My Career Choice: Dorea Schmidt – Arena Stage’s Sovereignty Virginia-based actress Dorea Schmidt is a familiar stage presence to Washington, D.C. audiences, seen around town at Shakespeare [...]January 16, 2018
Anita Maynard-Losh Talks About Camp Arena Stage This summer will be Arena Stage’s 13th year hosting Camp Arena Stage, a multi-arts day-camp. Campers (ages 8-15) have the opportunity to [...]May 16, 2017
Joy Jones Talks About A Raisin in the Sun at Arena Stage Before an actor steps on stage to become a character in a play, a great deal of time has been spent preparing for that role. Joy Jones, now [...]April 20, 2017
Lorene Chesley and Sue Jin Song Are Smart People at Arena Stage Lydia Diamond’s Smart People deals with all the “isms” – racism, careerism, chauvinism, conformism, conservatism, elitism, [...]April 12, 2017
Intelligence – Outing a CIA Operative In 2002, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson was sent to the the African nation of Niger to assess whether Iraq was buying uranium ore to [...]March 11, 2017
Watch on the Rhine – Lillian Hellman’s Play is Relevant Again You are a political refugee. We don’t turn back people like you, people in danger. Theater audiences don’t usually burst into applause [...]February 12, 2017
Roe Focuses on the Women Behind the Abortion Battle Norma McCorvey is a fascinating and complicated figure. As a young woman living in Texas, she became the “Roe” behind that landmark [...]January 20, 2017
Moby Dick Spins and Soars at Arena Stage “[T]here is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” Lookingglass Theatre [...]November 27, 2016