Arena Stage
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Arena Stage is a theatre company in southwest Washington, D.C..
The theatre company's home is on the DC Waterfront and houses three stages:
- The Fichlander Stage, a theatre in the round
- The Kreeger Theater
- The Old Vat Room
History
The theatre company began in 1950 in the Hippodrome Theatre, a former movie house. In 1956, the company moved into the gymnasium of the old Heurich Brewery in Foggy Bottom, which was demolished to make way for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and the Kennedy Center. In 1960, they moved into their current location.
Arena Stage was not only one of the first not-for-profit theaters in the United States but has served as a pioneer of the regional theater movement. Arena 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 (in 1973) and in 1976 Arena Stage became the first theater outside of New York to receive a special Tony Award for theatrical excellence.
Notable actors who have appeared on stage
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