 Students with valid MC ID 
(student tickets must be purchased at the box office.)

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Theatre Rental

If you are interested in renting our theatre for your event or have specific questions regarding rentals, please contact the theatre’s booking office by emailing pacrentals@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Guest Artists Series

The Parilla Performing Arts Center’s Guest Artist Series features high quality shows with multicultural appeal and artistic merit.

Photo: 2023-2024, Guest Artist Series Robin Spielberg, ©2023 Nalinee Darmrong Photography

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College Performing Arts Series

The College Performing Arts Series features the students of Montgomery College in wonderful productions that are an affordable introduction to live theatre and the performing arts.

Photo: 2023-2024 College Performing Arts Series, The Visit, ©2024 Nalinee Darmrong Photography

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Saturday Morning Children's Series

The Saturday Morning Children’s series is designed for shorter attention spans and introducing children to the fun and magic of live theatre.

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College Music Series

The Montgomery College Music Department presents a variety of free concerts performed by Montgomery College students, faculty, and guests.

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Our Sponsors

The Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)new window, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges, and universities for arts activities.
Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Artsnew window, a federal agency.