Arena Stage
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| Address | 1101 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, D.C. United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′38″N 77°01′13″W / 38.8772°N 77.0203°W |
| Operator | Molly Smith, Edgar Dobie |
| Capacity | 1,392 |
| Events | American Plays & Playwrights |
| Public transit | Waterfront station (Washington Metro) Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Renovated | 2008–2010 |
| Years active | 1950–present |
| Website | |
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Arena Stage is a not-for-profit regional theater based in Southwest, Washington, D.C. Established in 1950, it was the first racially integrated theater in Washington, D.C., and its founders helped start the U.S. regional theater movement. It has three stages.
The current Artistic Director is Hana S. Sharif. It is the largest company in the country dedicated to American plays and playwrights. Arena Stage commissions and develops new plays through its Power Plays initiative. The company serves an annual audience of more than 300,000. Its productions have received numerous local and national awards, including the Tony Award for best regional theater and over 600 Helen Hayes Awards.