Lillian Hellman Festival at Arena Stage

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.

Reading of Another Part of the Forest
Directed by Amelia Acosta Powell
Friday, February 3 at 8:00 p.m.
In the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
In this biting prequel to The Little Foxes, Hellman exposes the history of the Hubbard family. Patriarch Marcus Hubbard is a self-made man who went from rags to riches during the Civil War through sheer exploitation and manipulation of his fellow man. He treats his wife and two sons with nearly as little respect as his laborers, pitting them against each other. He favors his daughter, Regina, but perhaps their relationship is even a little too close. Not unlike The Little Foxes, no one but the servants come out of the story untarnished by illegal, immoral or unethical behaviors. Under the direction of Arena Stage Artistic Associate and Casting Director Amelia Acosta Powell, the reading features Shayna Blass, Laura C. Harris, Susan Rome, Michael Russotto and Tom Wiggin.