Evocative, Award-Winning Play The High Ground Opens at Arena Stage

By Sheila Wickouski Arena Stage presents a world premiere of award-winning playwright Nathan Alan Davis’ The  High Ground, a visceral story in which a Black man in Army uniform stands on Tulsa’s Standpipe Hill reflecting on the destruction and desecration of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, violence that became known as the […]

Arena Stage Announces Longtime Leader Molly Smith’s Final Show as Artistic Director

By Southwester Staff Arena Stage announced that My Body No Choice, a limited engagement staged in the run-up to the midterm elections, will be Molly Smith’s final production before she steps down as Artistic Director.   Featuring monologues from eight of America’s most dynamic female playwrights, My Body No Choice explores […]

Grammy Winner Pens Original Songs for Arena Production

By Sheila Wickouski Grammy Award-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon’s songs have been recorded in many genres, including pop, R&B, gospel and most notably in country music. He has written some of the genre’s most iconic songs, including Rascal Flatts’ “Bless the Broken Road,” the Dixie Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away” and […]

Arena Stage Launches New Production of Catch Me If You Can

By Sheila Wickouski With a new production of Catch Me If You Can, Arena Stage adds to the list of acclaimed Broadway productions, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Anything Goes and Disney’s Newsies, that have been brought to its iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.  The story of a charming con man, Frank […]