Tempestuous Elements director Psalmayene 24. Courtesy Scott Suchman By Southwester Staff The life of Anna Julia Cooper, spanning over a century from 1858, when she was born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina to her death in 1964 in Washington DC, is one filled with dramatic moments. Tempestuous Elements, opening February […]
A Dozen New Artworks Added to Rubell Museum DC’s Inaugural Exhibition
By Southwester Staff A reinstallation of the Rubell Museum DC’s inaugural exhibition, What’s Going On that is now on view includes a dozen newly presented artworks. The updates to the initial version of the exhibition includes new paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by leading contemporary artists. Newly installed artworks […]
Arena Stage Hosts Tenth Power Play, Playwright Kenneth Lin’s “Primal Scream” as an Asian American in Hollywood
Kenneth Lin. Courtesy of Arena Stage By Sheila Wickouski Exclusion, a new play by acclaimed theater and TV writer Kenneth Lin, is set to open May 5 at the Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage. Exclusion is the story of an award-winning historian who is thrilled when her best-selling book about […]
Arena Stage to Host Salon Conversations with Theater Leaders
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage is inviting the public to a series of intimate, one-night-only conversations with leaders in the world of theater. Launched as a virtual series during the pandemic, what became known as “Molly’s Salon” will return live and in person for a farewell tour as Arena Stage […]
‘Five Guys Named Moe’ Opens at Arena Stage
WANT TO GO? Five Guys Named Moe WHERE: Arena Stage WHEN: Nov. 14 – Dec. 28 TICKETS: Tickets may be purchased online at arenastage.org, by phone at 202-488-3300, or at the Sales Office at 1101 6th St. SW. SOUTHWEST NIGHT: Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm Who is Louis Jordan? Called “The King of the […]
Arena Stage Southwest Nights for Upcoming Season
The 2014-15 Southwest Nights are as follows: The Shoplifters – Sept. 9, 2014 – 7:30pm Fiddler on the Roof – Nov. 28, 2014 – 2pm Five Guys Named Moe – December 26, 2014 – 8pm Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery – January 21, 2015 – 7:30pm King Hedley II – February […]
The Shoplifters Premieres at Arena Stage
The world premiere of The Shoplifters by the noted Canadian playwright and director Morris Panych will open Arena Stage’s 2014-15 season. The comedy is a merry spin as three oddball characters battle wills and confront significant issues. It starts when a steak that Alma, a career shoplifter, has applied her “five finger discount” to […]