We have been here before. Soldier has been here before. We are here now—here in this theater, yes, but also in the reoccurrence of routinized violence against Black people. The High Ground, a play by Nathan Alan Davis, in conversation with the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, concerns [...]
The world premiere of The High Ground is the result of many years of research, writing, and workshopping, as Arena commissioned Nathan back in 2016 as part of the inaugural group of playwrights in the Power Plays cycle. This is the largest commissioning project in Arena Stage’s history: an ambitious [...]
Thirty years after its Broadway premiere, Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches will receive an iconic re-imagining under the direction of the brilliant János Szász here at Arena Stage. On Tuesday, February 21, the cast and creative team came together for the first time to present their vision [...]
