Arena On Air

Donatella Galella has written an history of Arena Stage that spans 3 decades. We sat down to with her to discuss the book and Arena Stage.

America in the Round: Capital, Race, and Nation at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage by Donatella Galella

We sit down with Haysam Kadri and Hend Ayoub to talk about A Thousand Splendid Suns at Arena Stage. 

Carey Perloff (former Artistic Director at American Conservatory Theater) and Bill Rauch (former Artistic Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) join us for a conversation about being in the seat of Leadership and then stepping away AND the productions they are directing right here at Arena Stage — A Thousand Splendid Suns and Mother Road.

In this episode of Arena on Air, Artistic Director Molly Smith and Arena Stage Trustee David Bruce Smith talk about David's involvement and support of Arena Stage along with the children's book he wrote, "Abigail & John," about the second First Lady of the United States and her husband.

"Abigail & John" available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Abigail-John-David-Bruce-Smith/dp/194849602X

Get the inside scoop on Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise from actors Amelia Pedlow and Jake Epstein who play the title characters.  Learn more about this world-premiere love story, the characters and the actors' own experiences. 

In this mini episode we talk with Director of Institutional Relations, Shayla Hines about our annual Military Thanksgiving event. Every year we welcome military families for a Thanksgiving dinner and show. We also welcomed one of the families in attendance this year to talk about impact this event has had on their lives.

Bring on the #Fansies! We welcomed our amazing cast of Disney's "Newsies" to talk about staging this fan favorite in the round. Guests: Wyn Delano, Michael Hewitt, Daniel J. Maldonado, Joe Montoya, Emre Ocak, Tro Shaw, Lucy Spring and Luke Spring.

We sit down with "Right to be Forgotten" actors John Austin, Guadalupe Campos and Shubhangi Kuchibhotla to talk about the world-premiere play and how we navigate the wild world of online privacy in the 21st Century.

On this episode we sit down with Jayne Atkinson (who plays the legendary Ann Richards in our summer production of Ann) and director Kristen van Ginhoven to talk about the production and how it’s moving audiences to take action and how it’s never too late to bet on yourself. As Ann Richards so aptly stated "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." Guest co-host Kate Thompson, Arena Stage Publications Coordinator.

Technical Director Natalie Bell and Senior Director of Operations Marissa LaRose sit down with us to discuss the experience of being a woman in the production field. Inspired by creative women everywhere, Grace Anastasiadis and Suzanne Beal from Rep Stage share their experiences in creating the Women in Theater Conference.