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Arena Stage
Mailing address:
1101 Sixth Street SW
Washington DC 20024
202-554-9066

Temporary performance venue:
1800 S. Bell Street
Arlington VA 22202
 

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A professional theater company
Helped form the League of Regional Theatres
Artistic Director Molly Smith
Dozens of Helen Hayes Awards
Multiple Ushers' Favorite Show Awards
Over ten shows designated Potomac Stages Picks
Price range $47 - $66
Downstairs New Play Readings $8
Performing in Crystal City and at the Lincoln Theatre during the 2007 - 09 seasons
Click here to see Arena under construction photos

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August 29 - October 5, 2008
Resurrection
The world premiere of a blend of music, poetry and dance by Daniel Beaty, whose Emergence-SEE! was a Potomac Stages Pick in July of 2007, will be a co-production with Hartford Stage of Connecticut.

September 5 - 28, 2008
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher performs her tell-all on-stage memoir as the first offering of Arena at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street NW which will be an additional venue during the construction of the expanded facility in SW.

October 8 - 26, 2008
Citizen Josh
Josh Kornbluth performs his riff on the role of the voter in the American body politic.

November 21, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Next to Normal
A new musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey will be directed by Michael Grief. It tells the story of parents who struggle to raise a normal family in these distinctly abnormal times.

January 30 - February 15, 2009
Irving Berlin's I Love A Piano
The second offering of Arena at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street NW will be this revue of Berlin's legendary output over more than half a century of American history.

February 6 - March 15, 2009
A Delicate Balance
Edward Albee's drama of family rivalries will feature performances by Kathleen Chalfant, Jayne Houdyshell and Ellen McLaughlin.

March 27 - April 26, 2009
Crowns
Arena brings back the musical with "hattitude." This time the performances will be at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street NW.

March 31 - April 12, 2009
A Long and Winding Road
Maureen McGovern performs her cabaret set drawn from the songbooks of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and other contributors to the sound of the second half of the twentieth century.

May 8 - June 14, 2009
Legacy of Light
Molly Smith will direct the world premiere of Karen Zacariás’ time travel tale of the conflict between maternal instincts and intellectual challenge.

May 28 - June 27, 2009
Sweet Bird of Youth
Tazewell Thompson directs Tennessee Williams' drama of the power of celebrity and desire set along the Gulf Coast.