This year, Arena Stage is celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) with a special performance of Tempestuous Elements, Kia Corthon’s world-premiere Power Play honoring the visionary feminist Anna Julia Cooper. In recognition of women comprising 50% of the population—as well as Arena’s commitment to gender parity on and off [...]
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, February 22, 2024, as part of the Opening Night celebration for the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Tempestuous Elements. Established in 2005, the American Voice Award honors public [...]
Every weekend, Arena Stage will celebrate the transformative power of education and the invaluable role of educators as part of our current production, Tempestuous Elements. The world-premiere play portrays the inspiring journey of Anna Julia Cooper, an esteemed educator, scholar, and advocate for social justice, who exemplified resilience, determination, [...]
