381 stories by "Arena Stage"
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Moisés Kaufman returns to Arena Stage where he previously directed his plays 33 Variations and The Laramie Project Cycle. Moisés is a Tony- and Emmy-nom…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager In The Tallest Tree in the Forest, writer/performer Daniel Beaty performs a scene of Paul Robeson testifying before the House Un-American Activities Commi…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager and Maria Edmundson, Artistic Development Fellow Award-winning writer, actor, singer and composer Daniel Beaty returns to our stage this January. Previous…
Interview by Laura Muir courtesy of Kansas City Repertory Theatre As an artist, I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this." " Pa…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Last weekend, Arena Stage's Engage@ArenaStage discussion series hosted a free, public conversation after the matinee of Love in Afghanistan. Watch video e…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager This past Saturday, Arena Stage's Engage@ArenaStage discussion series hosted a free, public conversation after the matinee of Love in Afghanistan. Watch t…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Ever wonder how the design of a show comes together? Beginning with individual conversations with the director, through regular production meetings, into …
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager The American Voices New Play Institute dramaturg at Arena Stage, Jocelyn Clarke, is also the theater adviser to the Arts Council of Ireland and a member o…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Director Lucie Tiberghien makes her Arena Stage debut with Love in Afghanistan. No stranger to world premieres, other directorial credits include the worl…
by Charles Randolph-Wright, Resident Playwright The idea for Love in Afghanistan began when I was here directing Ruined a few years ago. I read an article that I could not get out of my head…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Last week we met the cast of Love in Afghanistan and heard from resident playwright Charles Randolph-Wright and director Lucie Tiberghien. As much thought…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Dawn Ursula, Charles Randolph-Wright, Lucie Tiberghien, Khris Davis, Joseph Kamal and Melis Aker. Last week, rehearsals began for the world premiere of Lo…
by Jacqueline Lawton, Playwrights' Arena Playwright In May of 2012, when it was announced that David Snider was leaving his position as CEO and Producing Artistic Director at Young Playwrigh…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Before we dive into the 2013-14 season with Eric Coble's moving play, The Velocity of Autumn, I wanted to take some time to celebrate the work of our Amer…
by David Snider, Director of Artistic Programming We've had an amazing series of developmental workshops this summer, all diving into and developing plays for the 2013-14 season. The Movemen…
by Linda Lombardi, Literary Manager Photo by Liza Harbison New work is ______________. If you said exciting, scary, unpredictable, challenging, fun, experimental, innovative, or any such com…
by Maria Edmundson, Directing Fellow on Other Desert Cities One of the first things I thought of when I heard about the Boston Marathon Bombing was a line from Other Desert Cities: "What if …
By Addie Mahmassani, Artistic Development Fellow As an American history lover, I came to Arena Stage with a cast of characters from our country's history that"rightly or wrongly so"I think o…
In my mind, the power and potential of my residency at Arena Stage is that your entire body of work and your entire process is being supported, and encouraged. A commissioned play is about t…
We hear all the time from our Resident Playwrights and how the residency has enriched their lives, both personally and professionally. Resident Playwright Amy Freed sent this in just this we…
As we enter 2013 it's a great time to reflect on all the activities at the Institute and look forward to those to come in the next few months. As always our Resident Playwrights"Amy Freed, K…
Have you ever wondered what our Resident Playwrights are up to? Shortly after I began at Arena this summer, I asked all of the Resident Playwrights to share some of the highlights of their r…
I am so excited this week to announce the addition of Samuel D. Hunter as a Resident Playwright here at the American Voices New Play Institute. Sam is an amazing playwright already and I can…
This is my first post as the new Director of Artistic Programming " I've been here at Arena Stage for three weeks and I'm so excited by all the great work we're doing and dreaming about for …
by David Dower So, since you are here, you have likely already heard we end 2011 with some #newplay news about what's to come in 2012. You may have already read the main headlines. You can r…
