Lillian Hellman Festival at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater continues the company’s season-long Lillian Hellman Festival by hosting free programming, including staged readings, panel discussions and film screenings, January 25-February 5, 2017 to celebrate the iconic playwright, author and political activist. All Festival events are FREE but reservations are required. To reserve your tickets, visit arenastage.org/hellman-festival or call the Arena Stage Sales Office at 202-488-3300.

Film Screening of Julia
Friday, January 27 at 8:00 p.m.
In the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
Julia is a 1977 film based on Lillian Hellman’s book Pentimento: A Book of Portraits. It was adapted for the screen by Alvin Sargent and directed by Fred Zinneman. The film depicts playwright Lillian Hellman (played by Jane Fonda) reuniting in Russia with her longtime friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave), who urges Hellman to undertake a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fred Zinnemann and Best Actress for Jane Fonda. It ended up winning three awards—Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards, Best Supporting Actress for Vanessa Redgrave and Best Adapted Screenplay for Alvin Sargent's script.