Arena Stage

Arena Stage produces plays that reveal all that is passionate, exuberant, deep and dangerous in the American spirit and stands as a flagship theater. The first not-for-profit theater in the United States and a pioneer of the regional theater movement, Arena Stage was the first regional theater to transfer a production to Broadway, the first invited by the U.S. State Department to tour behind the Iron Curtain, and the first to receive a Tony Award. Taking a leadership role in extending theater's horizons, they have implemented groundbreaking policies and programs, promoting diversity in all aspects of theater, from theatergoing to production. Today, Arena Stage is the largest of the Washington, D.C. area's not-for-profit producing theaters, and attracts an annual audience of over 250,000 patrons and 25,000 students.