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Priory Players 23-24 Year in Review
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St. Anselm’s Abbey School’s Upper-School Priory Players Proudly Present: “The Great Gatsby”!
A self-made millionaire, Jay Gatsby’s desire for wealth, popularity, and power in the Jazz Age hides a deeper passion: his love for Daisy, the woman he met and fell for years ago, but who has since married wealthy, hulking browbeater Tom Buchanan. When Daisy’s cousin, Nick Carraway, happens to become Gatsby’s unwitting neighbor, he soon finds himself to be a liaison between Gatsby and Daisy. With the watchful eyes of Dr. Eckleburg’s deteriorating billboard looming overhead, Nick narrates this tragic story of thwarted love, exposing how wealth, materialism, and decaying moral values corrupted the American dream amidst the opulence and dance parties of the 1920s.
Performances Dates and Times:
Friday, March 14th at 7pm
Saturday, March 15th at 7pm
Sunday, March 16th at 2pm
St. Anselm’s Abbey School’s Middle-School Priory Players Proudly Present: “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon”!
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun..
Performances Dates and Times:
Friday, May 9th at 7pm
Saturday, May 10th at 2pm
All performances take place in The Devine Performing Arts Center in the Lower Building at St. Anselm’s Abbey School.
4501 South Dakota Ave. Washington, D.C. 20017.
Doors open to the performance 30 minutes prior to the show beginning. All seats are general admission, first-come, first-served.
Ticketing:
Discounted Presale Tickets can be purchased online, with a card, now through Thursday, March 13th for the Great Gatsby and through Thursday, May 8th at 11:59 pm for The Brothers Grimm.
Presale Ticket Prices:
$8 for students, children, and seniors.
$10 for adults.
Day-of tickets can be purchased at the door (in person), 30 minutes prior to the performance with a card, check, or cash.
Day-of Ticket Prices:
$10 for students, children, and seniors.
$12 for adults.
*Every person in a seat must have a ticket.
*Once presale ticket sales have closed, you may only purchase tickets at the door, full priced – no exceptions.
Thank you for supporting the St. Anselm’s Priory Players!
The Priory Players Present their first annual summer stock musical: Frozen Jr!
The Priory Players of St. Anselm’s Abbey School will put together an entire musical in just under two weeks in the Summer of 2025! Be a part of this historic moment by signing up at www.saintanselms.org/summer-at-the-abbey.
This production is a part of St. Anselm’s summer programs and requires registration online, with a fee of $300.
Rehearsals will take place Monday-Friday, July 7th-11th, and Monday-Friday, July 14th-18th. Rehearsals will take place from 12-3pm. The production will take place Friday, July 18th at 7pm. If you must miss a rehearsal, our office can adjust your registration fee. There are shuttles, upon request, that can take you to and from Ft. Totten Metro station and St. Anselm’s. This summer stock musical is open to students entering grades 6 through recent graduates.
Students will audition for roles on the first day of “camp”, then rehearse for three hours, per day, for two weeks. A production will take place at the end of the two weeks that will be free to attend for family, friends, and loved ones.
Throughout the rehearsals, students will participate in workshops that focus on acting, singing, and dancing. Students will get costumes, props, set, lighting, and sound added to their production. All in under 2 weeks!!
Frozen has plenty of roles for students of all ages and backgrounds.
Join in the fun and sign up today at www.saintanselms.org/summer-at-the-abbey!