Writing Contributed by Kayla A. Warren and Rebecca Campana How does a stage become another place, in a different time? Sets, props, lights, sound, and costumes: all of these production elements work together to create the world and tell the story of a play. Ride the Cyclone Sound [...]
When Artistic Director Molly Smith joined Arena Stage in 1998, she brought with her a new artistic vision: Arena would focus on American playwrights and American artists. To celebrate this change, we developed a new visual style for the artwork of Arena, and beautiful illustrations capturing each production became [...]
If you’ve seen Sanctuary City, you’ve probably noticed our three-banner lobby display showing the different paths to U.S. citizenship. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, Sanctuary City is the powerful story of two young DREAMers, “B” and “G,” who are desperate to stay in America, the only country they [...]
