This Month in Theatre History
From the first Black character on a U.S. stage and a fire at NYC’s Park Theatre to the birth of the Guthrie in Minneapolis and a protest in D.C., May has been a notable month for theatre.
All Stories About Arena Stage
We Will Gather Again, Because We Have To
Though we’re cut off for the time being from our greatest source of strength, human kindness will get us through this crisis.
At Long Last, Eduardo Machado Faces Fidel
The Cuban American playwright, who knew the former dictator as a child, makes him the subject of his new play at Arena, ‘Celia and Fidel.’
Arena Stage Announces 10-Show Lineup for 2020-21
The season will feature five world premieres, including works from Theresa Rebeck, Craig Lucas, Mike Daisey, and more.
MFA or the Highway?
7 playwrights who’ve honed their craft without the coveted degree tell how their roads diverged.
Mustapha Matura, Convivial Trailblazer
This London-based Trinidadian, who had a series of popular plays at Arena Stage in D.C., brightened every room he came into.
Ken Ludwig’s Love Letter to His Pen-Pal Parents
The comic playwright’s new play ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ is based on his parents’ WWII courtship by mail.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Takes ‘Jitney’ on the Road
Why a master interpreter of August Wilson thinks it’s the right time to revisit but his 360-degree vision of Blackness.
Nataki Garrett Is First Andrew R. Ammerman Directing Award Recipient
Garrett, the artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is the first to receive the new award for mid-career female directors.
The Mueller Report Is the Surprise Hit of the Summer
The special counsel’s report has inspired six different events in a two-month period, combining entertainment and activism—and original songs.
