Press Releases
2019/20 Season
Archived Press Releases
May 9, 2019
Arena Stage to honor U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) with the American Voice Award
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April 24, 2019
Arena Stage holds four-day Voices of Now Festival May 15-18, 2019 at the Mead Center for American Theater
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April 10, 2019
Arena Stage announces 12th semi-annual D.C. Career Fair in partnership with D.C. Council Members Allen, Silverman and White and Department of Employment Services
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March 20, 2019
Arena Stage announces world premiere of Tazewell Thompson's a cappella music infused play, Jubilee
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March 13, 2019
Arena Stage Voices of Now artists return from trip to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to promote community building and acceptance through theater
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February 26, 2019
Arena Stage announces installation of GalaPro software to increase audience accessibility and enhance audience experience
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February 22, 2019
Arena Stage recognizes fine artist Lindsey Brittain Collins as an emerging leader
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February 15, 2019
Arena Stage announces additional playwrights to join ambitious Power Plays initiative commissioning and developing 25 new plays over 10 years
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February 8, 2019
Executive Producer Edgar Dobie and Artistic Director Molly Smith announce Jon Gossett to become Arena Stage's Chief Development Officer
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February 6, 2019
Arena Stage announces Washington-area premiere of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar's Junk
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January 16, 2019
Arena State announces full casting for world premiere of Aaron Posner's JQA March 1 - April 14, 2019
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January 4, 2019
Arena Stage announces full casting for The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
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December 14, 2018
Lavern Chatman and Annie Simonian to lead Arena Stage Gala honoring NPR's Nina Totenberg
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December 11, 2018
Arena Stage announces world premiere of Kenneth Lin's Kleptocracy
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December 7, 2018
Arena Stage announces additional dates for Arena Civil Dialogue events for Spring 2019
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November 15, 2018
Arena Stage to host second annual Camp Arena Stage Open House Saturday, January 12, 2019
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November 6, 2018
Arena Stage announces dialogue starters for Arena Civil Dialogue on the role of community on January 14, 2019
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October 30, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host Eighth Annual Military Thanksgiving Friday, November 23, 2018
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October 26, 2018
Arena Stage hosts one night only Gala to honor NPR's Nina Totenberg with American performer Kathleen Turner
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October 25, 2018
Arena Stage announces dialogue starters for Arena Civil Dialogues on November 11, 2018
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October 18, 2018
Arena Stage to honor Tony Award-winning playwright Eve Ensler at opening night celebration for Anything Goes
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October 11, 2018
Arena Stage announces Washington-area premiere of Paula Vogel's Tony award-winning Indecent
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October 3, 2018
Arena Stage announces 12th Semi-Annual D.C. Career Fair in partnership with D.C. Council Members Allen, Silverman and White, Department of Employment Services
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September 27, 2018
Arena Stage announces dialogue starters for Arena Civil Dialogues exploring well-being in a digital world
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September 20, 2018
Arena Stage and producer Brian A. Mooreland partner on workshop of Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man currently underway at Arena Stage
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September 19, 2018
Gretchen Law's Turn Me Loose extends by one week due to popular demand now through October 21, 2018
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September 6, 2018
Arena Stage announces casting for Anything Goes directed by Molly Smith
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August 23, 2018
Arena Stage announces Young Patrons Board and elects four new members to Board of Trustees
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August 21, 2018
Arena Stage announces dialogue starters for Arena Civil Dialogues on September 16, 2018
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August 16, 2018
Corbin Bleu and Soara-Joye Ross join cast of Anything Goes at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 14, 2018
Calling all dogs! Arena Stage holds canine casting call for the role of Cheeky in Anything Goes
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August 7, 2018
Gretchen Law's Turn Me Loose to make D.C. Premiere at Arena Stage September 6 — October 14, 2018
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August 3, 2018
Arena Stage to host exclusive Wine Auction and Wine Dinner at the Mead Center for American Theater Friday, October 26, 2018
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July 26, 2018
Arena Stage kicks off 2018/19 season with free Community Day open to the public and fun for the entire family Saturday, August 25, 2018
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July 18, 2018
Casting and creative updates announced for Arena Stage 2018/19 season
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July 10, 2018
Arena Stage announces dialogue starters for Arena Civil Dialogues on August 12, 2018
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May 29, 2018
Arena Stage to continue Arena Civil Dialogues on May 29.
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May 24, 2018
Executive Director Edgar Dobie and Artistic Director Molly Smith announce Khady Kamara to become Arena Stage's Managing Director.
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May 4, 2018
Full company announced for Dave with book by Thomas Meehan and Nell Benjamin, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Nell Benjamin under the direction of Tina Landau.
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April 18, 2018
Arena Stage holds four-day Voices of Now festival May 16 - 19, 2018 at the Mead Center for American Theater
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April 12, 2018
Arena Stage announces 11th D.C. Career Fair in partnership with D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and At-Large Councilmembers Elissa Silverman and Robert White Jr., Friday, April 27, 2018
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April 11, 2018
August Wilson's Two Trains Running extends by one week due to popular demand now through May 6, 2018 at Arena Stage
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March 27, 2018
Drew Gehling to lead the cast of world-premiere musical 'Dave' at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
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March 7, 2018
Arena Stage announces casting for world-premiere musical Snow Child under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith
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February 27, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces company’s 69th season
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February 21, 2018
Arena Stage announces full company for August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Juliette Carrillo
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February 14, 2018
Arena Stage launches Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues series starting March 2018
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February 13, 2018
Arena Stage announces Broadway legend Maurice Hines as Master of Ceremonies and International Touring Artist Mary McBride as headliner of 2018 Arena Stage Gala honoring Mayor Muriel Bowser, Thursday, May 10, 2018
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February 1, 2018
Arena Stage to honor Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) at opening night celebration for The Great Society, Thursday, February 8, 2018
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January 31, 2018
Arena Stage hosts one night only Gala to honor D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Jessica Staford Davis, Thursday, May 10, 2018
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January 29, 2018
Second Annual DC Theatre Collaboration’s Arts/Culture Intern and Apprentice Fair hosted at Arena Stage, Friday, February 2, 2018
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January 25, 2018
Arena Stage to debut world-premiere musical 'Dave' running July 13 - August 19, 2018.
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January 17, 2018
Jeanne Sakata's Hold These Truths to make D.C. Premiere at Arena Stage
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January 10, 2018
Arena Stage announces additional playwrights to join ambitious Power Plays Initiative commissioning and developing 25 new plays over 10 years
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December 19, 2017
Arena Stage announces Gloria Steinem as post-show panelist for world premiere Power Play Sovereignty on January 28
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December 15, 2017
Arena Stage announces summer 2018 registration open for Camp Arena Stage and the Arena Stage Academy’s Musical Theater Training Company
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December 8, 2017
Arena Stage announces complete cast cast for D.C. premiere of The Great Society
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November 15, 2017
Arena Stage announces casting for world premiere of Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith
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November 8, 2017
Arena Stage to host first ever Camp Arena Stage Open House, January 13, 2018
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November 7, 2017
Hit political drama The Originalist will play at 59E59 Theaters in New York
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October 26, 2017
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host seventh annual Military Thanksgiving, Friday, November 24, 2017
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October 25, 2017
Arthur Miller’s The Price extends by one week due to popular demand now through November 19, 2017 at Arena Stage
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October 4, 2017
Arena Stage to honor Emmy and Tony Award-Winning actor Hal Linden at opening night celebration for The Pajama Game, November 8, 2017
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September 13, 2017
Full company announced for D.C. premiere of Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women
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September 6, 2017
Arena Stage announces full company for The Pajama Game directed by Alan Paul, running October 27 – December 24, 2017
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August 16, 2017
Full company announced for Arthur Miller’s The Price with Tony and Emmy Award winner Hal Linden
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August 3, 2017
Arena Stage kicks off 2017/18 season with free Community Day and Costume Sale, open to the public and fun for the entire family
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July 31, 2017
Arena Stage announces 10th D.C. Career Fair Thursday, August 10, 2017
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July 27, 2017
Arena Stage announces full company for D.C. premiere of Karen Zacarías' Native Gardens, running September 15 – October 22, 2017
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July 25, 2017
Early casting announced for Arena Stage 2017/18 season, single tickets for 10-show season on sale now
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July 14, 2017
Molly Smith enters 20th anniversary season as Artistic Director of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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July 10, 2017
John Strand’s The Originalist extends by one week due to popular demand now through August 6, 2017 at Arena Stage
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June 19, 2017
Arena Stage announces guest post-show panelists for acclaimed political drama The Originalist running July 7 – 30, 2017
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June 6, 2017
Arena Stage to host exclusive wine auction at the Mead Center for American Theater, Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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June 28, 2017
Arena Stage announces 2017/18 resident artist Patty Rangel
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June 21, 2017
Arena Stage elects four new members to Board of Trustees
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May 30, 2017
Arena Stage, Georgetown University and Andrew R. Ammerman extend partnership
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May 17, 2017
Smash-hit political drama The Originalist returns for special limited engagement
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April 12, 2017
Arena Stage Holds Four-Day Voices of Now Festival, May 17 - 20, 2017 at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 29, 2017
Arena Stage to Honor Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) at Opening Night Celebration for A Raisin in the Sun, Thursday, April 6, 2017
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March 27, 2017
Arena Stage Announces Ninth D.C. Career Fair in Partnership with D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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March 13, 2017
Full Details Confirmed for an Evening with Bebe Neuwirth, Monday, May 1, 2017 at Arena Stage
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March 3, 2017
Greater D.C.-Area Theaters Announce the Return of the Women's Voices Theater Festival
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February 27, 2017
Curtis T. Bell Donates $2.5 Million to Power Plays Initiatives at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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February 22, 2017
Full Company Announced for D.C. Premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's Smart People | April 14 – May 21, 2017 at Arena Stage
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February 15, 2017
Full Company Announced for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Directed by Tazewell Thompson | March 31 - May 7, 2017 at Arena Stage
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February 15, 2017
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for the American Theater Announces Company's 67th Season
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January 18, 2017
Dawn Ursula to Lead Cast of A Raisin in the Sun at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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January 12, 2017
Arena Stage Renames Cafe Space The Richard and Beth Newburger Schwartz Cafe and Announces Naming of the Margot Kelly Terrace
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January 11, 2017
Arena Stage Announces Full Casting for World Premier of Jacqueline E. Lawton's Intelligence Directed by Daniella Topol
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December 14, 2016
Full Company Announced for Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine Starring Four-Time Academy Award Nominee Marsha Mason | February 3 – March 5, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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November 29, 2016
Arena Stage Announces Ambitious Power Plays Initiative Commissioning and Developing 25 New Plays Over 10 Years
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November 28, 2016
Arena Stage Hosts One-Night-Only Benefit Celebration with Broadway & Television Star Bebe Neuwirth | Monday, May 1, 2017
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November 22, 2016
Arena Stage Announces Casting for D.C. Premiere of Lisa Loomer's Roe, Directed by Bill Rauch | January 12 – February 19, 2017
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November 14, 2016
Arena Stage Announces Six D.C.-Area Playmakers Selected for 2017 Playwrights' Arena
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October 27, 2016
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to Host Sixth Annual Military Thanksgiving | Friday, November 25, 2016
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October 11, 2016
Arena Stage to Honor Tony Award-Nominated Director and Playwright Moises Kaufman at Opening Night Celebration For Carousel | November 10, 2016
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October 6, 2016
Full Company Announced For Lookingglass Theatre Company's New Acrobatic and Aerial Take on Moby Dick Running November 18 – December 24, 2016 at Arena Stage
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September 29, 2016
Martha's Table and Arena Stage at the Mead Center For American Theater Continue Season-Long Youth Literacy Collaboration and Book Drive | Martha's Table Feeds the Mind Following Last Season's Collection of Nearly 2,500 Books
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September 27, 2016
Arena Stage and the Fichandler Family Host a Celebration of Life for Zelda Fichandler at the Mead Center for American Theater
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September 22, 2016
Arena Stage Kicks Off Lillian Hellman Festival with The Little Foxes Beginning Friday, September 23, 2016, Announces Full Festival Programming and Dedicates Festival to the Late Co-Founder of Arena Stage Zelda Fichandler
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September 7, 2016
Full 27-Member Cast Announced for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel Under the Direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith | October 28 – December 24, 2016 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 31, 2016
Academy Award & Tony Award Nominee Kathleen Turner Stars in Joan Didion's Adaptation of Her Bestselling Memoir The Year of Magical Thinking Under Direction of Gaye Taylor Upchurch | October 7 – November 20, 2016 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 17, 2016
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Invites Actors, Designers and Directors to Apply for the 2017 Playwrights' Arena Program
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August 10, 2016
Full Company Announced for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes starring Emmy Award Winner Marg Helgenberger | September 23 – October 30, 2016 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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July 26, 2016
Additional Casting Announced for Arena Stage 2016/17 Season | Edward Gero & Jack Willis Square Off in The Little Foxes, Kate Rockwell & Ann Arvia Join Carousel and Christopher Donahue & Jamie Abelson Return to Moby Dick | Single Tickets for Full 10-Show Season On Sale Now
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July 1, 2016
Judith N. Batty Named Arena Stage Board Chair as Beth Newburger Schwartz Becomes President | Khady Kamara Becomes Associate Executive Director
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June 7, 2016
Arena Stage Seeks Participants for 2016/17 Kogod Cradel Series As Part of the American Voices New Play Institute
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March 15, 2016
Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for the World Premiere of Born For This: The Bebe Winans Story | A New Musical by Bebe Winans and Charles Randolph-Wright Coming to Arena Stage July 1 - August 28, 2016
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May 10, 2016
Arena Stage announces outstanding director and artist Seema Sueko to become theater’s Deputy Artistic Director
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May 9, 2016
Arena Stage partners with L.A. Theatre Works to record and distribute special performance of The Originalist by John Strand
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April 22, 2016
Ayad Akhtar joins Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater as American Voices New Play Institute resident playwright through June 2017
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April 6, 2016
Arena Stage announces seventh D.C. Career Fair in partnership with D.C. Ward 6 Council Member Charles Allen and At-Large Council Member Elissa Silverman
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April 4, 2016
Arena Stage holds the Voices of Now Festival, a four-day event showcasing original plays written and performed by more than 100 young artists from the D.C. area
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March 17, 2016
Full details confirmed for one-night-only benefit celebration An Evening with Ana Gasteyer featuring the inaugural presentation of the Beth Newburger Schwartz Award
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March 15, 2016
Full cast and creative team announced for the world premiere of Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story
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March 4, 2016
Arena Stage celebrates 25th anniversary of the Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship Program
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February 15, 2016
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces company's 67th season
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February 8, 2016
Full company announced for Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Disgraced under direction of Timothy Douglas
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February 3, 2016
Arena Stage announces complete cast for D.C. premiere of All the Way
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January 13, 2016
Singer/songwriter Benjamin Scheuer brings solo musical The Lion to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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December 15, 2015
Arena Stage hosts one-night-only benefit celebration An Evening with Ana Gasteyer featuring the inaugural presentation of the Beth Newburger Schwartz Award
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December 11, 2015
Arena Stage announces full company for Washington, D.C. premiere of Anthony Giardina’s The City of Conversation directed by Doug Hughes
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December 9, 2015
Arena Stage and American Alliance for Theatre and Education host Devise and Conquer Symposium for educators and professional artists from across the country
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December 2, 2015
Lynn Nottage’s new drama Sweat makes East Coast debut at Arena Stage under direction of Kate Whoriskey
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November 30, 2015
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the 2015/16 Kogod Cradle Series as part of the American Voices New Play Institute
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November 4, 2015
Arena Stage hosts more than 300 D.C.-area students for Spelling Bee and Storytelling Day
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October 28, 2015
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host fifth annual Military Thanksgiving Friday, November 27, 2015
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October 22, 2015
BeBe Winans and Charles Randolph-Wright premiere new American musical Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in summer 2016
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October 19, 2015
Arena Stage partners with D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman along with more than 10 community organizations to host an intensive job training workshop and hiring event for the sixth D.C. Career Fair
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October 9, 2015
Arena Stage announces 2015/16 programming for seventh year of Actors Arena
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October 7, 2015
Arena Stage to honor Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) at opening night celebration for Oliver!
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September 16, 2015
Arena Stage presents Children's Theatre Company's world premiere of Akeelah and the Bee adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West
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September 9, 2015
Martha’s Table and Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announce season-long youth literacy collaboration and book drive Martha’s Table Feeds the Mind
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August 28, 2015
Full company announced for Arena Stage's Oliver! directed by Molly Smith in reimagined production blending contemporary and Victorian London
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August 12, 2015
Arena Stage announces Voices of Now partnership with U.S. Embassies in Zagreb, Croatia and Ljubljana, Slovenia to promote community building and acceptance through theater
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August 12, 2015
Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End by sisters Allison Engel and Margaret Engel recieves world premiere at Arena Stage
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July 28, 2015
Cast and creative team announced for world premiere of Karen Zacarías' telenovela-inspired comedy Destiny of Desire at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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May 21, 2015
Final performances for record-breaking world premiere The Originalist starring Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, by John Strand and directed by Molly Smith
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May 7, 2015
Arena Stage seeks participants for 2015/16 Kogod Cradle Series as part of the American Voices New Play Institute
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May 4, 2015
Full company announced for Dear Evan Hansen with book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, under the direction of Michael Greif
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April 6, 2015
Arena Stage announces second extension for The Originalist with performances resuming May 19–31, 2015 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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April 3, 2015
Arena Stage holds the Voices of Now Festival, a four-day event showcasing original plays written and performed by more than 100 young artists from the D.C. area
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April 2, 2015
Arena Stage searches for young D.C.-area actors to fill title and ensemble roles in Oliver! at open auditions held Saturday, May 2, 2015
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March 24, 2015
World-premiere political drama The Originalist extends due to popular demand through May 3, 2015 with eight added performances at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 18, 2015
Arena Stage announces full company for world premiere of Katori Hall's The Blood Quilt stitching together comedy and family drama under direction of Kamilah Forbes
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March 17, 2015
Arena Stage announces Phylicia Rashad as Honorary Chair of The Blood Quilt World Premiere Celebration
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March 9, 2015
World-premiere musical Dear Evan Hansen to star Ben Platt at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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February 25, 2015
Full company announced for Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike serving up family drama with comic savagery under direction of Aaron Posner
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February 24, 2015
Arena Stage announces six D.C.-area writers selected for the second round of Playwrights' Arena at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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February 12, 2015
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces company's 66th season
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February 10, 2015
Arena Stage partners with D.C. Ward 6 Council Member Charles Allen and At-Large Council Member Elissa Silverman to host The D.C. Job Fair
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February 4, 2015
Full company announced for John Strand's world-premiere political drama The Originalist staring Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia under direction of Molly Smith
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January 5, 2015
Full company announced for August Wilson's King Hedley II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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December 29, 2014
Fiddler on the Roof breaks Arena Stage record to become best-selling production in company's history
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December 9, 2014
World premiere of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery brings mystery and mayhem to Arena Stage
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November 12, 2014
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater seeks applicants for 2015 Playwrights' Arena
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November 3, 2014
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces participating projects for the 2014/15 Kogod Cradle Series
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October 27, 2014
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host fourth annual Military Thanksgiving Friday, November 28, 2014
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October 14, 2014
Arena Stage to honor lyricist Sheldon Harnick and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) at opening night celebration for Fiddler on the Roof
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October 8, 2014
Full company announced for Five Guys Named Moe directed by Robert O'Hara at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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October 3, 2014
Arena Stage announces 11 ensembles set for internationally recognized Voices of Now devised theater program's 2014/15 season, with two ensembles still open for D.C. area youth to join
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October 1, 2014
Kaisha Sutton and Quinton Huguley announced as winning couple for $80,000 wedding giveaway contest at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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September 23, 2014
Arena Stage partners with D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells to host The D.C. Job Fair
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September 17, 2014
Arena Stage announces three winners from more than 150 submissions for monologue contest held in conjunction with world-premiere Our War
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September 5, 2014
Top three contestants announced for $80,000 wedding giveaway contest at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 20, 2014
Arena Stage celebrates 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof with revival directed by Molly Smith
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August 13, 2014
Arena Stage announces full company and over 30 prominent Washingtonians to take part in world-premiere theatrical event Our War
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July 28, 2014
Full company announced for Morris Panych's world-premiere comedy The Shoplifters at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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July 24, 2014
John Strand joins Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater as American Voices New Play Institute Resident Playwright through June 2015
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July 16, 2014
Arena Stage seeks perfect match for the Mead Center through $80,000 wedding giveaway contest inspired by company's upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof
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July 9, 2014
Jayne Houdyshell, Jonathan Hadary, E. Faye Butler and Kamilah Forbes join Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's 2014/15 season
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June 13, 2014
Georgetown University/Arena Stage/Ammerman family partnership extended
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June 10, 2014
Arena Stage announces national call for monologue submissions in conjunction with upcoming world premiere Our War as part of The National Civil War Project
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May 22, 2014
Arena Stage announces new partnership with U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru to send Voices of Now devised theater program to conduct workshops and create an original autobiographical play with local company Arena y Esteras in June 2014
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May 13, 2014
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for Healing Wars, the world-premiere theatrical dance event conceived and directed by Liz Lerman and featuring Bill Pullman
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April 30, 2014
Robert Barry Fleming joins Arena Stage as Director of Artistic Programming
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April 15, 2014
Arena Stage holds the Voices of Now Festival a four-day event, showcasing original plays written and performed by more than 100 young artists from the DC area
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April 8, 2014
Arena Stage seeking participants for the 2014/15 Kogod Cradle Series
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March 12, 2014
Smokey Joe's Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller celebrates the music of legendary songwriting team at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 11, 2014
Arena Stage partners with Councilmember Tommy Wells to host return of The D.C. Job Fair
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February 26, 2014
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces 65th season featuring five world premieres, two musicals, three comedies and a 25–writer commission for the National Civil War Project
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February 11, 2014
Full company announced for world premiere of Camp David by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright
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February 7, 2014
Ann Randolph's Loveland to launch Good Grief tour at Arena Stage as a part of the 2013/14 Kogod Cradle Series
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February 6, 2014
President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter to be honorary chairs of the Camp David Red Carpet Premiere | Thursday, April 3, 2014
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January 29, 2014
Ron Rifkin and Richard Thomas to star in world premiere of Camp David and Levi Kreis joins cast of Smokey Joe's Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller as part of Arena Stage's 2013/14 Season
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January 15, 2014
The Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks to host The Summit, an in-depth exploration of D.C. theater in three acts featuring 17 renowned theater artists at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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January 6, 2014
Arena Stage continues 2013-14 Kogod Cradle Series with Faction of Fools' adaptation of Our Town, resident playwright Samuel D. Hunter's Lewiston and Clarkston and Playwrights' Arena – A Weekend of New Work
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December 18, 2013
Full company announced for music-filled adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children starring Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner and directed by Molly Smith
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December 16, 2013
Arena Stage announces partnership with the U.S. Department of State to send nine staff members to four cities in India to create original new plays through Voices of Now devised theater program in January 2014
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December 12, 2013
The Velocity of Autumn to open at Broadway's Booth theatre April 21, 2014, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith in her Broadway debut
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December 9, 2013
Award-winning playwright/performer Daniel Beaty returns to Arena Stage in The Tallest Tree in the Forest directed by Moisés Kaufman
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November 18, 2013
Arena Stage kicks off 2013/14 Kogod Cradle Series with dog & pony dc's Toast and Eleasha Gamble and Nicholas Rodriguez in The Power of Two
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November 14, 2013
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host third annual Thanksgiving dinner and performance for military families | Friday, November 29, 2013
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November 6, 2013
Arena Stage announces partnership with U.S. Department of State to create a play with young adults with physical disabilities through three-week Voices of Now inspired program in Zagreb, Croatia
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October 25, 2013
Full company announced for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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October 21, 2013
Broadway legend Maurice Hines takes audiences on a sensational song and dance journey with Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life directed by Jeff Calhoun at Arena Stage
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October 17, 2013
The D.C. Job Fair sponsored by Tommy Wells and Arena Stage
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October 2, 2013
Maurice Hines returns to D.C. to search for next young tap star to appear in Arena Stage's upcoming Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life
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October 1, 2013
Arena Stage hosts special post-show event with “Dear Prudence” Family Matters: A Conversation with Slate's Emily Yaffe and Laura Helmuth | October 12 following matinee of The Velocity of Autumn
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September 27, 2013
Lydia R. Diamond joins American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage as resident playwright in October 2013
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September 18, 2013
Molly Smith celebrates 15 years as Artistic Director of Arena Stage
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September 11, 2013
Arena Stage announces full company for world premiere of Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright's Love in Afghanistan | October 11 – November 17, 2013
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August 8, 2013
Molly Smith directs Eric Coble's The Velocity of Autumn at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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July 31, 2013
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces six projects featuring 11 new works of theater for the 2013/14 Kogod Cradle Series
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June 28, 2013
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces leadership changes within Board of Trustees
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May 22, 2013
Full company announced for return of critically acclaimed musical event One Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater | June 21 – August 11, 2013
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May 20, 2013
force/collision to participate in final installment of Arena Stage's 2012/13 Kogod Cradle Series
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April 24, 2013
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater holds special fourth of July performance of One Night with Janis Joplin
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April 12, 2013
Arena Stage holds the Voices of Now Festival, a five-day event showcasing original plays written and performed by more than 175 young artists from the D.C. area
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March 21, 2013
Kyle Donnelly directs Tony Award-nominated Other Desert Cities at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 19, 2013
Arena Stage seeking participants for the 2013/14 Kogod Cradle Series
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March 5, 2013
Sabrina Elayne Carten joins Mary Bridget Davies for return engagement of One Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 1, 2013
Obie Award winner Robert O’Hara directs Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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February 28, 2013
The National Civil War Project to create original theatrical productions and innovative academic programming
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February 26, 2013
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces 10 shows for 2013/14 season
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February 14, 2013
Arena Stage partners with D.C. Ward 6 and councilmember Tommy Wells to host public job fair Looking for Good People
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February 13, 2013
Critically acclaimed musical event One Night with Janis Joplin returns to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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January 23, 2013
Arena Stage announces full company for world premiere of Tazewell Thompson’s Mary T. & Lizzy K.
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January 2, 2013
Arena Stage presents world premiere of Double Edge Theatre's The Grand Parade (of the 20th Century) | February 6–10, 2013
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December 18, 2012
Arena Stage announces six writers selected for inaugural Playwrights' Arena program and dates for the next Kogod Cradle Series performances as part of the American Voices New Play Institute
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December 14, 2012
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Metamorphoses, written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, in association with Lookingglass Theatre Company
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December 4, 2012
Arena Stage announces full company for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People directed by Shaw Festival Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell
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November 7, 2012
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host second annual Thanksgiving dinner and performance for Military families
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November 5, 2012
Arena Stage announces selected florists for costume–themed floral contest inspired by upcoming production of My Fair Lady
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October 18, 2012
World–premiere co-production of Cheryl L. West’s Pullman Porter Blues pulls into Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater directed by Lisa Peterson.
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October 10, 2012
Artistic Director Molly Smith stages My Fair Lady at Arena Stage
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October 2, 2012
Memorial service for beloved philanthropist, scientist & theater lover Dr. Jaylee Montague Mead to be held on Monday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
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September 27, 2012
Arena Stage invites local florists to participate in costume themed floral contest inspired by upcoming production of My Fair Lady
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September 20, 2012
Arena Stage announces upcoming events and program updates for American Voices New Play Institute
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September 12, 2012
Benedict Campbell, Nicholas Rodriguez and Manna Nichols to star in Arena Stage's upcoming My Fair Lady directed by Molly Smith
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September 4, 2012
Registration opens today for Theater 101, Arena Stage's exclusive program with behind-the-scenes access to My Fair Lady directed by Molly Smith.
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August 15, 2012
Critically acclaimed musical event One Night With Janis Joplin celebrates the legendary blues-inspired rock star at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater | September 28 – November 4, 2012
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August 13, 2012
Samuel D. Hunter joins Arena Stage as new resident playwright in 2013. Arena Stage launches new Playwrights Arena program for local playwrights.
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August 7, 2012
Arena Stage brings innovative community engagement program, Voices of Now, to communities in India through partnership with United States Department of State.
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August 1, 2012
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins kick off Arena Stage's 2012/13 season starring Kathleen Turner by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel directed by David Esbjornson | August 23 – October 28, 2012
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June 21, 2012
Chad Bauman returns to Arena Stage in new role of Associate Executive Director. Khady Kamara promoted to Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
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May 23, 2012
David Snider to join Arena Stage as Director of Artistic Programming
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May 9, 2012
Save the Date: For a special performance of The Normal Heart to benefit the Washington AIDS Partnership and Arena Stage | Monday, July 23 at the Mead Center for American Theater
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May 3, 2012
Arena Stage announces full company for Broadway production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart directed by George C. Wolfe | June 8 – July 29, 2012
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May 2, 2012
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins starring Kathleen Turner joins 2012/13 Arena Stage Season
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April 26, 2012
Arena Stage and FAME attempt to set world record for largest all-trombone orchestra at Nationals Park Friday | June 1 at 6 p.m.
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April 13, 2012
Artistic Director Molly Smith strikes up the band with Arena Stage's production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
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April 6, 2012
Arena Stage hosts four-day Voices of Now Festival May 9 – 12, 2012.
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March 19, 2012
Arena Stage announces additional show for 2012/13 Season lineup
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March 7, 2012
Arena Stage announces casting for Meredith Willson's The Music Man directed by Molly Smith.
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March 5, 2012
Full company announced for Arena Stage's production of Long Day's Journey into Night directed by Robin Phillips as part of the Eugene O'Neill Festival.
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February 21, 2012
Critically acclaimed drama Red breaks Arena Stage record to become best-selling non-musical in company's history.
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February 15, 2012
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces subscription lineup for 2012/13 season.
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February 9, 2012
Eugene O'Neill's only comedy Ah, Wilderness! kicks off the O'Neill Festival with D.C. favorites at Arena Stage.
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February 7, 2012
Arena Stage hosts the Golden Gala: A Glittering Evening of American Musical Theater | Monday, March 26, 2012.
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January 31, 2012
Arena Stage announces winners for the 12th annual Student 10-minute Play competition.
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January 27, 2012
Arena Stage announces partnerships and schedule for the two-month long Eugene O'Neill Festival featuring eight organizations across the D.C. Metro area.
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January 23, 2012
Casting announced for Ah, Wilderness! at Arena Stage directed by Kyle Donnelly.
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January 11, 2012
Arena Stage casts five local youth from open auditions for Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
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December 28, 2011
Arena Stage transitions documentation and dissemination components of American Voices New Play Institute.
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December 19, 2011
Arena Stage Board of Trustees announces contract renewal of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie for five-year terms.
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December 16, 2011
Magicians Dennis Diamond, Daryl Hannah and Louie Magic show off their slick skills with Elephant Room at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
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December 9, 2011
Edward Gero and Patrick Andrews star in John Logan's Tony Award-winning Red at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, a co-production with Goodman Theatre under the direction of Robert Falls.
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November 28, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater searches for the next D.C.-area star at open auditions held for Meredith Wilson's The Music Man | Saturday, December 10, 2011.
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November 16, 2011
Arena Stage adds the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart to 2011/12 season.
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November 11, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater now accepting entries for the 12th annual Student 10-Minute Play Competition.
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November 9, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to host Thanksgiving dinner and performance for military families
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October 28, 2011
American Voices New Play Institute to hold convening In The Intersection: Non-Profit and Commercial Producers in the New Play Sector.
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October 26, 2011
Full company announced for East-Coast premiere of Amy Freed's You, Nero.
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October 18, 2011
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Equivocation presented at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to feature original cast of OSF company members and creative team under the direction of OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch.
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October 17, 2011
Theater beyond Twitter: A Moderated discussion between Peter Marks and Howard Sherman.
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September 29, 2011
Casting announced for Amy Freed's You, Nero.
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September 9, 2011
Full Company announced for Karen Zacarías' Comedy The Book Club Play.
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August 16, 2011
Alice Childress' groundbreaking comedy-drama Trouble in Mind opens the 2011/12 Season at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater directed by Irene Lewis and featuring E. Faye Butler.
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August 16, 2011
Leslie Uggams to be honored with American Artist Award during 2011/12 Season Opening Celebration at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater | Thursday, September 15, 2011.
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August 10, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater updates concessions and dining options with Catwalk Café.
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July 27, 2011
Terry Burrell replaces E. Faye Butler as Aunt Eller in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and casting announced for Trouble in Mind at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
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June 22, 2011
Double Feature: Odyssey Cruise followed by Oklahoma!
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June 3, 2011
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! returns to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater after breaking box office records during sold-out run and winning Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Musical
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May 16, 2011
Georgetown University Theater and Performance Studies Program, in partnership with Arena Stage, remounts The Glass Menagerie and The Glass Menagerie Project | June 9 – July 3 at the Mead Center for American Theater
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May 12, 2011
Polly Carl to become director of the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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May 4, 2011
Announcing new ticket savings program at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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April 26, 2011
Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? which was recently presented at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater to open on Broadway
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April 18, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts inaugural five-day Voices of Now Festival
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April 14, 2011
World-premiere stage adaptation of A Time to Kill brings John Grisham's bestselling courtroom drama to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 31, 2011
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! to include original principal cast members for the summer revival at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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March 30, 2011
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Ruined, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, takes the Fichandler stage for its first in-the-round production
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February 22, 2011
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! returns to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater after breaking box office records during sold-out run as the innaugural production of the Mead Center
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February 16, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces 11 shows for a year long 2011/12 season
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February 7, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater honors Edward Albee with American Artist Award at Benefit for Community Engagement Programming
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January 27, 2011
Arena Stage announces casting and companies for the two-month long Edward Albee Festival
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January 25, 2011
Arena Stage announces winners of its 12th annual student 10-minute play competition
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January 12, 2011
Long time Arena Stage producer and Mead Center facility project director Guy Bergquist retires after combined 25 years with theater
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January 6, 2011
American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage announces agenda for the upcoming national convening
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January 6, 2011
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts the New Play Festival
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December 17, 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents The Arabian Nights written and directed by Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman
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December 8, 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater releases the first American Voices New Play Institute Monograph
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December 3, 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Second Stage Theatre's production of Let Me Down Easy conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith and directed by Leonard Foglia
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November 18, 2010
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! shatters box office records at Arena Stage and extends through December 30, 2010
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November 4, 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts outdoor petting zoo before select performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
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November 2, 2010
Arena Stage now accepting entries for the 11th annual Student Playwrights Project
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October 18, 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the world premiere of Marcus Gardley's every tongue confess directed by Kenny Leon | Featuring Phylicia Rashad
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October 12, 2010
Opening menu announced for Next Stage by Jose Andres the new cafe in Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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October 4, 2010
Tickets for the Homecoming Grand Opening Celebration at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater are released online Friday, October 8, 2010
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September 30, 2010
The inaugural season of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater begins with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! directed by Molly Smith
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September 21, 2010
Arena Stage celebrates fifth year of partnership with the Georgetown University Theater and Performing Studies Program
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September 15, 2010
Arena Stage announces Tectonic Theater Project's productions The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later to be presented as part of the 2010/11 season at the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 19, 2010
Arena Stage opens the Mead Center for American Theater with a homecoming grand opening celebration featuring free performances, artist discussions and activities throughout the center
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August 12, 2010
Registration opens for pilot class of Theater 101, part of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American theater's American Voices New Play Institute
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August 10, 2010
Arena Stage announces casting for the inaugural productions to open the Mead Center for American Theater
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August 6, 2010
Arena Stage announces President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to be honorary chairs of inaugural season and re-opening gala of the Mead Center for American Theater
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July 27, 2010
D.C. Mayor Fenty welcomes Arena Stage home to the Mead Center for American Theater in southwest D.C. with press conference on theater's 60th anniversary August 16
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July 14, 2010
Arena Stage announces José Andrés Catering with Ridgewells as operator of cafe in the Mead Center for American Theater
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June 18, 2010
Arena Stage announces Katori Hall, Lisa Kron, Amy Freed and Charles Randolph-Wright join Karen Zacarías as the first resident playwrights of The American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage receiving three years of benefits and resources to develop new work
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Spring 2010
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the 2010/11 inaugural season for new three-theater campus
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