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A world-premiere musical of the classic young adult novel Meg Murry's father was experimenting with time travel and the fifth dimension when he mysteriously disappeared. Now, Meg, ...

A new play about queer love and forest magic from the Oscar-winning screenwriter of  Moonlight Wilson and Free met in a dark park searching for fun not ...

A new play about queer love and forest magic from the Oscar-winning screenwriter of  Moonlight Wilson and Free met in a dark park searching for fun not ...

In Larissa FastHorse's uproarious comedy, a collision of friends and foes within the non-profit sector sets the stage for a whirlwind of competition, chaos, and ...

Against the lavish backdrop of 1870s New York, where hypocrisy thrives and hidden passions simmer, Karen Zacarías brings Edith Wharton's timeless masterpiece,  The Age of ...

COMEDY LEGENDS AREN’T BORN. THEY’RE MADE…IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

In Ken Ludwig's thrilling adaptation of Agatha Christie's  Death on the Nile , Hercule Poirot becomes entangled in a web of deceit and desire aboard ...

Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show returns to Arena Stage, blending the dynamic art of African American stepping with festive holiday cheer. Audiences can ...

Data  is Matthew Libby's intriguingly suspenseful and relevant new play that takes you behind the locked doors of Silicon Valley. Its protagonist is Maneesh, a ...

Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo stars as Nelson Castro, a Colombian-American laundromat owner grappling with a failing business and buried secrets. When his son Nick ...

The Other Americans is a world-premiere drama written and starring John Leguizamo, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play follows Nelson Castro, a Colombian-Puerto Rican laundromat ...

Step into the vibrant world of  Jaja's African Hair Braiding , a riotously funny yet deeply resonant play by Jocelyn Bioh. Set in the pulsating ...

Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a comedic play by Jocelyn Bioh set in a bustling Harlem salon, exploring themes of cultural identity and the immigrant ...

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding is a vibrant exploration of community and culture set to open in September 2024 at Arena Stage. This production features insightful ...

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the appointment of Judy Leventhal as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 12, 2024. Leventhal ...

Using its hallmark style of percussive dance-theater, Step Afrika!’s  The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence  tells the story of one of the largest movements of people ...

Cleaning out her grandmother’s home, Ellen Rabinowitz discovers the photograph of an anonymous soldier tucked away in a box of keepsakes. And so begins  Unknown ...

Born into slavery in North Carolina, Anna Julia Cooper was a visionary Black feminist and educator in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, and only the fourth ...

Drama Desk Award–nominated theatermaker and mentalist Vinny DePonto guides us on an entirely new theatrical event in which your thoughts play a leading role. A ...

When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they ...

The world’s first holiday show incorporating the African American tradition of stepping, Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show is a feast for the eyes and ears. You’ll laugh, you’ll ...

When the Commander-in-Chief publicly calls his wife a “See You Next Tuesday,” all H-E-Double Hockey Sticks breaks loose. In this searingly funny Broadway hit,  POTUS ...

It’s 2008 and a father-daughter duo are heading to Phnom Penh; she to prosecute a notorious Cambodian war criminal, he 30 years after escaping then-Communist ...

A reluctant historian is thrown out of her element when her acclaimed book about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is optioned by a larger-than-life ...

Tony Kushners Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama Angels in America is one of the great epic American plays of this past century. We meet ...

More than a century after the Tulsa race massacre killed hundreds and destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District, a Black man in army garb still stands ...

More than a century after the Tulsa race massacre killed hundreds and destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District, a Black man in army garb still stands ...

In  Ride the Cyclone , the lives of six teen chamber choir singers are cut short in a freak roller coaster accident. Stuck in the ...

Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok brings us the powerful story of two young DREAMers who fight to establish a place for themselves in America, the ...

An up-and-coming Wall Street lawyer from a working-class family aspires to quit and enjoy life once hes made enough money, a prospect that doesnt thrill ...

In My Body No Choice, Molly Smiths final directorial venture for Arena Stage, eight of Americas most exciting female playwrights share what choice means to ...

Charles Randolph-Wright (Arenas Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story, Broadways Motown the Musical) returns to Arena Stage with a groundbreaking musical powered by Frederick ...

Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena’s "Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story", Broadway’s "Motown the Musical") returns to Arena Stage with a ground-breaking musical about Frederick Douglass, ...

Electrifying percussive dance fused with contemporary art forms fuels Step Afrika!’s latest production, "Drumfolk," inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739 and the Negro Act ...

Humor, music and dance drive this rousing musical based on true events and a critically acclaimed film. See how charming, young con man Frank Abagnale ...

The lives of seven friends are irrevocably changed when their old friend and blues singer Floyd Barton reappears with a chance of a lifetime. Infused ...

Can one woman change the mind of a man and the fate of a nation? Fidel Castros most trusted confidant and political partner, Celia Snchez, ...

History is filled with trailblazers and Toni Stone was one of them. Considered a pioneer, Toni Stone is the first woman to play baseball in ...

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is pleased to announce the premiere of Waiting Room: A New Film by Arena Stages Voices ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It! is a captivating call to action and look at the impassioned freedom fighter who became one of the most ...

The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers shattered racial barriers in the U.S. and abroad, entertaining kings and queens. For centuries, the bold a capella African American ...

The 2019 Arena Stage Gala will be a night to remember....

As the brilliant and calculating Robert Merkin prepares a hostile takeover of a family-owned manufacturing company, he is not concerned about crossing the line to ...

Complicated, passionate and difficult, John Quincy Adams was a brilliant diplomat, ineffectual one-term President and congressman known for his eloquence, arrogance and integrity. This unique, ...

It is one of the most pivotal moments in history?—?the Soviet Union has collapsed. In the ensuing rampage of hyper-capitalism, the Oligarchs, a new class ...

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will host its second annual Camp Arena Stage Open House on Saturday, January 12, 2019 from ...

In 1923, the Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s Yiddish drama God of Vengeance set the stage for an explosive moment in its theatrical history. The ...

The SS American has set sail from NY to London. Aboard, the lovelorn Billy has stowed away on a mission to stop the marriage of ...

This intimate and no-holds-barred drama chronicles Dick Gregory’s rise as the first Black comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy. His comedy spared no one ...

Wear your pajamas and join Arena Stage and 94.7 Fresh-FM for a special cocktail hour after the performance of The Pajama Game – hosted by ...

26 PEBBLES explores the power of community in the face of unimaginable tragedy. On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and ...

The Fichandler Stage: - Jon Robin Baitz; dir: Kyle Donnelly....

The Kreeger Theater: - Katori Hall; dir: Robert O'Hara....

Writer-director Tazewell Thompson (dir. M. Butterfly, Yellowman) stitches together an insider's look at the unlikely friendship between First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented ...

The Fichandler Stage: - Mary Zimmerman ; dir: Mary Zimmerman....

The Kreeger Theater: - David Lindsay-Abaire; dir: Jackie Maxwell....

The Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle: - music: Alexander Bakshi; dir: Stacy Klein....

The Fichandler Stage: - Alan Jay Lerner; book: Frederick Loewe; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; dir: Molly Smith....

Pullman Porter Blues A world-premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre By Cheryl L. West Directed by Lisa Peterson In the Kreeger Theater November 23, 2012 ...

In war-torn Congo, Mama Nadi keeps the peace between customers on both sides of the civil war by serving everything from cold beers to warm ...

American master Edward Albee has outdone himself once again with a riveting new drama that expands on The Zoo Story, the one-act that launched his ...

In addition to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and At Home at the Zoo, Albee enthusiasts can experience a never-before-attempted feat: a festival featuring staged ...

You’re invited for drinks with George and Martha. As wickedly hilarious today as when it first shocked audiences, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is an ...

A Theater J Production An Award Winning Adaptation The much beloved story of two boys, two fathers, and two very different Jewish communities in Williamsburg, ...

In ancient Baghdad, a courageous young girl postpones her execution by weaving magical tales for the troubled king. Genies and jesters, lovers and thieves spring ...

Called “the most exciting individual in American theater” by Newsweek magazine, Anna Deavere Smith (Fires in the Mirror, Twilight: Los Angeles) explores the power of ...