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The Motion at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

Dates: 5/6/2026 - 6/14/2026

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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater


1101 6th St. SW
Washington,DC 20024

Phone: 202-488-3300


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What begins as a razor-sharp debate spirals into a world-altering unraveling as four scholars are thrust into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through memory, identity, and the fragile boundaries of belief. As the world around them transforms, they find unexpected solace, love, and companionship. Collectively, they wrestle with profound and unsettling questions about purpose, morality, and what it truly means to be alive. The Motion is a searing, intelligent, and emotionally charged journey into the core of the human condition—where certainty shatters, vulnerability reigns, and no conviction emerges unscathed.
 



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