The Rude Mechanicals
@rudemechanicals.bsky.social
A community theater focused on unconventional, innovative, thoughtful interpretations of classical works, with a particular predilection for Shakespeare. In residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Greenbelt, MD
Auditions - tonight and tomorrow! Lope de Vega's hilarious take on the Romeo and Juliet story with plentiful laughs and a happy ending! rudemechanicals.com/2025/09/04/a...
Auditions for Romeo and Juliet
Lope de Vega’s Romeo and Juliet: A Comedy directed by Liana Olear. Contemporary with Shakespeare’s famous work and based on the same older story, Lope de Vega’s hilarious twist on the star-cr…
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September 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Auditions - tonight and tomorrow! Lope de Vega's hilarious take on the Romeo and Juliet story with plentiful laughs and a happy ending! rudemechanicals.com/2025/09/04/a...
Happy Birthday to Juilet Capulet! On Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen; that shall she, marry; I remember it well.
July 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy Birthday to Juilet Capulet! On Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen; that shall she, marry; I remember it well.
Happy Birthday to the Rudes! We are 26 years old, and we'll be celebrating (?) our venerable age with a production of King Lear - watch this space for more info!
July 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Birthday to the Rudes! We are 26 years old, and we'll be celebrating (?) our venerable age with a production of King Lear - watch this space for more info!
It's official! Rudes' Greenbelt Arts Center residency renewed, now keeping the relationship ongoing as long as both groups wish to. Congrats to Alan Duda who led the endeavor; thanks to all our volunteers - casts, crews, special project participants - who make us a great group to collaborate with!
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's official! Rudes' Greenbelt Arts Center residency renewed, now keeping the relationship ongoing as long as both groups wish to. Congrats to Alan Duda who led the endeavor; thanks to all our volunteers - casts, crews, special project participants - who make us a great group to collaborate with!
Auditions May 27-28 8pm @ GAC: King Lear directed by Claudia Bach: a 10-actor production set loosely in the late 20th century. This American gothic horror tale will take these characters from privilege to tragedy through their failure to see each other clearly. rudemechanicals.com/2025/05/06/a...
Auditions for King Lear
The Rude Mechanicals invite you to audition for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. This production will run weekends from Aug 22 – Sept 6 at the Greenbelt Arts Center in Gree…
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May 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Auditions May 27-28 8pm @ GAC: King Lear directed by Claudia Bach: a 10-actor production set loosely in the late 20th century. This American gothic horror tale will take these characters from privilege to tragedy through their failure to see each other clearly. rudemechanicals.com/2025/05/06/a...
One more weekend! Two more shows!
May 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
One more weekend! Two more shows!
Weekends fly by so fast - hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Our Masked Matinee is today, and then only one more weekend!
May 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Weekends fly by so fast - hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Our Masked Matinee is today, and then only one more weekend!
Join us for the exciting ride - Much Ado opens tonight!
May 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Join us for the exciting ride - Much Ado opens tonight!
Today's the day! Much Ado about Nothing pay-what-you-can night at the Greenbelt Arts Center! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
Greenbelt Arts Center Presents: Much Ado About Nothing - Events
Tickets are available now! Dates: May 07 - May 17 2025
onthestage.tickets
May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today's the day! Much Ado about Nothing pay-what-you-can night at the Greenbelt Arts Center! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
Much Ado About This Weekend! The show opens Friday - but first, catch our Pay What You Will Final Dress on Wednesday! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
Greenbelt Arts Center Presents: Much Ado About Nothing - Events
Tickets are available now! Dates: May 07 - May 17 2025
onthestage.tickets
May 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Much Ado About This Weekend! The show opens Friday - but first, catch our Pay What You Will Final Dress on Wednesday! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
There was a star danced, and under that was Shakespeare born... thanks for all the plays, Will, but especially Much Ado, which we can't wait to open!
(This is his birth-day; as this very day was Shakespeare born. Probably. Also, died.)
(This is his birth-day; as this very day was Shakespeare born. Probably. Also, died.)
April 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There was a star danced, and under that was Shakespeare born... thanks for all the plays, Will, but especially Much Ado, which we can't wait to open!
(This is his birth-day; as this very day was Shakespeare born. Probably. Also, died.)
(This is his birth-day; as this very day was Shakespeare born. Probably. Also, died.)
If you are on Facebook, Much Ado now has an event! www.facebook.com/share/16Ank8...
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April 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you are on Facebook, Much Ado now has an event! www.facebook.com/share/16Ank8...
An interestinger and subtler look at the possible inner lives of the Scottish Couple than one often sees - we vote Two Bee.
March 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
An interestinger and subtler look at the possible inner lives of the Scottish Couple than one often sees - we vote Two Bee.
Happy World Theatre Day to all!
March 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy World Theatre Day to all!
Much Ado is over a months away, but tickets are available now! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
Greenbelt Arts Center Presents: Much Ado About Nothing - Events
Tickets are available now! Dates: May 07 - May 17 2025
onthestage.tickets
March 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Much Ado is over a months away, but tickets are available now! onthestage.tickets/show/greenbe...
Hope your Ides of March included great groups with whom to stab dictators with pretensions of godhood - we know ours did.
March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hope your Ides of March included great groups with whom to stab dictators with pretensions of godhood - we know ours did.
Better out of its original context, isn't it.
I am sorry for thy much misgovernment.
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Better out of its original context, isn't it.
Reposted by The Rude Mechanicals
But wherefore art not in thy shop today?
Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?
Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?
February 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
But wherefore art not in thy shop today?
Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?
Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?
Excited to announce our 2025-2026 season to follow this season's Much Ado About Nothing in May: Shakespeare's King Lear in the fall, Lope de Vega's Romeo and Juliet: A Comedy next winter, and Oscar Wilde's Salome in spring!
February 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Excited to announce our 2025-2026 season to follow this season's Much Ado About Nothing in May: Shakespeare's King Lear in the fall, Lope de Vega's Romeo and Juliet: A Comedy next winter, and Oscar Wilde's Salome in spring!
Excited about starting rehearsals for our next project! Much Ado About Nothing cast features a stellar mix of recent regulars, new faces and returning blasts from the past!
February 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Excited about starting rehearsals for our next project! Much Ado About Nothing cast features a stellar mix of recent regulars, new faces and returning blasts from the past!
One more chance to check out Macbeth with Tennant & Jumbo at a movie theater near you on Sunday. A magnificently sound-designed and well-paced example of maximizing set minimalism, with smart, impactful choices in script and action. www.macbethdonmarcinema.com
Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo in cinemas | In cinemas worldwide from 5 February 2025
Get tickets for Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo in cinemas on the official site. In cinemas worldwide from February 5, 2025.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One more chance to check out Macbeth with Tennant & Jumbo at a movie theater near you on Sunday. A magnificently sound-designed and well-paced example of maximizing set minimalism, with smart, impactful choices in script and action. www.macbethdonmarcinema.com
Capital Fringe is closing its doors - costs and efforts of finding venues annually have become unsustainable.
The Rudes have many a memory of past Fringe participation, and wish the best of luck to their transformation efforts to create other ways to support the arts community.
The Rudes have many a memory of past Fringe participation, and wish the best of luck to their transformation efforts to create other ways to support the arts community.
Celebrating Two Decades of Creativity and Growth, and Introducing a New Chapter - Capital Fringe
It is with a heavy heart that Capital Fringe announces it will no longer produce the annual Fringe Festival. We are immensely proud of the impact twenty years
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January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Capital Fringe is closing its doors - costs and efforts of finding venues annually have become unsustainable.
The Rudes have many a memory of past Fringe participation, and wish the best of luck to their transformation efforts to create other ways to support the arts community.
The Rudes have many a memory of past Fringe participation, and wish the best of luck to their transformation efforts to create other ways to support the arts community.
Another great review from DC Theater Arts: "a brilliant transposition of a classic work into a fresh and original arrangement" dctheaterarts.org/2025/01/26/r...
Rude Mechanicals’ punk-rock ‘Seagull’ brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC
Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.
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January 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Another great review from DC Theater Arts: "a brilliant transposition of a classic work into a fresh and original arrangement" dctheaterarts.org/2025/01/26/r...
A fantastic opening weekend and a 5* review from TheatreBloom! www.theatrebloom.com/2025/01/the-... (Masked Matinee today, Pay What You Will Wednesday, and one more weekend to go!)
The Seagull at The Rude Mechanicals - TheatreBloom
Everyone must write what they feel as best they know how. Chekhov said it. Maybe. Probably. Hard to tell what’s direct source material versus creative licensing with this rather impressive new product...
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January 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A fantastic opening weekend and a 5* review from TheatreBloom! www.theatrebloom.com/2025/01/the-... (Masked Matinee today, Pay What You Will Wednesday, and one more weekend to go!)