Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

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Personnel:

Hana Shariff, Artistic Director

Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer

Teresa Sapien, Associate Artistic Director

Credits:

Tony Award for Artistic Excellence

99 Helen Hayes Awards

American Express Award for Outstanding Leadership in Professional Theatre

The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community

International Ticketing Association (INTIX) Box Office of the Year Award

National Multicultural Institute Diversity Award

Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline

Brand Design Association Award, Consumer Branding

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Submission Policy:

See website for submission details.

Theater Types:

LORT, Equity, Nonunion, Contemporary Plays, Classical, New Work

Comments:

Mission: Arena Stage is the voice of American theater resident in our nation’s capital. Focused on American artists, our productions are innovative and representative of stories from across the country. We nurture new plays and reimagine classics. We celebrate our democracy and diversity through a multitude of voices in our productions and community engagement programs to inspire people to action. We produce all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, entertaining, deep and dangerous in the American spirit.

Venues:

The Fichandler Stage, seats 680
Kreeger Theater, seats 510
The Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle, seats 202