Arena Stage Holds Four-Day Voices of Now Festival

Arena Stage’s Voices of Now Festival features original works of theater written and performed by 10 different youth ensembles. Each ensemble’s play poses challenging social questions  and investigates those questions by recounting the artists’ personal stories. This year’s plays examine topics including school fight culture, the experience of first and second generation Americans, the education system, the implications of language, and questions that emerge when grieving a loss.

Tickets for the Voices of Now Festival are FREE, though reservations are required through the Arena Stage Sales Office at 202-488-3300 or tickets.arenastage.org/single/psDetail.aspx?psn=24370.

All performances take place in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle in the Mead Center, 1101 6th St. SW.

Missing Link by the Mentor Ensemble

Learning Curve by the Advocacy Ensemble

Home Team by the Jefferson Academy Ensemble

Fight or Flight by the Key Middle School Ensemble

Language Barrier by the Key World Ensemble

Learning Curve by the Advocacy Ensemble

Under Pressure by the Glasgow Middle School Ensemble

Label Maker by the Burke School Ensemble

Missing Link by the Mentor Ensemble

World Wide Web by the Robinson Secondary School Ensemble

Tongue Tied by the Mead Ensemble

Cast Away by the Wendt Center Ensemble