Actor and performer Kathleen Turner headlined the Gala, with her one-woman cabaret. Arena Stage is excited to present the Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to Nina Totenberg, in recognition of her ground-breaking reporting in the broadcast world and her continual support of the arts.
Totenberg was the first radio journalist to receive the 1998 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the National Press Foundation. The award was first presented to Arena Stage Board Chair Beth Newburger Schwartz in 2016, Arlene Kogod in 2017 and Muriel Bowser in 2018, and celebrates a female leader who strives to better the community in which she lives through her own unique strengths and talents.
Arena also recognizes Lindsey Brittain Collins as an Emerging Leader, for her engaging and important work in the fine arts.
Photo Credit: Butcher Photography
Lindsey Brittain Collins, Kathleen Turner and Nina Totenberg
Lindsey Brittain Collins, Kathleen Turner and Nina Totenberg
Judith Batty, Nina Totenberg and Beth Newburger Schwartz
Nina Totenberg and Artistic Director Molly Smith
Nina Totenberg
Executive Producer Edgar Dobie, Lindsey Brittain Collins, Nina Totenberg and Artistic Director Molly Smith
Nina Totenberg
Artistic Director Molly Smith
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Dorothy's Dictionary by E.M. Lewis Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre (9/28-10/22) |
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New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players “The Pirates of Penzance” The Alden (10/13-10/13) |
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Bamberg Symphony with Hélène Grimaud Center for the Arts at George Mason University (4/27-4/27) |
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Werewolf by Night: Film with Live Orchestra Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (10/21-10/21) |
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Mrs. Doubtfire The National Theatre (10/10-10/15) |
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Isata Kanneh-Mason Center for the Arts at George Mason University (1/28-1/28) |
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Momia en el Clóset (Mummy in the Closet) GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/09-6/09) |
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Cirque Mechanics Hylton Performing Arts Center (2/03-2/03) |
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Tempestuous Elements Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage (2/16-3/17) |
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