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A READING OF THE

MUELLER REPORT, VOLUME II

  • Date

    Thursday, 
    July 11, 2019

  • Time

    Begins at 12 p.m.
    Concludes at 11 p.m.

  • Location

    Molly Smith Study

  • Additional Details

    This event is free and open to the public.

"Why read the Mueller Report at Arena Stage? As a theater focused on American plays and American stories, the Mueller Report is a far-reaching and intricate American story about DC and the people in it. This is our city and so many of these events happened here. It’s a community service to read the report with a multiplicity of voices from the world of the arts and politics and everyday citizens.”

— Artistic Director Molly Smith

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, in association with activist and actress Jjana Valentiner, held a public, nonpartisan 11-hour marathon reading of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Report. Over 200 participants read through Volume II of the report. Readers represented a variety of professions from historians to lawyers, performing arts leaders to stay-at-home moms, young activists, civic leaders and more.

The Washington, D.C. event was inspired by the success of the inaugural 24-hour reading, originally conceived by Director Jackson Gay (Arena’s Kleptocracy).

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Broadway World

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DC Theatre Scene

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American Theatre Magazine

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NBC 4

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WTOP

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DCMTA

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The National Law Journal

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Washington Post

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Washingtonian

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DCist

Arena Stage Is Hosting A Marathon Reading Of The Mueller Report

Multimedia

Artistic Director Molly Smith at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
Artistic Director Molly Smith, viewers and readers at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
Activist, actor and co-organizer Jjana Valentiner at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
Actor Ed Gero at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
Vice Chair for Arena Board of Trustees Beth Newburger Schwartz at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
At Large D.C. Councilmember David Grosso at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.
Actor Laura C. Harris at Arena Stage’s Mueller Report Reading Volume II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, July 11, 2019. Photo by Ryan Maxwell.