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Review: THE OTHER AMERICANS at Arena Stage

November 04, 2024 An obvious labor of love by all concerned, actor and writer John Leguizamo’s The Other Americans is an extremely well-written and highly ambitious play that delineates the tragedy of a man’s fatal flaws ripping apart his family at the seams.

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Photos: John Leguizamo's THE OTHER AMERICANS In Rehearsal At Arena Stage

September 30, 2024 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has released photos from inside rehearsal for The Other Americans.

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Review: EXCLUSION at Arena Stage

May 21, 2023 Exclusion, a thought-provoking and witty world premiere by Kenneth Lin at Arena Stage, explores the tug-of-war between what is true and what sells

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Photos: First Look At The Stars of EXCLUSION At Arena Stage

May 09, 2023 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has released pre-production photos for the world premiere of Exclusion, a wickedly funny Hollywood-set comedy. 

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Photos: First Look At The Cast of ANGELS IN AMERICA At Arena Stage

March 17, 2023 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, which will run March 24 April 23, 2023, in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage. See first look photos of the cast.

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Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at Arena Stage

February 27, 2023 Check out rehearsal photos for America, Part One: Millennium Approaches at Arena Stage.

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Photos: First Look at AMERICAN PROPHET: FREDERICK DOGLASS IN HIS OWN WORDS at Arena Stage

July 28, 2022 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is now presenting the world-premiere musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words, which kicks off the historic theater’s “Surviving and Thriving”-themed 2022/23 Season. Check out photos here!

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Photos: First Look at DRUMFOLK at Arena Stage

June 01, 2022 Inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739, Step Afrika!’s critically-acclaimed Drumfolk will play at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater from May 31 – June 26, 2022. Drumfolk will take center stage in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage, kicking off a multi-year collaboration between the two arts organizations, while also bringing Arena’s 2021/22 Season to a close.

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Photos/Videos: First Look at Christian Thompson, Nehal Joshi, and More in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Arena Stage

March 04, 2022 Catch Me If You Can begins performances tonight, March 4, at the Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The musical features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman and based on the Dreamworks Motion Picture.

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10,000th COVID-19 Vaccine Delivered at Arena Stage

May 19, 2021 As a special treat, clinic and theater staff surprised Stephanie with a MedStar Health face mask, an Arena Stage baseball cap, and complimentary tickets to the entire 2021-22 season of shows at Arena Stage.

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Arena Stage Announces Three-Year Partnership With Step Afrika!

May 12, 2021 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced a newly formed three-year partnership with Washington, D.C.-based dance company Step Afrika!. The partnership will begin in Fall 2021 as part of Arena’s 2021/22 Season and continue through 2024.

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Photo Flash: First Look at Arena Stage High-Capacity Vaccination Site

April 09, 2021 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has partnered with DC Health and MedStar Health in this effort to vaccinate as many residents as possible against COVID-19. The site will operate Thursdays – Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the next three months. 

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ARENA RIFFS Concludes Next Week With Musical Premiere Of A MORE PERFECT UNION

April 07, 2021 Arena Riffs is a three-part commissioned music series that features three different composer and lyricist teams with musical selections infused with sounds of folk, indie and hip-hop. 

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Photo Flash: MOTHER ROAD at Arena Stage

February 18, 2020 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Octavio Solis' Mother Road, a sequel to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Mother Road premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2019 and will run at Arena Stage through March 8, 2020 in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.

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Photo Flash: MOTHER ROAD Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stage

February 14, 2020 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Octavio Solis' Mother Road, a sequel to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Mother Road premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2019 and will run at Arena Stage from February 7 - March 8, 2020 in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.

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