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Theatre News: 'Arena Stage Turns 70' Part I: Arena Stage in the 20th Century-The First 50 Years by Susan Brall

Back in 1949 Washington D.C. theatre was not the pride of the country it is today.  There was no Kennedy Center, no Folger and no Arena Stage.  The two main theatres, Ford's Theatre (ironically) and The National, could not use Equity actors, because they were segregated.  Equity members were not permitted to perform in segregated […]

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:45PM on May 4, 2020

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