Mead and Metro Ensembles
No prior performance experience is required—just a passion for storytelling and a commitment to creative expression.
Arena Stage Voices of Now classes are for dedicated students, providing young people an engaging environment in which to write, perform, and share stories that shape their lives.
Over 16 weeks (January–April), participants meet weekly to learn Voices of Now devising techniques and process. Together, they share their perspectives and lived experiences, collaborate to create an original autobiographical theater piece, and culminate their journey with a performance at the Voices of Now Festival at Arena Stage.
No prior performance experience is required—just a passion for storytelling and a commitment to creative expression.
Registration opens Fall 2025!
From Past Seasons
"Echo Chamber" by the Mead Ensemble at the VON Festival 2024. Directed by Mauricio Pita and Winta Habtemichael. Photo by Cameron Whitman
"Echo Chamber" by the Mead Ensemble at the VON Festival 2024. Directed by Mauricio Pita and Winta Habtemichael. Photo by Cameron Whitman
"Echo Chamber" by the Mead Ensemble at the VON Festival 2024. Directed by Mauricio Pita and Winta Habtemichael. Photo by Cameron Whitman
Click here to watch the 2023 Mead Ensemble's original play Echo Chamber
Echo Chamber was directed by Mauricio Pita and Winta Habtemichael.