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Broadway World
BWW Review: Rona Siddiqui's orchestrations end the Arena Riffs trilogy on a high note
WPFW
Psalmayene 24 talks about creating his new musical The Freewheelin' Insurgents
DC Metro Theater Arts
A personal relationship to America's racial reckoning wraps up Arena Riffs
Broadway World
Photos: First Look at Arena Stage High-Capacity Vaccination Site
Broadway World
Arena Riffs concludes next week with musical premiere of A More Perfect Union
Radio Sputnik
Psalmayene 24 chats about the creation and inspiration of The Freewheelin' Insurgents
DC Metro Theater Arts
Black Actors Face Grief of Pandemic in Hip-Hop Musical from Arena Stage
Outer Voice
A conversation with Molly Smith about her career and the future of theater
Broadway World
BWW Review: 'Arena Riffs' offers Psalmayene 24's compelling The Freewheelin' Insurgents
MD Theatre Guide
'A Quick 5' with Louis E. Davis in The Freewheelin' Insurgents at Arena Stage
WJLA Good Morning Washington
Keeping the arts alive: Arena Stage launches digital music series
District Fray Magazine
A look at The Freewheelin' Insurgents, Arena Stage's new musical
DC Metro Theater Arts
The Bengsons create new indie-folk musical for Arena Stage
Broadway World
Summer dates announced for Camp Arena Stage and Audition Intensive
Broadway World
BWW Review: A 27-minute musical about happiness and loss during a COVID winter
The Washington Post
Give this folk rock duo 27 minutes. They'll give you a musically heartbreaking world.
Broadway World
Arena's Commissioned Music Series, Arena Riffs, Begins Next Week
Washington City Paper
Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise Comes to Life via Love Letters
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Staging the Recovery: Live Events a Year Into the Pandemic
American Theatre Magazine
Arena Stage announces virtual 2021 Looking Forward Season
The Washington Post
Arena Stage creates a series of nine snail-mailings for fans for Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise
WTOP
Arena Stage Offers Robust Virtual Slate of Programming for 2021 Looking Forward Season
The Washington Post
Arena Stage Stretching in New Directions Online with a Film by Indigenous Artists and Three Original Musicals
DC Metro Theater Arts
Ken Ludwig on his parents' love story and the lost art of letter-writing
MD Theatre Guide
'A Quick 5' with Jenn Sheetz, Properties Director of Arena Stage
Broadway World
Arena Stage Launches Love Letter Experience Through the Mail
Broadway World
BWW Blog: Sharing Their Stories - An Interview with Seema Sueko
FOX 5
DC area entertainment venues likely to see dedicated funding in relief bill
The Georgetown Voice
Arena Stage welcomes Georgetown, Howard students in exploration of playwriting
American Theatre Magazine
Looking for Santa's Workshop? Try Your Local Theater
Deadline
Thoughts of a Colored Man, workshopped at Arena Stage, headed to Broadway
The Beacon
Area theaters navigating safety protocols to welcome back audiences
Marine Corps Times
War Words film adapted play brings veterans' stories to the screen on Veterans Day
K Street Magazine
Arena Stage and The Atlantic Council announce virtual viewing of Veterans Day 2020
Broadway World
Arena Stage and The Atlantic Council premiere Veterans Day 2020
CBS News Radio
Ahead of 2020 election, E. Faye Butler speaks about importance of getting out the vote
The Southwester
"Backwards to the past": Arena Stage reopens with election message
The Washington Post
Arena Stage returns to live performances with an outdoor production of the rousing Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!
Radio Sputnik
E. Faye Butler discusses the need for artists to be activists
DC Metro Theater Arts
E. Faye Butler speaks out on playing Fannie Lou Hamer right now
District Fray Magazine
Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It! encourages audiences to vote
MD Theatre Guide
Arena Stage produces first live production since pandemic, Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!
Voice of America
Bilingual virtual festival features American, Russian playwrights
NBC 4
Arena Stage delivers outdoor performances of Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!
The Washington Post
Binational playmaking takes exuberant, revealing form in the Russian-American 'Flash Acts'
K Street Magazine
Arena Stage Offers Free Outdoor Play on Civil Rights Activism
DC Metro Theater Arts
E. Faye Butler to rock the vote as Fannie Lou Hamer at Arena Stage
Broadway World
Arena Stage to Host Outdoor Performances of Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!
DC Metro Theater Arts
Free ‘Flash Acts’ theater festival to spotlight U.S. and Russian artists
Broadway World
Radio Sputnik
Seema Sueko discusses the process of making 'The 51st State' and the future of theater.
DC Theatre Scene
D.C. citizens speak through Arena Stage’s new film 'The 51st State'
DC Metro Theater Arts
Arena Stage docudrama makes case for making D.C. ‘The 51st State’
Woman Around Town
'The 51st State' – BLM and the Movement for D.C. Representation
Woman Around Town
Playwright Aria Velz Talks About Arena Stage’s Film 'The 51st State'
Washington Informer
Arena Stage Releases Third World-Premiere Film, ‘The 51st State’
Broadway World
BWW Video: Watch Arena Stage's Latest World Premiere Film 'The 51st State'
The Washington Post
To understand what’s going on in the streets of D.C., theaters are having stage artists make movies
WJLA - Good Morning Washington
New film highlights Black Lives Matter movement and D.C.'s fight for statehood
WTOP
Arena Stage tackles D.C. statehood, racism in livestream ’The 51st State’
Playbill
Allen Lee Hughes Receives Henry Hewes Design Awards' Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement Honor
WUSA9
Entertainment venues lit up in red, call attention to need for Congressional pandemic aid
Broadway World
Theatre Life with Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zöe on creating 'The 51st State'
Broadway World
Washingtonian
Washington Post
Broadway World
VIDEO - Arena Stage's 2020/21 Season Will Begin January 2021; Announced During Livestream Event
DC Metro theater Arts
NBC4
Capital Area Food Bank President and CEO Radha Muthiah spoke with News4’s Erika Gonzalez about food accessibility in the region. Gonzalez also spoke with Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith about their efforts to get food to families that need it.
Playbill
Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena Program Features Partnerships With Howard and Georgetown Universities
Broadway World
DC Metro Theater Arts
Youth respond to COVID-19 in heartfelt ‘Inside Voices’ film from Arena Stage
DC Metro Theater Arts
Broadway World
Broadway World
BWW Video: Watch Arena Stage's World-Premiere Film May 22, 2020
Playbill
14 Virtual Theatre Summer Camps for Kids and Teens in Times of Social Distancing
Washington Post
What does a theater company do when it can’t make theater? Make a film.
Playbill
Regional Costume Shop Director Reflects on the Hundreds of Connections That Make Theatre Imperative
DC Metro Theatre Arts
Molly Smith: “Our job as artists is to remind our fellow human beings that better days are coming”
WTOP
Curtain Call: DC area theaters hope to stage comeback after coronavirus
Inside Philanthropy
As Fundraisers Take Stock of a Grim New Landscape, They See Different Paths Ahead
Washington City Paper
Local Arts Groups Rely on Community Funding in the Absence of Government Support
TheaterMania
New Theresa Rebeck, Craig Lucas Plays to Premiere at Arena Stage 2020-21 Season
WTOP
Arena Stage announces Rashomon, Catch Me If You Can for 2020-2021 slate
Broadway.com
Corbin Bleu to Star in Catch Me If You Can in Washington, D.C.
Broadway World
Arena Stage Announces 2020/21 Season; Corbin Bleu in Catch Me If You Can, and More!
Playbill
Arena Stage Unveils World Premieres From Craig Lucas and Theresa Rebeck, a Lynn Nottage Revival, and More
Celia and Fidel
El Zol 107.9 FM
Eduardo Machado talks about inspiration behind Celia and Fidel
The Guardian
Celia and Fidel: why the timing is perfect for a new play about Castro
Washington Post
GALA Hispanic Theatre and Arena Stage amplify Cuban voices with a twofer of plays by Nilo Cruz and Eduardo Machado
Broadway World
Robert M. Jimenez, Marian Licha and more will star in the world premiere of Celia and Fidel at Arena Stage
August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Broadway World
Photo Flash: August Wilson's Seven Guitars Heads Into Rehearsal at Arena Stage
Toni Stone
Broadway World
Full Cast of Toni Stone by Lydia R. Diamond Announced at Arena Stage
American Theatre Magazine
Lydia Diamond Wins 2020 Horton Foote Playwriting Award
Washington Post
For a new play about baseball, the actors needed a designated hitting coach
American Prophet
Playbill
Watch Kristolyn Lloyd and Cornelius S. Smith Jr. perform "Let the Storm Come."
Broadway World
First look at American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Broadway.com
Sneak Peek at "Let the Storm Come" from American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
FOX5
Interview with Cornelius Smith Jr. on World-Premiere Musical American Prophet
Playbill
Cornelius Smith Jr. Will Star in World Premiere of American Prophet Musical at Arena Stage
Broadway World
Cornelius Smith Jr. to Play Frederick Douglass in American Prophet: Frederick Douglass In His Own Words
Playbill
Charles Randolph-Wright Will Direct World Premiere of American Prophet Musical at Arena Stage
Broadway World
World Premiere of American Prophet Musical Announced at Arena Stage